Identifying the Transit Needs of Socioeconomic Groups by Evaluating the Relationship between a Network's Supply and Demand: A Case Study of the City of Amsterdam

An inclusive and sustainable transport network allows people the opportunity to access their daily needs. When there is a discrepancy between someone’s transport needs and their supplied network, they are at the risk of experiencing transport poverty. This study looks to define the transport needs for clusters of neighbourhoods of different...

Analyzing citizens’ views on new spatial-infrastructure projects: From the average view towards various clusters within the Participatory Value Evaluation Method

This study identified the distribution of citizens for the allocation of the public budget towards spatial-infrastructure projects using the Participatory Value Evaluation (PVE) tool. The dataset of a PVE experiment in the Region of Amsterdam (Vervoersregio Amsterdam) is used. A Latent Class Cluster Analysis model was estimated to identify...

Implications of trams mixed-operations in urban areas on the safety of vulnerable road users

Tram is a sustainable mode of transport, which is able to transform the modern city centers through the various urban regeneration projects that usually come together with it. Tram tracks are often shared with either motorized traffic or pedestrians/cyclists. In this mixed traffic reality, tram accidents are very rare but severe at the same time...

Evaluation of public transport fare policy using smartcard data: Travel patterns change and distributional effects in Stockholm County

This study investigated the potential of ex-post fare policy evaluation utilising smartcard data. It looked into how to identify and measure the actual outcomes of a policy, define the degree of its success, and even find some unexpected side-effects of high importance. The study is based on a case of the public transport fare policy introduced...

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...

Influencing station choice of cyclists: An innovative solution to reduce bicycle parking pressure at railway stations

Overcrowded bicycle parkings are becoming a problem at Dutch railway stations. This study researches the possibility of spreading travellers over multiple stations. In this two-stage study first the factors that influence station choice are researched, followed by the generation of measures that can be used to influence the station choice of...