On the Move - Mobility in Transition

The Province of Gelderland (Bas Kippers) hosted the project’s societal partner on 28th June 2023. The mobility policy challenges of the province and the related uncertainties were presented by our host and discussed with the participants. The Province notably struggles with a decreasing service level in public transport, which might have structural implications for accessibility […]

In January 2023, we met with societal partners at ProRail in Rotterdam. Dr. Gerdien de Vries presented a psychological view on the (un)willingness of individuals to change behavior: what helps to make changes, and what not? She aimed to deeply explore the complexities regarding the relationship between change in mobility behavior and mobility system transition. […]

Last week I was asked to give a short speech at the “Dag van het Stationsgebied” (Day of the central station area) in Nijmegen, the kick-off of the public campaign for a large redevelopment project in the area of the central statin. In this talk about my research within the ‘On the Move’ project I […]

In her interview with Ov Magazine, Dr. Gerdien de Vries, one of On the Move’s key research coordinators, discusses the psychological barriers that deter people from switching to public transport despite being open to sustainable behavior. These “hassle factors” include micro-stresses like finding connections, transfers, crowded transport, etc. It is important to consider policies and […]

In May 2022 the project team met, for the first time, face-to-face with societal partners at the NS station in Amersfoort. The meeting includes two workshops. The first workshop focused on dealing with risks and uncertainty in complex projects (moderated by Ruben Akse, Red sub-project). The second workshop dealt with exploring the complex interactions between […]

In this online meeting, we included a brief presentation on the progress of the various subprojects. The main focus however was on presenting and discussing the experience with the project The Hague South West, jointly by the contact persons from The Hague and the involved On the Move researchers. In this collaboration with the municipality, […]