Band 7+: The graphs below show how people in a European city reached their office and got back home in 1959 and 2009. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The given charts illustrate the different ways by which a European city dwellers went to work and came back in 1959 and 2009.

Overall, it can be clearly seen that from 1959 to 2009, there was a striking increase in the average distance and duration of the travels; also, more people chose to walk and less opted for cars in the same period.

In detail, the mean distances skyrocketed by more than 5 times, rising from 3,5km to 19km and the mean time consumed also rose by more than twice, from 17 minutes to 42 minutes.

In terms of the modes of transportation, the number of people who drove to their office, as shown at 55% in 1959 and 25% in 2009, decreased below half. The opposite is the case for walkers, as the quantity of this category climbed over threefold, from 10% to 35% in the respective years. On the other hand, smaller change happened to the other three ways to get around bus, train and others. The percentages of people who preferred buses and trains stayed roughly the same at around 15%.