The following bar chart shows the different modes of transport used to travel to and from work in one European city in 1960, 1980 and 2000. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart depicts the changes in the modes of transport used to commute to and from work in a European city from 1960 to 2000.

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, it can be clearly seen that the vast majority of the Europeans in the city chose to walk in 1960

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by 2000, the usage of cars had surged. In detail, almost 35% of travellers walked to and from work in 1960 and

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number drastically dropped to 17% and 9% in 1980 and 2000 respectively. A similar pattern was seen for those who travelled by bike. A quarter of travellers chose to ride a bike to work in 1960, though it went down by 5% standing at a fifth in 1980. In 2000, the bike was the least popular choice among citizens with only 7% of them using

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mode of transport.

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, buses and cars were not quite popular in the 1960s, in which around 17% travelled using the former

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only 5% used the latter

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year. Interestingly, in 1980, the bus was the most popular mode of transportation in the community with 25% popularity

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the car was the second highest standing at approximately 23%.

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, 20 years later, in 2000, the choice of using the bus declined to about 15%. Meanwhile, in the same year, the usage of cars took a 7-fold increase to 35% since 1960, being the highest of all transportation in a 40-year timescale.