Concepts

Modal Shift

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General Reference

Transport Atlas. "Modal Shift." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://transport.interactiveatlas.org/concepts/modal-shift.

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Transport Atlas. (n.d.). Modal Shift. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://transport.interactiveatlas.org/concepts/modal-shift

BibTeX

@misc{transportatlas-modal-shift,
  author = {Transport Atlas},
  title = {Modal Shift},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://transport.interactiveatlas.org/concepts/modal-shift},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

A change in the share of trips or freight tonnage carried by a given mode of transport, most often used in transport policy to describe a deliberate effort to move trips from private car to rail, bus or cycling, or to move freight from truck to rail or water, generally pursued to cut congestion, emissions or infrastructure wear.

Facts

Core Concern

Changing which mode carries a given share of trips or freight, usually by policy design. 1

Sources

1. Wikipedia: Modal Shift

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