Cars and roads have helped create modern society. However, their use comes at a cost for cities and their residents, in particular with respect to liveability. To improve liveability, cities are implementing a wide range of measures. This paper addresses… Read More »A framework of success factors and barriers for urban car reduction in European cities
The growing population of the Netherlands is putting pressure on the accessibility and liveability of Dutch cities. To address both challenges new mobility policies prioritise quiet, low-emission and space-efficient modes of transport. This changing perspective on urban mobility is thus… Read More »The influence of parking on car ownership
Cars remain the dominant mode of transport, as they increase accessibility, offer status and comfort. However, the increasing use of private cars also causes issues such as congestion, emissions and excessive land use. As climate goals must be met and… Read More »Choices and Preferences for Living and Moving in a Suburban Car-Free Neighbourhood A Case Study in De Stationstuinen
Multi-modal transport is getting more popular due to the emergence of new traffic modes. The increase of modes also adds complexity for the transport researchers. This paper proposes an augmented link-based super-network approach for modeling multi-modal transport networks, addressing the… Read More »Traffic Assignment of Multi-Modal Transport Networks Based on An Augmented Link-Based Super-Network Model
This thesis concludes Femke Mureau’s Master of Science in Transport, Infrastructure and Logistics at TU Delft. In response to the growing challenge of urban densification, this research investigates how residents of low-car neighbourhoods adapt to sustainable mobility measures, particularly when… Read More »The impact of low-car residential neighbourhoods on mobility behaviour
This thesis represents the final project that completed Adri Hooijer’s Master’s degree in Civil Engineering at TU Delft, within the Traffic & Transport Engineering track. Responding to the historical prioritization of automobiles in urban planning, this research investigates the city-wide… Read More »The impact of large-scale parking capacity reductions on bicycle and public transportation demand
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) offers a fast, cost-effective alternative to rail, improving public transport and promoting sustainable mobility. BRT implementation requires stop upgrades and investments across multiple municipalities with different priorities. This study presents a model for optimising BRT routes… Read More »BUS RAPID TRANSIT NETWORK DESIGN: PLANNING ROUTES ANDUPGRADING STOPS AMONG MULTIPLE MUNICIPALITIES
This thesis marks the completion of Sander van Heyningen’s Master’s degree in Civil Engineering at TU Delft, specifically within the Traffic and Transportation track. Motivated by the impact of high car usage on urban liveability, this research explores the concept… Read More »Modelling changing travel behaviour in response to road capacity reductions
The monitoring of large crowds is essential to optimize traffic flows, ensure safety at large-scale events, and plan effective evacuation routes during emergencies. However, such monitoring rightfully leads to privacy concerns, especially when tracking individuals rather than groups. Existing approaches… Read More »Stop watching me! Moving from data protection to privacy preservation in crowd monitoring
Existing activity-based and agent-based simulations alone often failed to capture the interaction between individual activity scheduling and detailed urban traffic dynamics. ActivitySim provides a representation of individual activity schedulings but often lacks detailed traffic dynamics, whereas MATSim can capture detailed… Read More »An Activity- and Agent-based Co-Simulation Framework Integrating ActivitySim and MATSim for the MRDH Region, Netherlands