{"id":1746,"date":"2014-04-15T16:09:03","date_gmt":"2014-04-15T14:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.zhaw.ch\/mobine\/?p=1746"},"modified":"2014-12-16T12:08:37","modified_gmt":"2014-12-16T11:08:37","slug":"income-level-and-travel-behaviour-in-switzerland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.zhaw.ch\/mobine\/income-level-and-travel-behaviour-in-switzerland\/","title":{"rendered":"Income level and travel behaviour in Switzerland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.metpex.eu\/technical-meeting-and-the-eighteen-months-period-review-of-the-metpex-project-valencia-spain\/\">midterm METPEX Meeting<\/a> took place from 31st March to 2nd April 2014 in Valencia. The 15 project partners discussed about the progress of the running work packages (WP) and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ine.zhaw.ch\/de.html\">INE<\/a>, as WP6-leader, coordinated the discussions regarding the factors associated with accessibility that are relevant for the quality of passenger experience.The first task of the WP is to identify the socio-ecomic factors connected to accessibility.<\/p>\n<p>In Switzerland data show that the higher the level of income, the higher the distance and time travelled (see figure below). A likely reason for this fact might be that the economic affordability of vehicles&#8217; purchase and associated travel costs may incentivate individuals to travel more often or\/and further.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.zhaw.ch\/mobine\/files\/2014\/04\/Income.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1747\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.zhaw.ch\/mobine\/files\/2014\/04\/Income.jpg\" alt=\"Income\" width=\"1152\" height=\"720\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-sm\">Schlagw\u00f6rter: <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.zhaw.ch\/mobine\/tag\/mobility-patterns\/\">Mobility patterns<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.zhaw.ch\/mobine\/tag\/socio-economics\/\">Socio-economics<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.zhaw.ch\/mobine\/tag\/switzerland\/\">Switzerland<\/a><br><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The midterm METPEX Meeting took place from 31st March to 2nd April 2014 in Valencia. 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