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How do Municipal Employees Travel for Work Errands? Evidence from Athens, Greece

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Employer-led mobility research says little about trips public bodies assign to staff during working hours. We asked Municipality of Athens employees how they would travel for work errands at three distances. None would drive for the shortest errand and 10% for the longest, although a third drive or are driven to work. Walking and public transport carry these work errands, and the moped is the only commuting mode still used on them. Among private vehicle commuters, a shorter working day and a subsidised transport pass were the favoured incentives, and combining them would extend the benefit beyond work travel.

Source: Findings

DOI: 10.32866/001c.173014

Author: Alexandros Bartzokas-Tsiompras

Institution: National Technical University of Athens

Language: English

Topic: Transportation Planning and Optimization

Subfield: Transportation

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Sustainable cities and communities, Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $100