Distributional Fairness in Road Safety Policies: Α Discrete Choice Approach to Explore Citizens’ Preferences on the Distribution of the Effects of Road Safety Policies

This study aims to explore the preferences of citizens regarding fairness considerations related to the distribution of the effects of road safety policies in order to provide with policy recommendations that will help to promote more fair road safety policies. To achieve this aim the Discrete Choice Approach is going to be followed, using...

Night-Time Train Travel: A Stated-Preference study into the Willingness to Use night trains for European long-distance travel

Limiting climate change forces us to switch to a more sustainable mobility. Travelling by train is more sustainable. Night trains might be a solution, they over several advantages such as a higher comfort level and can travel long-distances during the night. However, there currently is no knowledge about the Willingness to Use night trains. This...

Introducing sustainability in apparel parcel delivery: An analysis into consumer preferences for delivery choice factors and the impact on sustainable parcel delivery performance

Exploring alternative public transport in rural areas: What are the preferences of bus users in rural areas of the Netherlands for a demand responsive transport service and a multimodal alternative that combines express bus and bike-sharing?

The aim of this thesis was to find the preferences of bus users in rural areas of the Netherlands for alternative public transport. Two alternatives for bus were proposed: a demand responsive transport service and a multi-modal alternative that combined express bus with bike-sharing services for last mile transport. A stated choice survey was...

Determinants of Rail Rolling Stock Value: An Analysis of the Determinants of Locomotive and Freight Wagon Value in the European Market

Rail vehicle valuation is traditionally performed by taking the book value of a vehicle, complemented with a deviation factor for technical characteristics and condition based on the experience of an appraiser. This process is costly and time-consuming for large and/or spread-out fleets and creates financial risks for all parties involved in the...

An assessment of the willingness to choose a self-driving bus for an urban trip: A public transport user’s perspective

The development of automated vehicles offers advantages for the transportation systems of the future. As a result, new and unknown challenges within the field of transportation arise. Moreover, there are uncertainties within the behavioural responses of travellers and amongst other things, the changes in the modal split within the transportation...

Bicycle sharing for better use of bicycle parking capacity at railway stations: An empirical study into preferences of current cyclists for using a shared bicycle as access or egress mode

The combination of cycling and public transport (PT) use has been found to be very successful in the Netherlands. On average, 47% of daily train users cycle to a railway station and this number is expected to grow to until at least 2030. As a result, railway stations suffer from bicycle parking capacity shortages. Large investments are needed to...

Walking and bicycle catchment areas of tram stops in The Hague

The bicycle-transit combination is researched through a revealed preference survey in The Hague, applied on the tram network. Two main things are examined: which factors affect feeder distance and which feeder mode choice. This is done by bivariate analyses, multivariate analyses (two logistic regression models) and a qualitative analysis ...

Ethical values as factors for acceptance of Smart Energy Systems