D.M. Bos

User-based definition of higher-order decision constructs to model preferences for P&R transfer points

Cities in industrialized countries are increasingly confronted with the negative consequences of the increase in private car use which results in traffic jams and parking problems. The paper discusses the creation of transfer points (P&Rs) at the edge of cities where car users can switch to public transit in an effort to achieve a reduction in the number of cars entering the city center. The specific focus of the paper is the hierarchical information integration (HII) method. This method requires relevant attributes to be clustered into decision constructs. To attain potentially more valid results, the grouping of attributes should be based on empirical data. The paper has developed and applied such an empirically based grouping procedure and presents the results of an internet-based survey completed by potential users of P&Rs.

Innovating urban public transport: some recent developments in the Netherlands

Authorities of urban areas are faced with growing traffic and environmental problems due to an ever-increasing use of cars within the urban area. The challenge is to limit and guide car use. The search for innovative strategies to cope with this challenge in the Netherlands focuses on the integration of three policy ingredients. These are: (a) influencing travel behaviour by offering seamless multi-mobility services, (b) the application of advanced information- and telecommunication technology and (c) the spatial concentration of new economic and residential developments along high quality public transport axes. This chapter discusses these ingredients separately and describes a project in the Dutch city of Eindhoven where these ingredients come together. The project, called ‘Phileas’ is a public transport service based on a fully new developed semi-automated bus on a network of dedicated lanes, offering a high level of information to the travellers and connecting new spatial developments by this public transport network.