Best Paper Award for female transport scientists

Based on two quantitative surveys in the Hannover region, Henkel (30) and Fischer (28) analyzed what prevents people at risk of poverty from using public transport. Key findings are that the barriers to use of different groups of people and types of households differ greatly. Barriers to public transport use are significantly higher among at-risk-of-poverty households with children than among other at-risk-of-poverty households.

The attitudes of those at risk of poverty towards public transport are worse than towards cars, bicycles and walking, so that public transport is not the preferred mode of transport. With respect to bicycles, mobility options rather than attitudes toward bicycles are more of a barrier for people at risk of poverty.

Selection for the award was a three-stage process that included audience evaluation of the presentations.

Franziska Henkel and Alena Fischer also received honorable mentions in the Neil Mansfield Award from the Association for European Transport.

A report from the Local Transport Days can be found here.