Mobility Pricing in Switzerland (MOBIS) · 2020-06-17 · Study design Sampling Pool. 91,300...

MOBIS MOBIS-COVID Outlook

Mobility Pricing in Switzerland (MOBIS)

Webinar for participants

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MOBIS MOBIS-COVID Outlook

Webinar overview

1 MOBIS− Design− Results

2 MOBIS-COVID3 Outlook

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Observation period and control group

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Treatment

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Average treatment effect, by externality

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Total externalities, by gender

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MOBIS-COVID: Participation

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The real challenge for the transport system

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A bicycle boom?

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Trips and space

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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?

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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

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Timeline

• Tracking (hopefully) until at least September• Next month: Personal COVID travel report• First quarter of 2021: MOBIS report

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Vehicle counts in Zürich

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Passengers counts at Hardbrücke

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Traffic counts in Zürich: Bicyclists

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Pedestrian counts in Zürich

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