Graffiti's Underestimated Impact on Public Transport
Graffiti is both a cost and a security risk for public transport operators. Discover how to tackle graffiti and make public transport more secure.
What’s in this Report?
Around 45% of public transport operators report incidents of graffiti more than once a month. And it can be costly to remove – to put a number on it, Belgium’s national railway operator spent €7 million in 2022 just to remove graffiti from its trains. But why clean graffiti in the first place?
It’s simple – passengers want to feel safe on public transport, but graffiti sends a message of insecurity. What’s more, removing graffiti removes the incentive to do it in the first place.
Discover how to take action against graffiti, learning from best practices and UITP recommendations.
Contents:
- Key trends from survey results
- Best practices against graffiti
- 6 key recommendations
