The graphs present how citizens in a city in Europe travelled to their workplaces and returned home in two years, 1959 and 2009.
Overall, walking was the most preferred choice among people in this European city in 1959, whereas travelling by car was the most popular means of transport 50 years later. Moreover, city dwellers had to travel farther and take more time to reach their destinations during the period.
In 1959, over half of the residents walked to their workplaces while the number of people who went to work by bus and train reached 15 percent for both. Beside, people who traveled to work by car in this European city only reached 10 percent. The number of city dwellers using other ways of transportation was approximately 5 percent. Additionally, it is clear that people in the city did not have to travel far in 1959: the average distance was only 3.5 kilometers and the average time to reach the offices was 17 minutes.
In the next half-century, the number of citizens using cars to travel to work increased significantly to 35% of the city population. In contrast, the percentage of people walking dropped to only a quarter. Moreover, the percentage of train users remained unchanged while those of bus decrease slightly to 13 percent over the period. Beside that, more people preferred using other means of transportation and this number grew to 12 percent. Finally, city dwellers had to cover more distances and take more time to reach their workplaces.