Das Bild zeigt das Logo der Erhebung "Mobilität in Städten – SrV 2023". © IVST

Results

The fieldwork for the 12th iteration of the time series study “Mobility in Cities – SrV” was successfully completed in early 2024. The survey was conducted simultaneously in around 500 German cities and municipalities from January 2023 through early 2024.

The specific results for cities and study areas have been available to the commissioning institutions since December 2024.

The SrV City Comparison, cross-city results and the Methodology Report for the current survey iteration can be downloaded from this page. Simply click “Learn more” or scroll down.

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Wichtige Themen im Überblick

Foto vom Postplatz in Dresden mit Autos, einer Straßenbahn, Radfahrenden und Zufußgehendenn © Sven Ellger / TUD
Kickoff for SrV 2028 on May 4, 2026

The digital information event for SrV 2028 will take place on May 4, 2026 (in German). It is primarily aimed at potential commissioning institutions for the 13th iteration of the research project “Mobility in Cities – SrV.” The event will provide insights into current research findings on mobility, highlight the potential of SrV data for academia and practice, and outline the preparations for SrV 2028.
Die Grafik zeigt eine Vorschau der Karte, in der die Lage der SrV-Städte und Untersuchungsräume markiert und beschriftet ist. © TUD-MSP
Participat­ing Cities and Municipal­ities SrV 2023

The 2023 SrV survey covered a total of 134 study areas, comprising about 500 cities, municipalities and administrative communities within the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany. For 25 of the study areas, this is the first SrV survey.
Das Foto zeigt den Saal während der Veranstaltung. © MSP
Final conference for SrV 2023

The final conference for SrV 2023 took place in Dresden on March 25–26, 2025. The program covered findings on cross-city developments in mobility, as well as methodological aspects of the survey and potential uses of the data.

Results of SrV 2023

Cross-city trends and key findings from the 2023 survey are summarized in a presentation.

SrV 2023 – Presentation of Results

The SrV City Comparison compares key indicators of the travel behavior of the residential population for the participating study areas. This makes the range of variation of the surveyed parameters for the SrV study areas visible. At the same time, the document enables direct comparisons between the participating cities and districts as part of a benchmarking process. In order to properly interpret the findings from these comparisons, the specific local conditions of the compared cities should be taken into account.

SrV 2023 – City Comparison (updated version: December 2025)

The tabulation of cross-city results makes it possible to analyze combinations of characteristics in a more differentiated way than in the standard tables for individual cities and study areas. This, in turn, yields results that would not be statistically reliable for an individual city. Mobility indicators for city groups also provide cities that did not participate in the SrV survey with reference values for typical characteristics of travel behavior in their own municipality.

The first classification scheme is primarily based on modeling-related considerations and represents a cross-sectional analysis of the current survey iteration. Since the composition of these city groups varies depending on the participating municipalities, they are not suitable for analyzing trends over time.  Based on the characteristics of centrality according to central place theory (which classifies municipalities according to the services they provide for surrounding areas), population size, and topography, seven city groups were formed:

The second classification scheme is mainly used for the presentation of cross-city results and is suitable for longitudinal analyses. As seen previously in SrV 2013 und 2018, the following three city groups were formed:

SrV Large Cities East represents the oldest SrV city group. Reflecting the historical division of Germany, this group has formed the basis for analyses of long-term developments in travel behavior in large cities in former East Germany since 1972. SrV Large Cities West comprises large cities in former West Germany that have participated continuously in the SrV survey since at least 2008. SrV Large Cities Combined comprises the cities from both groups, SrV Large Cities East and SrV Large Cities West. Further explanations regarding the city groups can be found in the Tabular Reports.

The SrV 2023 Methodology Report provides a comprehensive description of the survey concept. In addition to describing the methodological approach to data collection, it contains information on the sampling concept, data preparation, and weighting. The questionnaire is documented in the appendix of the report.

SrV 2023 – Methodology Report