Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.7906/indecs.21.4.6

Assessment of the Impact of the Covid-19 Crisis on Transportation and Mobility – Analysis of Applied Restrictions

Malak W. Shatnawi orcid.org/0000-0001-9961-7200 ; Óbuda University, Budapest, Hungary
Zoltan Rajnai ; Óbuda University, Budapest, Hungary

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed radical transformations in many areas and caused a negative impact on the transportation sector and mobility activities due to the successive waves of mutated coronavirus strains. The study proposed an assessment of the impact of the pandemic on passengers’ use of different transport modes and travel activities by conducting a survey in two capitals, Budapest – Hungary, and Amman – Jordan, based on the frequency of usage of mobility services before and during COVID-19, associated with various socio-economic and demographical characteristics. The SPSS software v.26 and Structural Equation Models, SEM were used for analysing and emphasizing the hypotheses. Investigations show a significant shift in transport modes and travel activities with the applied travel restrictions, while mobility patterns are directly correlated with the spread of the COVID 19 virus.

Keywords

COVID-19 pandemic; mobility activities; travel restrictions; non-motorized modes; motorized modes

Hrčak ID:

307531

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/307531

Publication date:

30.8.2023.

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