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CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Household car ownership http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Household car ownership en Sun, 31 May 2026 21:39:13 +0000 fimm on "Household car ownership" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15876#post-208117 Mon, 11 Jan 2016 14:23:48 +0000 fimm 208117@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Interesting map <a href="https://www.google.com/fusiontables/embedviz?q=select+col20%3E%3E1+from+1BjNJk7u1-D2Xl4Fm9IsFxEg_yZ7znt6_NerCBFY4&viz=MAP&h=false&lat=55.86475894977276&lng=-4.235756078613235&t=1&z=11&l=col20%3E%3E1&y=2&tmplt=2&hml=GEOCODABLE">here</a> (hope that works) Linked from <a href="http://www.bikebiz.com/news/read/map-shows-that-car-ownership-in-cities-is-less-than-politicians-think/018860">this</a>: "A new map-and-data merge vividly demonstrates that many urban areas in England and Wales have electoral wards where the majority of people don’t own cars. Some wards in London, Newcastle and other cities have car-ownership of less than 30 percent yet local and national governments continue to plough money mainly into facilities for motorists." (The map I have linked to is for Scotland.) Thanks to the CEOGB blog round up for the link. sallyhinch on "Household car ownership" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15876#post-208108 Mon, 11 Jan 2016 13:10:58 +0000 sallyhinch 208108@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Scottish map is here <a href="https://www.google.com/fusiontables/embedviz?q=select+col20%3E%3E1+from+1BjNJk7u1-D2Xl4Fm9IsFxEg_yZ7znt6_NerCBFY4&viz=MAP&h=false&lat=55.86475894977276&lng=-4.235756078613235&t=1&z=11&l=col20%3E%3E1&y=2&tmplt=2&hml=GEOCODABLE" rel="nofollow">https://www.google.com/fusiontables/embedviz?q=select+col20%3E%3E1+from+1BjNJk7u1-D2Xl4Fm9IsFxEg_yZ7znt6_NerCBFY4&viz=MAP&h=false&lat=55.86475894977276&lng=-4.235756078613235&t=1&z=11&l=col20%3E%3E1&y=2&tmplt=2&hml=GEOCODABLE</a> Rather fascinating... crowriver on "Household car ownership" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15876#post-208102 Mon, 11 Jan 2016 11:41:59 +0000 crowriver 208102@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Seems I was wrong: there is a map/visualisation covering Scottish access to/ownership of a car: <a href="https://www.google.com/fusiontables/embedviz?q=select+col20%3E%3E1+from+1BjNJk7u1-D2Xl4Fm9IsFxEg_yZ7znt6_NerCBFY4&viz=MAP&h=false&lat=55.86475894977276&lng=-4.235756078613235&t=1&z=11&l=col20%3E%3E1&y=2&tmplt=2&hml=GEOCODABLE" rel="nofollow">https://www.google.com/fusiontables/embedviz?q=select+col20%3E%3E1+from+1BjNJk7u1-D2Xl4Fm9IsFxEg_yZ7znt6_NerCBFY4&viz=MAP&h=false&lat=55.86475894977276&lng=-4.235756078613235&t=1&z=11&l=col20%3E%3E1&y=2&tmplt=2&hml=GEOCODABLE</a> fimm on "Household car ownership" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15876#post-208094 Mon, 11 Jan 2016 10:06:22 +0000 fimm 208094@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ A quick scan failed to find the exact question about "access to car" - I think Boyfriend of fimm and I officially come into this category, because we choose not to own a car but use the city car club and hire cars when we want to. Yes, we do it because it makes financial sense to us, but we're hardly poor... crowriver on "Household car ownership" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15876#post-208023 Sat, 09 Jan 2016 14:16:38 +0000 crowriver 208023@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ No direct equivalent of the map you linked to Tulyar, AFAIK. Scottish Census data maps here: <a href="http://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/ods-web/data-visualisations.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/ods-web/data-visualisations.html</a> Scottish Household Survey stuff here: <a href="http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/16002" rel="nofollow">http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/16002</a> Edinburgh City results for 2014 here: <a href="http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0048/00486844.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0048/00486844.pdf</a> On p.76 it says 43% of Edinburgh residents have no access to a car, up from 40% in 2013. Highest % for 15 years, and well above the Scottish average of 31%. Rather infuriatingly, the city report only mentions access to cars, possession of a driving licence, and notes the correlation between relative poverty and lack of access to a car, and the link between gender and driving licenses (men more likely to have one). Can't find any mention of public transport; walking and cycling are only mentioned in the context of sport and exercise! This rather demonstrates the mindset of those who set the parameters for what will be measured in statistics, does it not? Car = prosperity; cycling/walking = sport and exercise. Sigh. wingpig on "Household car ownership" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15876#post-207972 Fri, 08 Jan 2016 21:36:02 +0000 wingpig 207972@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ If Insto was about he might say something like "The Scottish Household Survey". chdot on "Household car ownership" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15876#post-207969 Fri, 08 Jan 2016 20:32:00 +0000 chdot 207969@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ This was hiding in spam. Tulyar on "Household car ownership" http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=15876#post-207574 Mon, 04 Jan 2016 16:15:10 +0000 Tulyar 207574@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ Does anyone know of the Scottish equivalent to this <a href="https://www.google.com/fusiontables/embedviz?q=select+col5%3E%3E1+from+1IiqjbnCZIBfIGBhRTh56lYVpFsgnGYMzWeb13Wwz&viz=MAP&h=false&lat=52.51616626840026&lng=-1.9859241333008182&t=1&z=11&l=col5%3E%3E1&y=2&tmplt=2&hml=KML" rel="nofollow">https://www.google.com/fusiontables/embedviz?q=select+col5%3E%3E1+from+1IiqjbnCZIBfIGBhRTh56lYVpFsgnGYMzWeb13Wwz&viz=MAP&h=false&lat=52.51616626840026&lng=-1.9859241333008182&t=1&z=11&l=col5%3E%3E1&y=2&tmplt=2&hml=KML</a> Worth asking your local MSP if they know the car ownership in their constituency, and whether they will appropriately allocate their parliamentary effort to serve the need to households without cars - around here that's around 65% Sandra White SNP Tak tent