A survey of mobility behaviour as an example of research into the demand for urban transport in some Polish cities

Abstract

This paper presents how the scope of research into the demand for urban transport includes a survey of mobility behavior. Its value is that it refers to both, the effective and the potential demand. This is why mobility behavior is surveyed in public transport vehicles, at stops and stations, in selected sites in the city (during a comprehensive traffic study) and at the respondent’s home. Following the mobility behavior survey, it is possible to define the modal split, the urban mobility of inhabitants and the destinations of their journeys, as well as the reasons why they choose public transport or the car for urban trips. The article presents the results of mobility behavior surveys concerning the effective demand in some of Polish towns and cities between 2000 and 2008, and mobility behavior surveys of the inhabitants of Warsaw and Gdynia, covering also the possible demand.