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submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by sixeyo@lemmy.world to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world

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A recent study of mode share (the % share of transportation trips by car, transit, walking, biking etc) relative to city size and income levels in almost 800 cities in 61 countries.

Data corresponding to 794 cities, with a combined population of almost 850 million people, is used to model the vast heterogeneities in the way people move in cities.

Some urban areas rely heavily on cars, with less than 10% of their journeys on alternative modes of transport (either walking, cycling or Public Transport), whilst in other cities, less than one in four journeys are by car. Among the 794 cities, 22.4% of the journeys are Active mobility, 26.2% are Public Transport, and 51.4% are by Car.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412024001272

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[–] Siegfried@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago (7 children)

It's a shame that the source didn't publish raw data

[–] lemeteque@slrpnk.net 13 points 3 days ago (3 children)

https://citiesmoving.com/visualizations/

[–] Humanius@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I'm not sure if the question "How do you travel to work?" paints a complete picture.

I live in the Netherlands, and like many fellow countrymen I commute to work by car because it is the most convenient option. But other trips I make on a daily basis are usually either on foot or by bike, and if I go somewhere in the weekend I regularly take the train.

[–] birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 3 days ago

personally i didn't find the car to be the most convenient option, you have to look out for speed (lest you get fined), other drivers, need to find a parking spot, and so on... eh, I prefer public transit. Or going by foot. And on bike it's also easier to park somewhere.

But yeah, it doesn't exactly paint a whole picture because most people vary with how they travel.

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