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S. Hiemstra-van Mastrigt

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The Future of Community Mobility Hubs in M4H

Addressing Diverse User Needs Through Virtual Reality-Assisted Studies

his research explores user feedback on proposed mobility solutions in the Merwe-Vierhavens (M4H) area of Rotterdam to inform the development of Community Mobility Hubs (CMHs). Conducted in two phases, the study began with socio-demographic analysis, followed by Virtual Reality (V ...

Mobi, the service for sustainable mobility

The service that encourages sustainable mobility for everyone

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The topic of this graduation project is sustainable mobility. Sustainable mobility in urban areas can be achieved by using active transport. Cycling and walking is called active transport and is sustainable due to the lack of emissions. Passive transport such as cars ...

A multifaceted design strategy to encourage sustainable travel behaviour

Initiating a transport shift toward seamless and sustainable travel

The environmental impact of the transport sector, particularly aviation and road transport, is a growing concern. The European Green Deal aims to reduce GHG emissions from transport by 90% by 2050, but decarbonizing the sector remains a challenge. Despite the need for more sustai ...

Seamless bi-modal passenger transfers

Combining air travel with already available, more sustainable modalities

Short-haul planes leaving Amsterdam Airport Schiphol are criticized and/or disliked by many groups, including society, the government, and Actieagenda trein en luchtvaart 2020 (Rijksoverheid, 2020). Due to public opinion and political pressure, the airport is challenged to improv ...
As more than half of the world's population now lives in cities, our cities are becoming increasingly crowded. This comes with an increase in mobility in these areas. The increased mobility causes an increase in air- and spatial pollution, which is primarily caused by private car ...

Seamless Mobility

A strategic intervention integrating public & shared mobility using a complementary travel product

Just a couple of years ago the delineation between the public and the private sector was clear. However, with the introduction and proliferation of shared mobility providers, the boundary is becoming fuzzy, especially since these newcomers all use their own specific way of checki ...
The issue of inclusion is receiving more and more attention. Additionally, mobility is undergoing a fundamental transformation toward inclusivity as a result of technological trends. This gave rise to the chance for this project, which aims to investigate how mobility may be more ...

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A MaaS journey planner sparking travellers with endless personalised travel possibilities

With increasing populations, the need for transportation is increasing as well. This creates societal issues putting pressure on the affordability of transport, the liveability of cities and sustainability of mobility infrastructure. The radical innovation that could potentially ...
With a fleet of 1,9 million vehicles, LeasePlan is the largest player on the lease and fleet management market in the Netherlands as well as worldwide (LeasePlan, 2021). They believe in their Car-as-a-Service strategy that unburdens users with the hassle that comes with the owner ...
Our personal mobility systems will undergo a significant transformation with the emergence of electrified drivetrains, shared services, and autonomous technology (Sprei, 2018). We can already plan door-to-door transport, share various mobility modes, drive fully electric cars, an ...
The high quality public transport network implemented by R-net, short for Randstadnet, follows a product formula on multiple public transport modalities (bus, tram, metro, and train) and acts as a quality mark. R-net is a collaboration between six public transport authorities and ...
This study explores how to incentivise dutch drivers to choose more sustainable modes of travel, what are the major challenges and what are the possible solutions. Based on the impact of travel demand on the environment and private car ownership and use in the Netherlands, It is ...

A service design vision for air-rail journeys

Stimulating travellers to make a more sustainable choice by integrating international trains and flights

Concerns regarding the environmental impact of the aviation sector areincreasing. Especially short distance flights within Europe are criticized,since these itineraries could be replaced by more sustainable alternatives,namely international trains. More specifically, internationa ...

A design vision towards seamless European train journeys

Making the train the default option to travel within Europe

Our current travel behaviour is having a detrimental impact on the environment. Especially air travel is a huge contributor to climate change, with its large amounts of polluting carbon emissions. Due to increasing concerns regarding the environmental impact of air travel, intern ...
This Master Thesis is created in collaboration with Mercedes-Benz AG, Society and Mobility Pioneering department.
The project focuses on ‘sustainable luxury in 2040 city mobility’. With ‘Personal Luxury Sharing’, Mercedes-Benz will be able to be a role model in the future cit ...

The currentpublic Dutch transport tariff system is complex and difficult to understand forthe passenger. It is assumed that passengers feel like they are not getting the“best price”, but do not have the means to validate this. Furthermore, there isa large off ...

This project revolves around redesigning Demand Responsive Transport services for non-digital users. The Ombudsman has identified that in the past couple of years public transport (PT) operators are replacing fixed transit lines (FLT) by Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) services ...
ArenAPoort is an area in Amsterdam’s Zuidoost (Southeast) district, with multiple functions including working, shopping, and entertainment. Most importantly, it is an event area with three famous venues: Johan Cruijff ArenA, Ziggo Dome, and AFAS Live.
Hundreds of events are h ...
This study presents the process and results of the graduation project: Enhancing Mobility Experience around Schiphol Airport for International passengers.This project is part of this project Optimaliseren Mobiliteit rondom Schiphol (in English Optimise Mobility around Schiphol). ...