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Did you know that there are three inhabited islands that make up Malta? There are called Malta, Gozo and Comino. Located in the Mediterranean Sea, this island country is known to have a very high modal split towards cars: more than 3 out of 4 trips are made by private car. However, in recent years, there have been investments in other modes of transport to enable multimodal travel! In this new UMX video, let’s follow Suzanne Maas (Environmental Researcher at the University of Malta) and Camille Bon (Lead Project Manager at Project Aegle Foundation) on a multimodal trip across the Maltese Islands, from Dwerja to Marsaxlokk.
Note: the ride-sharing service company COOL unfortunately ceased operations in January 2023, a few months after the shooting of this video. The company told Times of Malta it was quitting after a “lack of user uptake” worsened by the p@ndemic, which made the operation “financially unsustainable”. They were also blaming a lack of government transport incentives. We decided to keep the part of this UMX video on COOL as planned, as we believe that learning about sustainable urban mobility also included those kinds of outcomes. More info on COOL ceasing operations in Malta here: https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/ridesharing-company-cool-leave-malta-end-january.1007104
This video was shot in August 2022 in Malta in collaboration with Project Aegle Foundation. Many thanks to Suzanne Maas (Environmental Researcher at the University of Malta), Camille Bon (Lead Project Manager at Project Aegle Foundation) and Konrad Pule (General Manager at Malta Public Transport) for participating in this video!
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Bicycle safety and public transport reliability are a far cry from where they should be in Malta. They need to drastically improve for people to be encouraged to use them unfortunately.
Wow. Travelling by ship around some islands. Who would have thought? What a revolutionary idea.
Loved Suzanne and Danielle's video and guessing this is a pre 2022 production as the results of the 2021 Nat.Transport Survey cited 84.6% private car modal share and both Cool and Nextbike folded due to "market forces" with Nextbike citing safety issues from the massive number of car users
Plenty of buses to get you around fairly cheaply. Last time I was there an all day ticket valid on all routes was 2.5 euros. Frequent ferries to Gozo as well. What more do you need.
OK there used to be a helicopter link to Gozo but that no longer runs.
The intention with this video was to show how multimodal mobility on and between islands could be done, to provide an alternative to current car dependence!
As can be seen in the video, there is also discussion of the challenges and current issues, such as car dependence, road safety concerns, and challenges for shared mobility operators. Unfortunately, since the making of this video, some shared mobility operators have now ceased operating, citing slow policy changes, unfavourable road environments and increased competition as reasons.
Indeed we need policy and infrastructural changes to actually make this snapshot of what could be possible, a reality!