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Citation

Politis I, Georgiadis G, Papadopoulos E, Fyrogenis I, Nikolaidou A, Kopsacheilis A, Sdoukopoulos A, Verani E. Transp. Res. Interdiscip. Persp. 2021; 10: e100345.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.trip.2021.100345

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

In this paper, we investigate the travel behavior changes in Thessaloniki, Greece aiming to understand them and explore the factors that affect them under the COVID-19 mobility restriction measures. Socioeconomic and mobility data from two questionnaire surveys, one year before and during the COVID-19 lockdown of April 2020 (with 1462 and 196 responses respectively), were compared by utilizing a wide variety of inductive statistical tests. Ordinary Least-Squares regression models and Cox proportional hazards duration models were employed to explore any concurrent socioeconomic effect on travel behavior patterns.

RESULTS showed that the number of daily trips per person was on average decreased by 50% during the lockdown. This decrease was much greater for the non-commuting trips. Trips on foot were increased, private car was mainly used for commuting and public transport modal shares were heavily reduced. Trip durations were generally increased, as travelling was considered a recreational activity per se. The starting times of the first trips of the day were more evenly distributed throughout the day and many travelers only started their first trips late in the afternoon. Older travelers generally maintained their mobility behavior patterns despite their higher vulnerability to COVID-19 disease. Lower-income travelers were likely to make more daily trips. Male travelers tended to make higher-duration trips compared to their female counterparts. Since pandemics may become recurring events in the future, our findings provide for a better understanding of their influence on mobility and support the design of customized policies to fulfill sustainable mobility objectives during lockdown circumstances.


Language: en

Keywords

Mobility restriction; Mode choice; Pandemic; Sustainable transport policy; Trip duration; Trip frequency

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