Spatial Modelling of Modal Shift Due to COVID-19

Simona Šinko, Klemen Prah and Tomaž Kramberger
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Simona Šinko: Faculty of Logistics Celje, University of Maribor, 3000 Celje, Slovenia
Klemen Prah: Faculty of Logistics Celje, University of Maribor, 3000 Celje, Slovenia
Tomaž Kramberger: Faculty of Logistics Celje, University of Maribor, 3000 Celje, Slovenia

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 13, 1-15

Abstract: The outbreak of COVID-19 caused many changes in people’s life. One of the most significant is the travel behaviour and transport mode choice. This study focus on the changes that the inhabitants of Vienna made in their travel choices because of the virus. The same research about spatial modelling the transport mode choice of commuters in Vienna was completed in 2019 and is a topic addressed in our previous work. Based on our developed methodology, this article indicates that public transport is not a dominant transport mode choice as it was before the virus outbreak. The main result of this paper is geographically defined areas of application of individual alternatives shown on the final map of modal shift in Vienna, which could provide theoretical support for policymakers and transportation planners. For the city of Vienna, we found that the area of the city where cars are now used has increased, which certainly has a negative impact on air quality and life in the city. The advantage of the methodology is that it can also be applied to other cities in the world.

Keywords: COVID-19; mode choice; spatial modelling; transportation modal shift (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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