Background
In the summer of 2022, TU Dresden (TUD) conducted the mobility survey for the third time. First conducted in 2008 as a staff survey as part of a Diplom thesis, it is now used as an effective tool for analyzing the mobility of university members (staff and students).
The survey records and analyzes the real mobility behavior of university members and compares it with the results of the previous surveys. With the current mobility survey, comparative data for students is available for the first time, which allows development trends in their mobility to be examined.
Subsequent to the field phase that took place in 2022, the results of the survey were evaluated at the Chair of Integrated Transport Planning and Traffic Engineering (IVST) and incorporated into the development of a professionally grounded mobility concept for the main TUD campus, which was developed as part of a Diplom thesis.
Results
Part of the results were presented on March 23, 2023 as part of the the public lecture by Dr. Rico Wittwer (Head of the field of research Mobility Behavior and Transport Planning at the Chair of Integrated Transport Planning and Traffic Engineering) in the Schönfeld Lecture Hall of the Barkhausen Building (BAR/SCHÖ/E). The presentation slides can be downloaded here (currently in German only).
The following graph shows how staff and students got to the main campus of TUD in 2022:
On the reporting day of the 2022 survey, staff most frequently used bicycles to get to work (48%), while some chose to walk (6%). About a quarter of staff used public transportation to reach the main campus of TUD, incentivized by the attractive 9-euro ticket. 22% of staff used cars and motorcycles, which is around 6% lower than in 2018.
Half of the students reached the main campus via public transport, which therefore constitutes the most frequently used method of transport by students. 35% of students used bicycles, which is significantly more than in 2018. The percentage of bicycle use rose by 12%. Students are more likely than staff to walk to the main campus. Only 4% of students used cars or motorcycles to get to the university.
Methodology
The methodological framework and metadata for the 2022 mobility survey at TUD can be found in the factsheet.
