"The travel survey provides a valuable insight into the commuters’ wishes on what can facilitate sustainable travel in their everyday lives. Now we can weave this into the continued work on, among other things, an action plan for sustainable travel", says Claes Nilén, Head of Environment at Lund University.
The travel habits survey focuses on Lund as part of the CoAction collaboration. For other localities, a summary is provided in the appendix. Around two-thirds of University employees in Lund live in Lund or Malmö, enabling sustainable travel to work. Only 20% need to take the car, which is lower than the average for CoAction participating organisations. The University is a major employer in Lund, and facilitating sustainable travel contributes to less emissions and noise, as well as increased greenery and improved walking and cycling routes in the city. This also supports the campus plan for 2050 that is currently out for consultation.
Improving public transport provision is the main measure needed to reduce commuting by car. Employees want more frequent services and better connections. Organisations located close to Lund C railway station have a higher proportion of rail commuters, a group who are more satisfied with public transport. Limited car parking in central Lund also has an impact. Other desired measures include lower costs for public transport, counting remote working on public transport as working time and the possibility of lift-sharing.
Employees want secure bicycle parking, charging facilities for electric bicycles, better walking and cycling routes, and subsidised bicycles through the employer. Other requests include covered cycle parking and bike service at the workplace. Neighbouring towns with good public transport and cycling facilities still have high levels of commuting by car. University test cyclists on the Södra Sandby-Lund bike superhighway route experienced great health benefits. Cycle commuting may increase in warmer months.
The University is now developing an action plan for sustainable travel, both for commuting and business travel, and is updating the Sustainability Plan for 2025 and 2026.
The results for business travel and travel statistics for 2024 will be presented in the next issue of LU News.
The survey was conducted in October 2024, with one-third of employees responding. It is being used within CoAction Lund to achieve climate neutrality by 2030 and is helping the University to develop an action plan for sustainable travel.
- Download the entire report: Resevaneundersökning CoAction - Lunds universitet (in Swedish)
- Sustainable commuting | Medarbetarwebben
Questions about the survey?
For questions about the travel survey, please contact Nina Nordh, Project Manager at LU Byggnad.
