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Bicycle and Transit: a Powerful Combination
Cities are facing mobility related problems such as traffic congestion and air pollution. The combination of bicycle and transit offers a sustainable alternative to individual motorized transport. It combines the benefits of both modes, namely speed, flexibility and accessibility. This paper merges several results of our recent studies in this combined mode. The bicycle and […]
Understanding the trip and user characteristics of the combined bicycle and transit mode
Several cities around the world are facing mobility related problems such as traffic congestion and air pollution. Although limited individually, the combination of bicycle and transit offers speed and accessibility; by complementing each other’s characteristics the bicycle and transit combination can compete with automobiles. Recognising this, several studies have investigated policies that encourage integration of […]
Self driving solutions and public transport
The development of self-driving solutions is growing exponentially. Major industries are developing vehicles, sensors and mapping systems that help to achieve the goal of driverless mobility. How can we prepare the city for these self-driving solutions? And in what ways can a city benefit from these solutions? What are the possibilities and challenges of the […]
Students
Supervised students (PhD., MSc. and internships) PhD + Postdoc studentsFinalized2018: Lucile Brethome: Modelling and optimisation of a passenger railway transportation plan (SNCF)2020: Menno Yap: Transfer optimisation, (TRANSFORM): PhD Thesis2020: Maria Alonso Gonzalez: Demand responsive public transport, passenger perspective, (SCRIPTS)2020: Jishnu Narayan S: Demand responsive public transport, vehicle perspective, (SCRIPTS) 2021: Ties Brands (Postdoc): Impacts of […]
Improved public transport by data driven research
New promising Big Data sources are becoming available in the public transport industry. This data provides insights into both passenger flows and vehicle performance and is of great help to optimize public transport services. Traffic models are able to quickly process this data and to present it on a geographical layer. It enables to evaluate […]
Big data opportunities to enhance public transport
New promising Big Data sources are becoming available in the Public Transport industry, via for instance Intermodal Transport Control Systems (ITCS). This data provides insights into both passenger flows and vehicle performance and is of great help to optimize public transport services. The data enables to evaluate ridership and compare it with use of other […]
Presentations, media and interviews
2024 De nacht van de wetenschap: Kunnen we met ‘betere bussen’ het Nederlands ov probleem oplossen?, NPO Radio 1 De bus moet sexy worden, BNR Mobility Met de trein reizen om vliegtuig te halen blijft linke soep, NU.nl De HugoHopper opent alweer een nieuwe lijn in Noord-Holland, Trouw De auto de wijk uit? Zo makkelijk […]
Publications
Books Van der Bijl, R. and N. van Oort (2024), Betere Bus, Acquire Publishing Van Oort, N. (2021), Service reliability: a planning and operations perspective, In: Ed. Graham Currie, Handbook of Public Transport Research, Chapter 13, Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 252-277 Van Oort, N., M.D. Yap (2021), Innovations in the appraisal of public transport projects, In: Ed. […]