"How would you like to get around in the years to come? This is the question that the ministry of mobility and public works intends to answer with the launch of its Luxmobil 2025 survey. The survey comes at a time when mobility remains one of Luxembourg’s greatest challenges. With a constantly growing population and a daily influx of cross-border workers, road and rail infrastructure are often saturated.

The minister for mobility and public works, (DP), therefore hopes to gain a better understanding of citizens’ expectations so as to “adapt mobility solutions to their needs and improve the efficiency and comfort of everyday journeys.” To achieve this, the aim of the study, which follows up from the one carried out in 2017, is to collect data on the travel behaviour of Luxembourg residents. This essential information will be incorporated into the development of the National Mobility Plan 2040 and will serve as a basis for the ministry’s future plans.

As part of a wider context of cross-border cooperation, which includes northern Lorraine in France, Germany and Belgium, Luxembourg and the entire cross-border area will have up-to-date and comparable data on mobility behaviour.

A precise methodology

The survey will be carried out by the Ilres polling institute, which has been commissioned by the ministry to collect the data. A total of 7,860 residents will be contacted by telephone. Participants will be asked about all their journeys made on the day before the survey day, during the week, or on the previous Saturday. In addition to this information, other data will also be collected, notably on the household (location, composition, etc.) and on individuals (personal profile, driving licence, public transport seasonal tickets, etc.). This information will be processed in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

The survey will be conducted in two phases. The first will consist of a telephone interview focusing on weekday travel. Participants will then be asked if they agree to be contacted again on the following Monday to answer additional questions about their Saturday journeys.

The study, which will run until the end of June 2025, should deliver its results by the end of the year.

This article was originally published in .