Inclusive public transport
Inclusive public transport is an emerging topic. In 2026, the Bridge-XR project started, including numerous universities and other partners, see https://bridgexr.nl/.
If you are interested in previous work on this topic, have a look at these publications (English and Dutch):
Infographic and papers
Inclusive Mobility: Accessibility for all
Dutch articles
Tien vormen van uitsluiting en wat er aan te doen
Iedereen veilig op het station
Wat vinden mensen met én zonder een beperking belangrijk voor toegankelijk ov?
Goede bereikbaarheid voor ouderen: Dichtbij of nog ver weg?
Inclusief openbaar vervoer: Van theorie naar praktijk
English papers
Bruno, M., Kouwenberg, M., & van Oort, N. (2025). Equity in transit fare policy: a literature review. Transport Reviews, 1–22.
Bruno, M., Kouwenberg, M., & van Oort, N. (2024). Evaluating How Transportation Policy Addresses Transport Related Social Exclusion: A Novel Method Applied to the Amsterdam Transport Region. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Volume 26.
Bon, T., Bruno, M., & van Oort, N. (2025). Three-dimensional transport poverty and its socio-demographic and urban density predictors: Spatial regression analyses of neighborhoods in the Amsterdam metropolitan area. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives.
Dixit M., Chowdhury S., Cats O., Brands T., van Oort N. and Hoogendoorn S. (2021). Examining circuity of urban transit networks from an equity perspective, Journal of Transport Geography, Volume 91, 102980.
Durand, A., Zijlstra, T., van Oort, N., Hoogendoorn-Lanser, S., & Hoogendoorn, S. (2022) Access denied? Digital inequality in transport services, Transport Reviews, 42:1, 32-57
Durand, A., Zijlstra, T., Hamersma, M., van Oort, N., Hoogendoorn-Lanser, S., & Hoogendoorn, S. (2023). “Who can I ask for help?”: Mechanisms behind digital inequality in public transport. Cities, 137, 104335
Durand, A., Zijlstra, T., Hamersma, M., van Oort, N., Hoogendoorn-Lanser, S., & Hoogendoorn, S. (2023). Fostering an inclusive public transport system in the digital era: an interdisciplinary approach. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Volume 22, 100968.
Van Luven, M., N. van Oort, O. Cats, M. Bruno, M. Kouwenberg (2023), How to achieve an equitable distribution of accessibility by evaluating and modifying public transport networks: a comparison of accessibility distribution principles in the Netherlands, European Transport Conference, Milano.
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