Executive Summary
People have settled into daily travel routines and most are heading to their workplace almost four days a week, our latest Urban Mobility Report research shows. More than 60% of Australians use their private vehicle to commute, while 82% of people in the Greater Washington Area rely on their vehicle to get to work. Around 15% expect they will be travelling to their workplace more often over the next year. Employer requirement is the main reason people expect to increase the number of days they travel to workplaces, which is consistent
In North America, 54% are concerned about congestion now, and even more - 63% - are concerned about the levels of gridlock they may face in a decade. Population growth is likely to put further pressure on transport infrastructure with the biggest increases concentrated in urban areas. Transport infrastructure is one of many public priorities competing for government funding at a time when budgets are constrained by high levels of debt.
The number of people driving a few times a week has increased 3% to 33% while public transport use has risen 5% to 30%. This year’s research again found the price of fuel to be the second highest cost-of-living concern across all cities surveyed, following groceries, despite a slight drop in North America. However, in Australia, 71% of commuters do not, or only occasionally, consider the price of fuel when making decisions about their daily trips. In North America, almost half of daily commuters do not consider the price of fuel when making travel decisions. Traffic congestion both now and in the future remains a major concern for most respondents. More than 70% of Australians surveyed are concerned about current levels of congestion, with 80% fearing it will be worse in a decade. Melburnians and Brisbanites are most worried with almost half of respondents “completely concerned” about congestion in 10 years’ time and the ability for transport infrastructure to keep pace with population growth.
In Australia, 65% of respondents think that governments should meet their infrastructure needs through a mixture of public and private funding. While
with last year’s findings. Around 40% of Australian
respondents cited increased productivity and collaboration with their colleagues as a reason to travel to the workplace more in the next 12 months. When it comes to travelling a few times a week, people are out and about more often, using their vehicle and public transport.
in the United States, 68% of respondents favour this funding mechanism.
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