Istat: "Shared mobility in constant growth: carpooling + 24% in two years"

Shared mobility represents an increasingly common reality and a significant growth trend, especially in urban areas and for specific segments of the population. The ISTAT certifies it in the report "Daily Movements and New Forms of Mobility", according to which at least 750,000 people over 18 have already used car-sharing at least once (from 2015 to 2017, the increase was 24%). Nearly half a million people share the bike.

Bike sharing – Above average quotas are registered among younger and highly qualified people; in metropolitan areas, it is even twice as high as the national average.

Car sharing – Carsharing is widespread especially in urban areas: in municipalities in metropolitan areas, it used 10.8% of the population up to 34 years (compared to 1.5% of the national total); among the main users of carpooling students (11.9%) and employees (11.1%). Finally, 7.4% of those who move share the car with their study or work colleagues. Carpool is more common among young people (12.1% of the working population and 14.5% of the 18-24 year olds) and Southern countries (10.0%).

More and more citizens are choosing to walk in the big cities – Between 2007 and 2017, students and workers who prefer to walk to work or school have increased in cities and large municipalities, while in smaller municipalities, "two-thirds of the inhabitants" remain attached to private vehicles, especially "cars. The paradox is photographed by the Istat report which reports over the past 10 years a "drop in private vehicles" and a slight increase in the number of people who rediscover the walk before work or school, noting that they do not know what to expect. they are "the most educated" to choose to move. by public transport or bicycle. "The share of those who travel privately decreases (62.7% in 2007, 61.6% in 2017.) Increase in the number of people who choose to move their motive power: from 18.0% (2007) to 19, 1% (2017), the number of those who go to work or school on foot is increasing (from 16.2% to 17.4%), the share of those who use the bicycle remains stable (1, 7%) Women walk more than men (14.8% vs. 10.0%), bicycle (2.0 and 1.8), or public transit (9.6% and 4.7%).

In 2017, about 30 million commuters between workers and students – In 2017, it is estimated that about 30 million people move daily to visit places of study or work, about 2 million more than in the last 20 years. More than a third of the population (35.5%) moves for professional reasons and 18.5% for study purposes. "Increase the distance traveled and uncertainty about the duration of the trip," says Istat in his report.

Over the course of the 2007-2017 period, trips of varying duration increased, those of more than 30 minutes are stable (16.4% in 2017) while journeys under 15 minutes decrease (45.9% in 2017) . The highest incidence of shifts of more than 30 minutes is recorded in Lazio (24.7%). In the last 10 years, out-of-town travel has increased (from 41.6% to 44.3%), mostly for work-related reasons. Commuting affects more than half of the population residing in the northern regions and large municipalities; lower percentages are recorded in the south and in small municipalities.