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

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.