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 given illustrates a comparison of different transport modes in a European city from 1960 to 2000. From an

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perspective, it is evident that the percentage of city-dwellers using cars to commute saw an upward trend,

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a reverse pattern could be seen in the figures for those travelling by bus or on foot. In 1960, the proportion of residents going to work on foot was highest, at about 34%. Meanwhile, the data on bike and bus users was lower, at 25% and 18%, respectively. Car commuters,

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, accounted for the lowest value, at only 5%. In the following years, there was a significant decrease in the percentage of people using public transportation modes from 25% in 1980 to 15% in 2000,

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that of car drivers witnessed a consistent growth from 24% to 35%. In the meantime, the

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20-year period experienced a decline in non-motorized transport

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as pedestrians and cyclists, with their figures falling to somewhere in the vicinity of 9% and 5%, respectively, by 2000.