ABSTRACT
The influence of relative population and employment decentralization on journey-to-work patterns is indicated by the growing shares accounted for by both ring-to-core and within-ring journeys in all labour market groups but the New Towns. The unique characteristic of the journey to work in linking homes with workplaces has meant that many of the most important spatial aspects of social and economic restructuring have been reflected in the changing patterns and characteristics of such journeys. In the British context, the influence of workplace decentralization on mode of travel structure and change has been demonstrated by Wabe and Daniels. In the cities in which employment decentralization is most firmly established, the net dependence of ring areas upon core jobs has increased marginally, if at all. The net commuting ratio is obtained by dividing the employed resident population of a zone by its employment.
