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MOBIS MOBIS-COVID Outlook Mobility Pricing in Switzerland (MOBIS) Webinar for participants MOBIS 1/17
MOBIS MOBIS-COVID Outlook
Mobility Pricing in Switzerland (MOBIS)
Webinar for participants
MOBIS 1/17
MOBIS MOBIS-COVID Outlook
Webinar overview
1 MOBIS− Design− Results
2 MOBIS-COVID3 Outlook
MOBIS 2/17
MOBIS MOBIS-COVID Outlook
Who is the MOBIS team?
• Prof. Kay W. Axhausen• Joseph Molloy• Christopher Tchervenkov• Thomas Schatzmann
• Uros Tomic
• Prof. Beat Hintermann• Beaumont Schoeman• Dr. Thomas Götschi• Dr. Alberto Castro
External funding sources:→ Innosuisse→ UVEK
MOBIS 3/17
MOBIS MOBIS-COVID Outlook
Goal of the study
• Observe mobility behavior for research purposes• Test effect of mobility pricing using a randomized control
trial• Gather additional information using surveys
- Sociodemographics- Views on transport-related topics- Preferences
MOBIS 4/17
Study design
Sampling Pool
91,300 persons in
urban agglom. in
Switzerland
Identified by BFS
Invited by letter
Initial survey
(N=21,800)
-Sociodemg.-Transport behaviour-Filtering-Invitation to tracking study
Tracking-based RCT(N=3,700)4+4 weeks
Final survey(N=3,520)
-Exp. check-Opinions-Values, lifestyles-SCE
Control
Start: Aug. 2019 End: Jan. 2020
Information
Info & Pricing
MOBIS MOBIS-COVID Outlook
External costs of travel
Definition: Costs not borne by individual, but by society
• Health costs− Air pollution, noise, accidents− Benefit: Physical exercise
• Climate damages• Congestion
Computation of external costs (in CHF) based on Swiss normsand transport model for each trip
MOBIS 6/17
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Observation period and control group
MOBIS 7/17
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Treatment
MOBIS 8/17
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Average treatment effect, by externality
MOBIS 9/17
MOBIS MOBIS-COVID Outlook
Total externalities, by gender
MOBIS 10/17
MOBIS MOBIS-COVID Outlook
MOBIS-COVID: Participation
MOBIS 11/17
MOBIS MOBIS-COVID Outlook
The real challenge for the transport system
MOBIS 12/17
MOBIS MOBIS-COVID Outlook
A bicycle boom?
MOBIS 13/17
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Trips and space
MOBIS 14/17
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Adjustments?
• How will we adjust to "social distancing"?• Will we rebuild the cities?
− Widen the sidewalks?− Remove the on-street parking spaces for the bicyclists?
• What will happen to unused offices?
MOBIS 15/17
MOBIS MOBIS-COVID Outlook
Did we learn something?
• Have we changed our preferences?− Are we willing to walk longer?− Will we avoid public transport more?
• Will we make our (personal) world more resilient?− More monetary savings− Stronger local social networks− Higher physical fitness
MOBIS 16/17
MOBIS MOBIS-COVID Outlook
Timeline
• Tracking (hopefully) until at least September• Next month: Personal COVID travel report• First quarter of 2021: MOBIS report
MOBIS 17/17
Vehicle counts in Zürich
MOBIS 18/17
Passengers counts at Hardbrücke
MOBIS 19/17
Traffic counts in Zürich: Bicyclists
MOBIS 20/17
Pedestrian counts in Zürich
MOBIS 21/17
