Uncovering taste heterogeneity and non-linearity for urban mode choice using SHAP

European cities are implementing diverse strategies to curtail car usage. Understanding the impact of these policies necessitates insights into mode choice behaviour. However, for conventional discrete choice models, utility specifications must be defined upfront, potentially leading to misleading policy recommendations. This problem is solved...

Cost-Benefit Analysis of pipeline transport in the Antwerp – Ruhr region: A societal and financial Cost-Benefit Analysis for new pipeline infrastructure in the Antwerp – Ruhr trajectory

The Flemish government is in pursuit of reaching their mobility and environment goals for 2040 and onwards. Therefore, the Flemish government sees building pipeline infrastructure as an option for transport of liquid bulk goods in the Antwerp – Ruhr trajectory. Pipeline transport is considered as an environmental friendly transport mode, which...

Investigating the behavioural impact of a price-differentiated kilometer charge: A discrete choice model on the Dutch citizen

This paper investigates the kilometer charge and the potential effects of emission-based differentiation, how this policy is supported among Dutch citizens and how it affects different groups. It investigates the behavioural change caused by the new policy using Dutch stated preference discrete choice data. Two stated choice experiments are...

Modelling mode choice in Dutch urban areas with a focus on the (e-)bike

What first? Public transport or houses?: A study on the development timing of public transport in a residential area

Modern cities are seeking possibilities to create healthy, sustainable and liveable urban environments. Yet these endeavours should not come at the expense of the accessibility of the city. Therefore, many cities try to promote the use of sustainable modes of transportation by developing transit-oriented neighbourhoods. An ongoing debate related...

Studying mode choice in multimodal networks including shared modes: A case study for the city of Rotterdam

Following the emergence of new mobility trends, in which shared mobility plays an essential role, Public transport operators face the challenge of reacting in a convenient way to the changes brought to the transportation scene. Even though different collaborations are being put in place between public operators and shared mobility providers, the...

Potential for sustainable mode usage amongst car users in mid-sized cities: A case study in The Hague, the Netherlands

Cities are growing worldwide, which leads to an increase in trips in urban areas. In Europe, more than half of the trips are made by car, while car takes most space of all modalities. Of all modalities car has the highest CO2 emissions. Thehigh number of trips by car within cities lead to challenges related to the accessibility, livability, and...

MaaS for commuting trips: Potential for success or deception?

The promises of Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) are generous, researchers and policymakers repeatedly present MaaS as a Holy Grail. MaaS has the potential to play a role in addressing issues as pollution, congestion and crowded cities. However, without interested users, these promises cannot be fulfilled. This study explores whether the proposed...

The influence of weather on travel behaviour - a multi-method analysis

Societal and political attention to the effects of climate change and possible mitigation and adaptationpolicies has increased sharply in the last decades, resulting partly from increasing awareness about therole of humanity and partly from the ever more noticeable changes in our world caused by climatechange. This societal interest has...

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...

Belief dynamics driven by social influence: A social practice-based model of belief adaption driven by intragroup interaction with application to transport mode choices

Agent-based modelling (ABM) is a widespread and commonly used technique for the understanding of social system behaviour. Despite ABM being a commonly used method for the analysis of complex social systems, simulated agents still can best be described as autistic before a specific set of social rules is ascribed to them. This discrepancy leads...

Access/egress facilities at railway stations: An exploratory study on the future development of railway station areas

This research aimed to create knowledge and set guidelines for the (re)development of railway station areas regarding the required land use for access/egress facilities as a result of access/egress transportation developments. First, a literature review was conducted to gather knowledge for the foundation of this research. With the information,...

Car-Sharing in Activity-Based Modelling: A case study in Rotterdam

Studies have shown that car-sharing has a lot of potential. Because of this, municipalities require a tool to evaluate the effects of car-sharing. This research has developed a mode choice model that includes a car-sharing alternative considering an activity-based framework, for the city of Rotterdam.

Determining the Importance of Factors for Transport Modes in Freight Transportation

The road transportation has been overly used in freight transportation for decades, and it has undesirable effects on the environment. Nowadays, with the ever-increasing awareness of environmental issues which is mainly caused by road freight transportation, intermodal transport is thus promoted in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But,...

Exploring the Design of Urban Bike Sharing Systems intended for Commuters in the Netherlands

Ever since the rise of the industrial revolution, one of the greatest challenges for governments relates to the variety of traffic problems that have emerged in urbanized areas (Buchanan, 2015; Headicar, 2015). A vastly growing and promising worldwide spread transport policy is the development of urban bike sharing programmes. These programmes...

Self-driving vehicles as public transport in Rotterdam

The development of self-driving vehicles is growing rapidly. The goal of this research is to investigate the possibilities of self-driving vehicles as public transport. Based on development, existing projects and existing public transport systems a suitable system of self-driving vehicles as public transport is determined. Rotterdam is used as a...