Mobility Monitor: Population takes climate protection seriously

Mobility and housing are a tandem when it comes to climate protection and residential quality. Neighborhoods with low levels of car traffic benefit both the climate and housing: they are child-friendly and age-appropriate - and they have a positive impact on property values.

The results from the acatech Mobility Monitor, an Allensbach survey commissioned by the German Academy of Science and Engineering, are clear. The survey shows people's willingness to change, but also reservations - with clear differences between urban and rural areas, east and west, affluent and poor.

Among the most important levers for climate protection, Germans name changes in transport above all: 71 percent agree with the expansion of local public transport. The 49-euro ticket is viewed positively by a two-thirds majority of respondents. One in four can imagine buying an e-vehicle.

The car is still by far the most important means of transport: 47 percent use the car daily, another 23 percent several times a week; the bicycle is used daily by 18 percent, and several times a week by another 25 percent. The bicycle is being used frequently by more and more people, while car use is declining slightly.

For 72 percent of the population, the car is indispensable. 23 percent of car users see public transport as a serious alternative to their vehicle. In eastern Germany, the figure is even lower at 17 percent. In villages, this figure is lowest at 14 percent - but even in large cities, bus and rail are only a serious alternative for 30 percent. However, there is a considerable willingness to make greater use of public transport if the services become more attractive in terms of price and frequency. 48 percent of the population and 52 percent of regular users currently consider public transportation to be expensive. The 49-euro ticket is welcomed by 64 percent of those surveyed.

A majority is convinced that electric drive will become established in the next ten years, but only 22 percent think it is desirable. 68 percent believe that in ten years we will increasingly work from home or on the road - but only 36 percent want it.

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