Car dependency has been widely recognised in the international literature as a key driver of urban development, shaping settlement patterns, land use, and transport systems throughout much of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries [1,2]. Yet, empirical evidence on how these dynamics unfold within Central European metropolitan regions remains limited. Fragmented settlement structures and dispersed amenities often constrain modal choice and perpetuate car-oriented mobility. To address car dependency, contemporary planning paradigms, most notably the 15-Minute City concept [3], dvocate proximity-based urban design that seeks to situate essential amenities within short walking or cycling distances [2]. Among these amenities, schools and kindergartens play a particularly pivotal role, as they structure daily trip patterns and are strongly associated with parental mode choice. This study focuses on parents in the Prague Metropolitan Area, exploring how accessibility to relevant educational facilities—kindergartens for households with children aged 0–5 and primary schools for those with children aged 6 and above—correlates with the frequency of car and public transport use. The research contributes an evidence-based perspective on family travel behaviour within a Central European context, while acknowledging that all identified relationships are correlational rather than causal.
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