The pie charts show the changes in the proportions for different forms transport which people used to get to their offices and turn back in a European city in 1959 and 2009

The pie charts show the changes in the proportions for different forms transport which people used to get to their offices and turn back in a European city in 1959 and 2009
The pie graphs depict information about the alteration in the percentages of five different types of transport forms (foot, bus, train, car, and other) which European commuting every day in 1959 and 2009. 
Overall
, more than half of the workers walked in 1959
while
car use in 2009 significantly increased. In the year 1959, 55% of the job holders walked to reach their office and get back home,
whereas
only a quarter in the latter year. In the case of a bus
which
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was 15% used in 1959,
while
it declined by 2% in 2009. Surprisingly, the percentage of people who used to train for travelling to their office and got back home was similar in both pie charts. Moving
further
,
in contrast
, 10% of individuals preferred to utilise
of
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cars, whilst after 5 decades it rapidly increased which accounted for 35%. A difference was seen
only
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seven
percent
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in both pie figures.
Lastly
, the average distance of
that
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different types
transport
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of transport
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was 3.5 km and a duration of 17 minutes in 1959,
however
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it was sharply inclined was recorded for an average distance was 19 km and a duration of 42 minutes.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • modes of transport
  • private transport
  • public transport
  • car ownership
  • cycling
  • pedestrian
  • commuter trends
  • urban infrastructure
  • traffic congestion
  • environmental sustainability
  • public policy
  • evolution
  • percentage
  • proportion
  • decade
  • convenience
  • accessibility
  • reliability
  • urban planning
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