Diverse Populations

The travel behavior of immigrants and other diverse racial/ethnic groups may be different than those of residents born in the United States.  Significant changes in California’s demographics over the last ten years and the influx of foreign-born Californians make it critical to look more closely at their travel patterns to investigate any special transportation needs they may have and how to meet these needs.  This research will be valuable to transportation planners by providing them with demographic-specific information to assist them in more efficiently distributing limited transportation resources.