Public transportation is scarce, and access to local services is difficult. All of this continues to stymie efforts in Italy to minimize the use of private cars, the costs of which (buying and gasoline) have risen. Indeed, in recent years, as many as three out of ten Italians (28%), have had to forego work possibilities, studies (17%), medical visits (19%), or travel for pleasure and relationships (25%). The cities most affected by a condition of insecure mobility are Naples (34% of inhabitants are not always able to move) and Rome (33%), while Turin (28% is midway). On the other hand, the percentage of precariousness is around 20-21% in Milan and Bologna, which are normally more affluent and have a strong offer of sustainable and electric mobility. This is the conclusion of the Mobility Styles Observatory report, which was conducted by Ipsos and Legambiente in partnership with Unrae. According to new data from the Observatory, which analyzes mobility behaviors and proclivities on an annual basis, Italians spend an average of six hours per week traveling. A marginal decline from the previous year in the percentage of trips completed via privately owned cars and motorcycles (64 percent) offset the increase in the average daily usage of public transportation and electric cars (both private and rented), which climbed from 11 to 13 percent. Travel by foot, bicycle, or electric scooter remains constant which account for 22% of the total travel time. Furthermore, there is a 10% decline in holiday travel, which is the first to be sacrificed by individuals who are struggling to make ends meet. In cities, sustainable mobility reigns supreme in Bologna and Milan, where 49% and 48% of journeys are made on foot, by bike, or by collective or shared transportation, respectively, while 40% and 45% are made in combustion cars and motorcycles. Also 51% in Turin, 54% in Rome, and 55% in Naples.
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