Private car use has climbed up to ** percent of the trips taken in ** global cities in 2021, compared to the ** percent of the trips it amounted to before the pandemic. This rise is expected to remain relatively stable, private cars representing a share of ** percent of the intended mode of transport use after the pandemic. By contrast, the use of public transports dropped from ** percent before the COVID-19 crisis to just about half the proportion in 2021.
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