How do people travel in Peja?

Results from the PejaHousehold Travel Survey, 2010

MobKos II - Mission 2 - September 2010 - Kobe Boussauw

1. Household composition

• on average 5,2 family members:• 1,4 are working• 1,6 go to school

2. Vehicle ownership

• 22% of households do not own a car• 0,93 cars per family (high) => 0,18 cars per individual (low)• cars are quite old (14 years)• very little bicycles are avaible: 59% of families do not have a bike,

while only 10% has more than one

3. Home-to-work travel

• average distance is 3,9 km (very short) and 95% lives less than 10 km away

• only 2% is employed outside Peja regio, 1% in Pristina• average travel time is 16 min (quite short)• 60% walks, 6% by bike, 30% by car

4. Home-to-school travel

• average distance is 4,8 km (quite short) and 95% lives less than 5 km away

• 4% is studying outside Peja regio, mostly in Pristina• average travel time is 21 min (quite normal)• 92% walks, 6% by bus

5. School travel: school survey

• the school survey by the ngo “Safe Trip” shows slightly different results, since also children from outside the city are included

• survey covers almost 7000 primary school pupils• 85% walks, 10% by car, 3% by bus and 3% by bike

6. Relationships between mode and distance: work travel

• in short distance classes, shorter trips are linked to walking and longer trips are linked to driving

• in long distance classes, longer trips are also associated with use of the bus

7. Relationships between mode and distance: school travel

• in short distance classes, shorter trips are strongly linked to walking (longer trips are linked to car use, but weaker relationship)

• in long distance classes, longer trips are strongly associated with use of the bus

8. Conclusion and policy implications

• short internal distances in the city are important

• so the amount of cars can be limited in the future

• thus, compact and mixed urban development is important

BUT:• the city is expanding anyway• so, cycling should be

encouraged and urban public transport should be introduced to reduce car dependence