Active mobility in an Italian city: Mode choice determinants and attitudes before and during the Covid-19 emergency

Scorrano, Mariangela; Danielis, Romeo

doi:10.1016/j.retrec.2021.101031

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“…Bucsky et al, (2020) showed an increase in the modal share of the car of 22% and a decrease in the use of public transport of 25% in Budapest. Similar results are shown for studies in the Netherlands [10] and Italy [9] , [11] . An increased importance of travel characteristics related to the risk of infection [13] , [14] seem to strongly define this shift in travel behaviour.…”

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confidence: 87%

“…For example, some European cities have reported a decline of public transport usage of more than 80% during the peak phase of the pandemic in spring [7] . Recent literature has repeatedly analysed a modal shift from public to individual transport modes [8] such as to the private car [9] , [10] , [11] , [12] as well as to active transport modes [9] , [10] , [11] . In an online survey collected from people around the world, Abdullah et al (2020) investigated a significant shift from public to both motorized and non-motorized transport modes.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Implications of COVID-19 lockdowns on surface passenger mobility and related CO2 emission changes in Europe

2021

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The coronavirus pandemic has severely affected our daily lives, with direct consequences on passenger transport. This in turn has strongly impacted the energy demand of the transport sector and associated CO 2 emissions. We analyse near real-time passenger mobility and related emission trends in Europe between 21 January and 21 September 2020. We compiled a dataset of country-, sector- and lockdown- specific values, representing daily activity changes in private, public, and active passenger transport. In the aggregate, surface passenger transport emissions fell by 11.2% corresponding to 40.3 MtCO 2 in Europe. This decline was predominantly due to the reduction of private passenger transport in five European countries (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK). During the first lockdown in April 2020, CO 2 emissions from surface passenger transport declined by 50% in Europe, resulting in a 7.1% reduction in total CO 2 emissions. After April 2020, private passenger travel recovered rapidly, while public passenger flows remained low. Solely prompted by the private sector, a rebound in total emissions and surface passenger transport emissions of 1.5% and 10.7%, respectively, was estimated at the end of the study period. The resulting situation of increased private and decreased public passenger transport is in contradiction to major climate goals, and without reversing these trends, emission reductions, as stated in the European Green Deal are unlikely to be achieved. Our study provides an analysis based on a detailed and timely set of data of surface passenger transport and points to options to grasp the momentum for innovative changes in passenger mobility.

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Implications of COVID-19 lockdowns on surface passenger mobility and related CO2 emission changes in Europe

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“…Potential correlation patterns among variables related to the perceived risk level of travelling on the 14 considered transport means were investigated by applying factor analysis [17]. In particular, this technique was implemented for the two sampled groups.…”

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“…In Italy, different response measures were enforced, depending on the trend of total registered infected cases; in particular, after the first death in this country on 23 February 2020, the Italian government locally applied strict interventions to reduce the spread of the virus [16], which were gradually expanded to the whole territory. From March 9th to May 3rd, public spaces, educational institutions and non-essential shops were closed, non-essential travel was prohibited, as well as trips outside the municipality of residence, mass gatherings were not allowed and the capacity of public transport was drastically limited or the service was suspended [17]. After this national lockdown, the number of COVID-19 cases declined, therefore some measures were relaxed, allowing many commercial activities to open and citizens to freely travel while respecting social distancing and using facemasks [8].…”

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Travel Demand Prediction during COVID-19 Pandemic: Educational and Working Trips at the University of Padova

2021

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The diffusion of the COVID-19 pandemic has induced fundamental changes in travel habits. Although many previous authors have analysed factors affecting observed variations in travel demand, only a few works have focused on predictions of future new normal conditions when people will be allowed to decide whether to travel or not, although risk mitigation measures will still be enforced on vehicles, and innovative mobility services will be implemented. In addition, few authors have considered future mandatory trips of students that constitute a great part of everyday travels and are fundamental for the development of society. In this paper, logistic regression models were calibrated by using data from a revealed and stated-preferences mobility survey administered to students and employees at the University of Padova (Italy), to predict variables impacting on their decisions to perform educational and working trips in the new normal phase. Results highlighted that these factors are different between students and employees; furthermore, available travel alternatives and specific risk mitigation measures on vehicles were found to be significant. Moreover, the promotion of the use of bikes, as well as bike sharing, car pooling and micro mobility among students can effectively foster sustainable mobility habits. On the other hand, countermeasures on studying/working places resulted in a slight effect on travel decisions.

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A Holistic Approach to SUMP Strategies and Actions in the Post-pandemic and Energy Crisis Era

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Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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Active mobility in an Italian city: Mode choice determinants and attitudes before and during the Covid-19 emergency

Cited by 87 publications

References 53 publications

Implications of COVID-19 lockdowns on surface passenger mobility and related CO2 emission changes in Europe

Implications of COVID-19 lockdowns on surface passenger mobility and related CO2 emission changes in Europe

Travel Demand Prediction during COVID-19 Pandemic: Educational and Working Trips at the University of Padova

A Holistic Approach to SUMP Strategies and Actions in the Post-pandemic and Energy Crisis Era

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