Flexible or fixed? A comparative case study on transport systems and equity
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2025-04-11
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Efficient and mobility-oriented thinking has resulted in Dutch peri-urban towns receiving little and decreasing amounts of local public transport, as the fact that peri-urban areas have a mobility pattern that is strongly focussed on mobility to and from the closest urban area results in low demand for services offering local connections. Although this is not a large problem for most inhabitants of such areas due to high levels of car ownership, it can lead to exclusion of those groups who do depend on public transport to get around. This is undesirable from an equity point of view, as an equitable public transport system should allow for everyone to be able to participate in society. Some scholars have argued that Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) might be a solution to this problem, while others argue that Fixed Route Transport (FRT) remains the best option. This research compares both types of transport systems, which are currently in place in the peri-urban towns of Woerden and Weert respectively, aiming to establish to what degree they are successful in providing equitable local public transport.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen