Mobility and increasingly complex social structures The pace of social change is breaking down traditional family and social ties, thus weakening kinship and dependency structures. Accelerating social change is increasing the complexity of social spaces and how people…
Work-Life Balance The importance of work-life balance is increasing. Today, one personal hour is more valuable than a decade ago. Operational-work life balance measures will be aimed at facilitating professional careers and honouring private…
The impact of social change Society has moved from an emphasis on social support to one of individualism, which has widened the gap between the mobility rich and poor and exacerbated problems arising from ‘mobility poverty’. New…
Social influences on mobility choices Research has shown that people’s preferences are not independent of others, but that conformity to group behaviours and agreement with the views of others is strong. This impacts choices including transport and…
Demand Responsive Transit (DRT) Demand-responsive transit (DRT) is often seen as a combination of regular public transit services (fixed route, fixed schedule) and completely personalised taxi services (flexible route, flexible schedule). They are often used where…
Fleet Car-Sharing – The B2B Market Business, or corporate, carsharing can reduce the impact of private vehicle fleets provided for business purposes. The popularity of carsharing has increased dramatically over the past years, and it is becoming known…
Bicycle Sharing – about, types, pros and cons Bikesharing schemes enable users to access bikes on an as-needed basis in urban areas. This can facilitate the use of cycling rather than other non-sustainable modes of transport. Bike sharing stations are…
Mobility as a Service Mobility as a Service (MaaS) involves buying mobility services based on consumers’ needs instead of buying the means of transport. The platform provides an intermodal journey planner, a booking system, a single…
Design thinking: how to involve citizens in conceiving better mobility projects for their community Active participation of citizens in the conception of new mobility initiatives planned by the public sector is today a process with still many unresolved challenges. Traditional planning methodologies rely heavily on top-down…
Co-working at third places: How new work areas will shake up commuting behaviour In this highly mobile and networked era, an individual’s home or work place is just one node in his Small World Network. Living, socializing and working branches out to third places –…
What are Ridesourcing / Transportation Network Company (TNC) Services? Ridesourcing or Transportation Network Company (TNC) services use smartphone apps to bring passengers in contact with drivers who typically drive part-time, and use their own car. The ‘surge pricing’ practised by TNCs…
Travel planning apps can be used to promote and evaluate sustainable travel behaviour Several cognitive processes that underpin travel decisions can now be delegated to ICT. One might argue that the emergence of mobile apps renders much of the existing research on cognitive biases obsolete.…