(ANSA) - ROME, DECEMBER 10 - In the post-pandemic era, Italians say goodbye to strolls in the neighborhood and confirm, also for 2022, the return to the private car.
On local public transport, sustainability and infrastructure, the country remains far from European standards.
This, in summary, is the scenario that emerges from the 19th Mobility Report "Audimob - Mobility styles and behaviors of Italians" edited by Isfort, the Higher Institute for Transport Training and Research, in collaboration with Cnel and with the scientific support of the Tpl, Agens and Asstra associations.
According to the study, pedestrian mobility, after the explosion of 2020, does not seem to be confirmed: walking trips in 2021 fall to 22.7% of the total, over 6 points less than in 2020, and in 2022 (first semester) they fall further to 19 .7%.
In absolute value, the reduction between 2019 and the first half of 2022 was equal to -14%.
On the other hand, the car, also for 2022, reconfirms its rise: the modal share almost reaches the 65% threshold, one and a half points more than the pre-Covid level (it had dropped to 59% in 2020).
In 2021, the car fleet continued to grow but did not rejuvenate: its average age increased to 12.2 years compared to 11.8 in 2020. The total number of cars on the road is just under 40 million (39.8, around 100 thousand more than to 2019) with a motorization rate that rose to 67.2 vehicles for every 100 inhabitants (66.6 in 2020).
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