The Impact of COVID-19 on the Choice of Transport Means in Journeys to Work Based on the Selected Example from Poland

Wojciech Kazimierz Szczepanek and Maciej Kruszyna
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Wojciech Kazimierz Szczepanek: Faculty of Civil Engineering, Wrocław University of Science and Technology (Politechnika Wrocławska), 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
Maciej Kruszyna: Faculty of Civil Engineering, Wrocław University of Science and Technology (Politechnika Wrocławska), 50-370 Wrocław, Poland

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 13, 1-9

Abstract: In recent years, the problem of overusing cars has been amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic. To understand this problem, we analyzed the results of a survey dedicated to mobility patterns of employees of the Wroclaw University of Sciences and Technology conducted in June and July 2021. Consideration was given to the share of different means of transport and their changes in pre-, through and post-COVID-19 periods and factors such as the distance, population and public transport standards specific for various journeys. Overall, we found that the pandemic strongly influenced the choice of transport means. We did not identify any significant influence of the distance or population on the share of transport means between various periods. However, regardless of the period, dependencies between the public transport standards and the share of transport means were evident.

Keywords: COVID-19; transport mode choice; journeys to work; case study (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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