Changes of the modal split of traffic in Europe

Many cities in the world, including cities in Europe, implement a policy aimed at improving the attractiveness of alternatives modes to a private car. The literature often shows impressive changes in the modal split in favour of environmentally friendly means of transportation (public transportation, cycling, going on foot). Because individual cases do not decide of the success of European policies in the field of sustainable transport development, the article summarizes the statistics of modal split of traffic for more than 300 cities in the last 10 years. The data present a problem in Europe and contribute to the debate on changing the current approach to the issue.