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.…
The social constraints people face are key to understanding travel behaviour Travel decisions are sometimes or partly made at the level of a group instead of being made by an individual. For instance, parents do not just travel from home to work, but…
‘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, automated and electric mobility and transport pricing Currently, the allocation of congested road space does not take into account drivers’ valuation of time. Some shared transportation solutions (such as carsharing and ridesourcing) however contain elements of dynamic pricing, where…
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…
Overconfidence and optimism bias and traffic safety People show unrealistic optimism and overconfidence with regard to their own potential and performance. This affects individual risk-taking, and can prevent people from taking preventive measures. In the case of transport behaviour,…
How shared and automated mobility will shake up the market for parking space The economic and environmental costs of parking spaces for cars are huge. Shared mobility is already affecting this market, and the effects will become more pronounced when automated and electric cars become…