‘Soft’ transport measures should reflect people’s social networks and build on these networks People have a tendency to compare with others when making decisions or evaluating the consequences of these decisions. For instance, people may stick with travel habits (such as commuting by car) even…
Shared mobility and big data Platforms involved in shared mobility (ranging from bicycle sharing to ridesourcing) have access to massive datasets on both the transport network (such as the current levels of speed and congestion), and on…
ICT will define future mobility Will physical travel be replaced with virtual contacts? Will smartphones and computers replace travel? Maybe there is no more need for so much travel. Will congestion disappear and will parking places in…
Shared mobility and accessibility Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) has been used to offer accessibility to mobility impaired people, to people living in rural areas and to the urban poor. However, the cost of provision of DRT…
New concept of accessibility Unlike past decades, location does not matter so much anymore. We can perform most of our social activities online in virtual manners. To what extent is this happening? The internet has radically…
Evolving mobility As mobility is evolving more into a service, we are seeing an increase in additional layers of service, content and commerce that bring value or vitality to the journey. Some argue that…
Do semi-collective (or alternative) transport services have the potential to transform our cities? In parallel with “official” public transport, there exists a multitude of “semi-collective” transport services, such as Demand Responsive Transit (or paratransit), jitneys (or dollar vans), and shuttles. With the emergence of innovative…