Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI
Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI

Project

Panel study of mobility habits in the German states of Baden-Württemberg and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (MobilKULT)

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Overview of the MobilKULT project

The MobilKULT project investigates mobility habits and whether these are changing in the German states of Baden-Württemberg and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Our objective: We want to gain a better understanding of how habits, existing infrastructures and cultural aspects interact with regard to mobility. We are also interested in what people think about policy measures in the field of mobility. We want to find out how to make mobility more sustainable.

MobilKULT therefore conducts surveys at regular intervals. We always talk to the same people and ask them about their attitudes toward and opinions on infrastructures, policy measures, and the car culture. We also ask them about their habits. This approach enables us to gauge changes and correlations.

About 2,500 people take part in each round of the survey. Those selected are representative for the population in the German states of Baden-Württemberg and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. This makes it possible to draw general conclusions from our survey.

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MobilKULT is part of KAMO – Karlsruhe Mobility High-Performance Center / Profilregion. KAMO is the central point of contact in Karlsruhe for innovative mobility solutions for trans-regional and international players in industry, politics, and civil society. The Karlsruhe Mobility High-Performance Center stands for interdisciplinary development and support of innovative mobility and logistics solutions. Karlsruhe-based institutions from research, development, and teaching in the field of mobility and logistics have been collaborating here since 2016 and together cover every stage of innovation and development in the field of mobility.

Society’s view of changes in mobility is also of interest. This is why a study was developed to monitor societal trends in mobility. We want to enter into a dialogue about these with the public and our numerous cooperation partners in mobility and logistics.

MobilKULT analyzes existing mobility habits and the effect of (infra)structures in the context of the mobility culture.

  • (Infra)structures have a major influence on which modes of transport are actually available - and on the time and cost involved in using them.
  • Habits describe typical behavior: Which mode of transport do we normally use to get to work? Why do some drive and others cycle? When do habits change?
  • Mobility culture is the result of the habits of many people, existing infrastructures, and history, but also of peoples’ desires and expectations. Culture influences the decisions we make and what we consider when making decisions. Our decisions keep a culture alive or change it.

Policy measures and instruments form the framework within which infrastructures, habits and mobility cultures can be shaped, established, or changed. They are themselves also an expression and part of the contemporary mobility culture. We therefore regard them as the key to understanding mobility today and to changing mobility in the future. They form another focus of our research. We are interested in how people rate the mobility measures currently being discussed and how these in turn affect people.

To comprehensively investigate these four thematic areas, MobilKULT conducts surveys at regular intervals. The same group of people are invited to take part in each survey round (panel survey). This makes it possible for us to gauge changes in habits, infrastructures and the perception of culture as well as how policy measures in the transport sector are rated such as the Deutschland-Ticket.

About 2,500 people take part in each round of the survey, who are representative of the population in the German states of Baden-Württemberg and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. This means that the survey can be used to draw general conclusions.

Duration

01.01.2022 till 31.12.2025

Client

  • Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

Partners

  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
  • Fraunhofer Institutes ICT, IOSB, ISI and IWM
  • Hochschule Karlsruhe / University of Applied Sciences
  • FZI Research Center for Information Technology

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