Posts tagged light rail
The future of (public) transport
With the team of the TU Delft Mobilisers, we developed 4 future mobility scenarios and presented them on the Dies (Jan, 16, 2025). These scenarios are no predictions or desired future, but a framework to discuss future directions, shaping the future of mobility, and innovation, research and education agendas accordingly. Find the report HERE.
In addition to the general scenario description, the 12 Mobilisers, from 6 faculties, also wrote perspectives on their own domains. Read my perspectives on public transport and shared mobility HERE.
Find our research (results) related to key concepts that play a role in (some of) these scenarios:
Bicycle and transit integration
Podcasts
Luister naar verschillende podcasts over OV en deelmobiliteit: /Listen to multiple podcasts about transit and shared mobility:
The bicycle and transit combination, Dutch Cycling Embassy (ENGLISH)
Designing optimal Public Transport and shared modes, Mobility Innovators (ENGLISH)
De bus moet sexy worden, BNR radio
Iedereen mobiel: Vanzelfsprekend! (Video)
De toekomst van het OV, Radio 1
De toekomst van duurzame mobiliteit, ProRail
TRB 2024
Find our TRB 2024 annual meeting contributions below:
De Ridder, T., Van der Stok, Farah, Van Oort, Van Arem (2024), Multi-Objective Stop Location Optimisation Model for Minimising Social, User, and Operator Costs in Urban Tram Systems | PAPER | POSTER
Bruno, M., Kouwenberg, Van Oort (2024), Evaluating How Transportation Policy Addresses Transport Related Social Exclusion: A Novel Method Applied to the Amsterdam Transport Region | PAPER | POSTER
Onderzoeksagenda / Research agenda
In het openbaar vervoer is nog maar weinig bij het oude. Ontwikkelingen als elektrificatie, automatisering en deelmobiliteit hebben hun impact op vraag én
aanbod. Behalve vlot en veilig moet het ov ook groen en inclusief zijn. En dan is er de nog altijd voelbare impact van covid-19. Om op dit speelveld de juiste keuzes te maken, heeft het ov nieuwe inzichten en nieuwe tools nodig. Zie hiervoor mijn (geactualiseerde) Onderzoeksagenda.
The world of public transport is changing rapidly. Developments such as electrification, automation, and shared mobility have had an impact on both demand and supply. Besides being smooth and safe, public transport must now also be green and inclusive. And then there is the still tangible impact of Covid‑19. To make the right choices in this evolving landscape, we need new knowledge and new tools. Find my (updated) Research Agenda.
Podcast Mobility Innovators: Human-centered design for Smart Public Transport
Technology and New mobility are reshaping urban transportation in cities. Human-centric design is key to the quality of life in cities, putting people at the heart of urban transport planning. All stakeholders, including academia, will play a key role to reshape the future of mobility.
Listen to the podcast of Mobility Innovators with Niels van Oort:
04:00 Service reliability in public transport
07:40 About Smart Public Transport Lab at Delft University
14:00 How to run LRT system in the cities efficiently
20:20 Digital Inequality in Transport Services
28:50 Tesla predication on Self Driving Vehicles
34:50 MaaS from the passengers’ perspective
38:30 First & Last miles connectivity
44:54 Use of Big Data to improve services
49:05 Role of academia in the new world
Find more details about the discussed topics here:
Digital inequality (literature review paper)
Service reliability (podcast and papers)
5E model of wider impacts of public transport (book chapter 6, page 112-)
Smart Public Transport Lab onderzoek in OV Magazine
Sinds 2019 heeft OV Magazine een rubriek met onderzoeksresultaten uit het Smart Public Transport Lab (studenten en onderzoekers). Hieronder de artikelen en onderwerpen:
Wat is de deelfiets-OV combinatie eigenlijk waard? (2024)
De route naar de hoogwaardige bus (2024)
Ook buiten de stad met OV-fiets combinatie (2024)
De deelautogebruiker bestaat niet (2023)
Een balans tussen meer en minder haltes (2023)
Verduurzaming regionaal spoor (2023)
Potentie voor Belgische nachttrein (2023)
Robuuste voorspellingen rijtijden (2023)
Covid impact op treingebruik (2022)
Gaan deelsteps Nederland veroveren? (2021)
Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) (2021)
Nieuwe vervoersmiddelen voor de last mile (2021)
Modal shift door HTM Fiets (2020)
Interesse werknemers in gebruik MaaS (2020)
Wil de reiziger bus of tram? (2020)
Verwachtingen gebruik nieuwe vervoersmiddelen van en naar het station (2019)
Druktebeleving in de tram (2019)
Workshop Future of Public Transport @Forum ISTS
Due to societal and technological trends, our mobility system and patterns might change. New modes are entering (and leaving) the market, while conventional modes are improved. In this workshop we looked to the future of public transport from the perspective of authorities and operators. The city of The Hague and the Dutch railways (NS) shared their visions on the public transport of the future.
Find the general workshop presentation HERE
Find the presentation of Emile Jutten (City of The Hague) on the national and regional vision on public transport HERE and an animation of the vision HERE
Find the presentation of Mark Oldenziel (NS) on the short term innovations and plans of the railways HERE and an animation of the vision HERE
Sustainable urban development with LRT: Lessons from Netherlands and Japan
Possibilities for the application of Light Rail Transit (LRT – light rail, tramway) as high-quality public transport in cities, urban regions are countless. Our article opens with the question about the specific characteristics of LRT. Then the question is asked which comprehensive argumentation LRT projects can justify. Finally, we examine the question of how these types of projects can be realized. Each of these three questions – What? Why? How? – is addressed on the basis of a set with two LRT main cases, respectively from the Netherlands and Japan.
Read the full article by Rob vd Bijl, Kiyohito Utsunomiya and Niels van Oort HERE
Light rail lessons learnt worldwide
Light rail has several potential benefits, both from a mobility and urban quality perspective. However, not all light rail systems are a success and there is much debate about the costs. Niels van Oort, co-director of the Smart Public Transport Lab at TU Delft, investigated 61 cases worldwide and will share his findings on the wider benefits of light rail.
Find the presentation of the Spårvägsforum 2019 in Uppsala HERE
Duurzame ontwikkeling van steden: Lessen uit 61 light rail projecten
Stedelijke openbaar vervoer, zoals light rail, draait om veel meer dan alleen ‘vervoer’, ‘vervoerswaarde’, of ‘snelheid’. In deze paper wordt gepoogd light rail (en ook hoogwaardige bus) in een omvattend, maatschappelijk perspectief te plaatsen, teneinde de bredere baten voor steden te kunnen achterhalen.
Lees meer in het CVS paper met Rob van der Bijl: paper en presentatie