The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is having a massive impact on societies in Europe and elsewhere across the globe. European countries have implemented various measures to reduce the spread of the virus, ranging from banning unnecessary travel, to social distancing, to the closure of schools, restaurants, hotels, shops and other amenities, to the closing of borders. These measures have immediate impacts on the movement of both people and freight. The entire transport sector is affected, including urban transport, tourism, logistics, international freight transport, and aviation. This article collection presents papers related to the impacts of the pandemic on passenger, freight and air transport and the implications for transport policy and planning.
Transport in the COVID-19 Virus Era
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Citation: European Transport Research Review 2021 13:48
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Who continued travelling by public transport during COVID-19? Socioeconomic factors explaining travel behaviour in Stockholm 2020 based on smart card data
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed travel behaviour and reduced the use of public transport throughout the world, but the reduction has not been uniform. In this study we analyse the propensity to stop travelli...
Citation: European Transport Research Review 2021 13:31 -
Analysing the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on everyday travel behaviour in Germany and potential implications for future travel patterns
The global Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is having a great impact on all areas of the everyday life, including travel behaviour. Various measures that focus on restricting social contacts have been implement...
Citation: European Transport Research Review 2021 13:27 -
Explaining demand patterns during COVID-19 using opportunistic data: a case study of the city of Munich
The COVID-19 pandemic is a new phenomenon and has affected the population’s lifestyle in many ways, such as panic buying (the so-called “hamster shopping”), adoption of home-office, and decline in retail shopp...
Citation: European Transport Research Review 2021 13:26 -
Mapping travel behavior changes during the COVID-19 lock-down: a socioeconomic analysis in Greece
COVID-19 pandemic is a challenge that the world had never encountered in the last 100 years. In order to mitigate its negative effects, governments worldwide took action by prohibiting at first certain activit...
Citation: European Transport Research Review 2021 13:21 -
Post-COVID-19 travel behaviour patterns: impact on the willingness to pay of users of public transport and shared mobility services in Spain
The COVID-19 crisis has meant a significant change in the lifestyle of millions of people worldwide. With a lockdown that lasted almost three months and an impulse to new normality, transport demand has suffer...
Citation: European Transport Research Review 2021 13:20 -
When the impossible becomes possible: COVID-19’s impact on work and travel patterns in Swedish public agencies
The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly led to some of the most revolutionary changes in private and professional life around the world. While the extent and duration of these changes are not certain, they have alre...
Citation: European Transport Research Review 2021 13:17 -
A mixed-methods analysis of mobility behavior changes in the COVID-19 era in a rural case study
As a reaction to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), countries around the globe have implemented various measures to reduce the spread of the virus. The transportation sector is particularly affected by ...
Citation: European Transport Research Review 2021 13:15 -
The trade-off behaviours between virtual and physical activities during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic period
The first wave of COVID-19 pandemic period has drastically changed people’s lives all over the world. To cope with the disruption, digital solutions have become more popular. However, the ability to adopt digi...
Citation: European Transport Research Review 2021 13:14 -
Impacts of interpersonal distancing on-board trains during the COVID-19 emergency
The COVID-19 emergency and the cities lockdown have had a strong impact on transport and mobility. In particular, travel demand has registered an unprecedented overall contraction, dramatically dropping down w...
Citation: European Transport Research Review 2021 13:13 -
Impact of SARS-CoV-2 on the mobility behaviour in Germany
The COVID-19 pandemic and the measures taken to combat it led to severe constraints for various areas of life, including mobility. To study the effects of this disruptive situation on the mobility behaviour of...
Citation: European Transport Research Review 2021 13:10 -
Port state control at European Union under pandemic outbreak
Port State Control (PSC) is a vital element of sustainable maritime transportation. Inspections of PSC regimes have been ensuring the continuity of the global supply chain as they enforce shipping to implement...
Citation: European Transport Research Review 2020 12:66