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Evidence of a post-COVID change in travel behaviour – Self-reported expectations of commuting in Melbourne

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  • Currie, Graham
  • Jain, Taru
  • Aston, Laura

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This paper addresses the question, “Will post-pandemic travel behaviour, when the virus has gone, be different to pre-pandemic travel?”. It adopts an online survey where respondents were asked to report changes in travel during the various stages of the pandemic and expectations of future travel after the virus has gone. The paper focusses on commuting including total commuting, work from home (WFH), employment, travel mode volume and share and timing of morning commute trips using reported behaviour during pandemic shutdowns; and expectations of commuting when the virus has gone.

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  • Currie, Graham & Jain, Taru & Aston, Laura, 2021. "Evidence of a post-COVID change in travel behaviour – Self-reported expectations of commuting in Melbourne," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 153(C), pages 218-234.
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:transa:v:153:y:2021:i:c:p:218-234
    DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2021.09.009
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