Effects of the Covid-19 travel restrictions on metropolises mobility: empirical evidence from the Tricity metropolis (Poland)

Krzysztof Grzelec; Katarzyna Hebel; Romanika Okraszewska; Olgierd Wyszomirski

doi:10.4467/2543859xpkg.23.004.17401

Effects of the Covid-19 travel restrictions on metropolises mobility: empirical evidence from the Tricity metropolis (Poland)

Abstract

This paper aims to assess changes in mobility and modal shift caused by COVID-19 travel restrictions among the residents of Gdańsk Bay Metropolis (Poland). Measurement’s moments were assumed in periods differing in the level of restric- tions. The computer-assisted telephone interview (CATI) was carried out in November and December 2020. The results did not confirm the expected modal shift. However, significant changes in the number of trips between periods were observed. Restrictions in the first period of the pandemic resulted in a greater decrease in mobility than the restrictions at the end of the year. Moreover, significant associations were found between transport behaviour and place of residence. Nevertheless, pos- sible negative changes in the modal split after the pandemic ends should be counteracted by improving the quality of public transport services. As the most important attributes of public transport attracting passengers after the pandemic respondents recognized: high frequency of vehicles, low cost of travel, not overcrowded vehicles. However, some residents declared they will not use public transport regardless of service improvements. Consequently, to meet the objectives of sustainable mobility policy, it can be necessary to increase the share in the modal split of other sustainable modes of travel

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Krzysztof Grzelec dr hab.
Katarzyna Hebel dr hab.
Romanika Okraszewska dr inż. arch.
Olgierd Wyszomirski Prof.

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Keywords

COVID-19, LOCKDOWN, TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS, MOBILITY, TRANSPORT, MODAL SHIFT

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Prace Komisji Geografii Komunikacji PTG no. 26, pages 52 - 68,
ISSN: 1426-5915

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English

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2023

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Grzelec K., Hebel K., Okraszewska R., Wyszomirski O.: Effects of the Covid-19 travel restrictions on metropolises mobility: empirical evidence from the Tricity metropolis (Poland)// Prace Komisji Geografii Komunikacji PTG -Vol. 26,iss. 1 (2023), s.52-68

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