The paper examines whether the widespread assumption holds that younger birth cohorts (referred to as Millennials or Generation Y) act as pioneers of changing everyday mobility.

    Methodology

    Based on the time-series dataset "Mobility in Germany" (Mobilität in Deutschland), cohort-specific changes in everyday bicycle and car use that have occurred between 2002 and 2017 are analyzed. The empirical analyses are differentiated by age-group and settlement type. Additionally, socio-structural factors are taken into account.

    Results

    The results show a decline in the predominant everyday use of cars in metropolitan cities, especially among Generation Y. However, the Millennials do not emerge as pioneers of the trend toward predominant bicycle use. The results challenge the assumption that changes in everyday mobility are essentially driven by generational change.


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    Title :

    Less car, more bicycle? Generation Y as pioneers of changing everyday mobility in Germany


    Additional title:

    Eur. Transp. Res. Rev.


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    Publication date :

    2023-01-30




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English






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