Staff is researching the best way to collect and report the data for this Indicator. Use of alternative means of travel Determining how many people getting around town without a car, and how often, is a way to determine how well our neighborhoods are designed to promote these alternatives . Eleven percent used other means to get to work, such as public transit, trolley bus, walking, and bicycling, while 2 percent worked at home. In 1990, in Pima County 72 percent drove alone, and 15 percent carpooled. This indicator tallies public parks, festival sites, and outdoor commercial areas where people congregate and counts how many people take advantage of them.
People feel good about their community when they have many opportunities to interact.
Staff is researching the best way to collect and report the data for this Indicator. Parks and recreation agencies and other providers should be able to supply these figures. Sprawl often means that people have to drive greater distances to do their daily shopping. As infill increases, we would expect this number to increase. Aerial maps and computer-aided mapping can be used to measure this indicator.