1. The
Survey revolved around a specific Travel Day which was selected to be Wednesday
17 of November 2021:
- The
total number of persons over the age of 14 who travelled amounted to 255,232,
representing a share of 57.7 per cent, with a total of 638,456 trips;
- The
time bracket during which most trips started was between 06:00 and 09:00 with a
total of 218,360 trips;
- The
most common trip purpose was that of commuting (42.2 per cent), followed by
trips whose purpose was going to or escorting someone to a place of education
(11.6 per cent) and shopping (9.3 per cent);
- Education
and escort education trips were highest in L-Imsida with 10,810 trips;
- Birkirkara was the top destination for work related trips
registering 12,186 trips;
- Il-Mosta was the top locality for shopping and personal
errand trips with 7,682 trips;
- For
going home trip purpose, Il-Mosta was also the locality that registered the
most trips with 8,780 trips;
- The private vehicle was the most used means of transport
at 84.3 per cent of all trips, followed by walking (7.0 per cent) and bus (5.2
per cent);
- Persons who made use of a private vehicle amounted to
220,532, the majority of whom were males (57.1 per cent) and were in the 25-44
age bracket (45.1 per cent);
- The
number of bus users was of 20,465 who were predominantly females (51.2 per
cent) and 40.5 per cent were of 15 to 24 years of age.
2. The main concern of persons residing in districts in the Malta region on public transport is mainly that buses are not punctual.
3. The top concern of persons residing in Gozo and Comino district was that a bus takes too long to reach its destination.
4. The passenger car was the main mode of transport used prior and during the COVID-19 pandemic while the use of public transport decreased during the pandemic.
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