Quo Vadis Europe? Mobility trends, future perspectives & implications for urban transit in Spain

Abstract

Overall, Spain´s mobility patterns develop along a relatively typical European path. Therefore, developments in other countries help understand developments in Spain. But travel demand in metropolitan areas in Spain is likely to turn out lower and more transit oriented than in other European metro areas.There will be growth of total travel in some metropolitan areas due to population growth. But overall, everyday travel of Europeans shows signs of saturation. The group of captive transit riders will continue to decrease in the future. In the future, urban travel will be more multimodal, more diverse and increasingly shaped by non-routine travel. If urban transit adapts to this situation, there will be substantial opportunities.