Tendency towards car freedom: City of Vs. Land in Mobility Change
Tendency towards car freedom: City of Vs. Land in Mobility Change
The increase in the car seat in rural areas and the decline in urban regions causes a stir. According to the Verkehrsclub Austria (VCÖ), a current analysis based on data from Statistics Austria for 2023 shows that the gap between city and country is getting bigger when he has cars. Apart from the less populated city of Eisenstadt, all other state capitals recorded a decline in the ratio of population to cars.
The number of 260 cars per 1,000 inhabitants in the Vienna Margaret district is particularly striking-this is the lowest value in Austria and a decline compared to 267 in 2022. In contrast, the district of Waidhofen at Thaya in Lower Austria with 767 cars per 1,000 inhabitants has the highest motorization rate in the country. While Vienna has other districts with fewer than 300 cars per 1,000 inhabitants, there is an opposite trend in the area districts.Differences in the car seat
Innsbruck leads the list with the lowest number of cars outside of Vienna, here there are 437 cars per 1,000 people. Graz, Linz and Salzburg follow, with the average of the average of 566 cars. It becomes clear that the availability of individual transport options is very different. The VCÖ sees the need to improve public transport connections in order to promote a fairer distribution.
Michael Schwendinger, an expert at the VCÖ, is optimistic about the potential advantages of a lower car ownership: "A low level of car motorization is now a sign that the population has a more diverse range of mobility available." This creates more freedom in the choice of means of transportation, since shops, schools and leisure activities can be easily reached on foot or by bike. But in many rural regions, reality seems different, and here urgently needs to be traded.
In this discussion, politics is required to take measures to promote public mobility. The affordability and availability of transport are of crucial importance for the quality of life in urban and rural areas. Info provides Volksblatt.at
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