Changes in Trip-making Frequency by Mode during COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on mobility in every country and region around the world. Recent studies help to illuminate some of the dimensions of change - however, the evidence is still scant in developing countries. The objective of this paper is to present an exploratory analysis of the changes in the frequency of trip-making by mode during the COVID-19 emergency in Bangladesh. The analysis is based on an online sample conducted during the pandemic, and the results confirm an overall loss of mobility, especially among younger people, in the form of reduced trip-making frequency by all modes. In addition, the results suggest that changes are not uniform across modes, and in particular the loss of mobility was more pronounced for bus, rickshaw, and CNG auto-rickshaw. In contrast, there was some adoption of walking during the pandemic.