Here are the European cities where local public transport is most used
In which European cities do citizens make the most use of local public transport for their daily journeys?
Answering this question is the Quality of life in European cities survey, conducted by the European Commission with the contribution of Istat in a selection of European cities with the aim of increasing knowledge about the perceived quality of life in urban areas.
26 Italian cities were analysed, together with 59 other cities in the European Union, with the aim of comparing data and highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of urban contexts, thus releasing useful information to better define urban policies.
But back to the original question, which are the European cities in which citizens make the most use of local public transport for their daily commute?
European cities where LPT is most used for daily travel
Several Eastern European cities favour local public transport, including Prague (where it is indicated as the most used means of transport by 69.1% of residents), Bucharest and Warsaw.
Also included in the group of large users of urban public transport are the inhabitants of Paris (58.1 per cent of inhabitants indicate it as the most frequently used means), Stockholm (56.4 per cent) and Stuttgart (51.8 per cent), while the only Italian city where a similar situation can be found is Milan (fifth in the ranking with 55.6 per cent preferences).
The lowest percentages of local public transport use are almost all in Italy. The use of public transport is in fact low (i.e. indicated by less than 25% of the inhabitants as the means used most often) in most southern Italian cities. In Rome and Bologna, public transport is used frequently by about one third of the inhabitants.
In Italy it is a record for car use
Consequently, it is not surprising that the top 20 cities where the car is the most used means of transport are almost all Italian cities. Perugia tops the list (the car is indicated as the means of transport used most often by 91.2% of the inhabitants), followed by Reggio di Calabria, Ancona, Sassari, Taranto and various other cities in both southern and northern Italy (such as Trento, Bergamo and Verona). In Rome, the car is indicated as the means used most often in 58.1% of cases. Similar travel habits are observed in other southern European cities, such as those in Portugal and Valletta. The Italian cities with the lowest car preference are Venice, Milan and Bolzano/Bozen. The latter represents the second least car-intensive city (after Stockholm).
Motorbike travel: once again Italy in the lead
The motorbike is used much less than the car, but it is nevertheless interesting to note that the highest percentages of residents who indicate it as their preferred means of transport are largely found in Italian cities: first in this ranking is Genoa (with 23.1% of residents using it frequently), followed by Florence, Trieste, Catania and Naples.
The Quality of life in European cities survey also analyses cycle mobility in European cities, but we will discuss this in a separate section. Keep following us so you don’t miss the most interesting updates on the world of mobility and transport.
Source: TTS Italia
