Originally Posted by
Beagle
Overseas studies have shown that if push comes to shove young people would rather do without a car than their fancy cellphone. The power of social media is immense.
These studies were probably done however in densely populated cities where people have ready access to public transport.
We are starting to see far more intense development with large multi story apartment blocks being developed in very close proximity to train stations in Auckland. This targeted intensive development will probably have some effect on vehicle demand in N.Z. in the future but it would be too hard to quantify at this stage.