The project explored household and policy aspects of transport electrification. A justice-focused framework revealed that beyond distributional injustice—like unequal access to EV incentives, chargers, and shared mobility—procedural and recognition injustices also exist. Vulnerable groups often face barriers in accessing benefits and arent included in planning processes. Interviews in the Netherlands, UK, and Poland highlighted varying national challenges, particularly affordability and transport poverty. On the policy side, 50 city-level interviews showed local authorities under pressure to act on emissions with limited resources, often emphasizing private EVs over broader sustainable mobility options, despite recognizing limitations in current approaches.

The project studied shared micro-mobility (SMM) use in Utrecht, Manchester, and Malmö, finding that local context—like existing transport modes—shapes SMM impact. In cycling-rich areas, SMM adds less to accessibility. SMM users often combine it with other modes, though SMM users remain a small group (5–12%). Higher income and educated individuals are more likely SMM users, but vulnerable groups can benefit more in some contexts, especially in car-dependent Manchester. Accessibility impacts vary: some SMM types improve it, others show no or negative effects. Still, SMM can enhance social connections by increasing access to friends and activities.

TRUST aims to develop foundations for developing fair sustainable transportation policies, since such policies may have very different outcomes for different groups and stakeholders in the urban mobility system. We will first develop an ethical framework that describes outcomes for different groups based on different concepts of fairness. Second, we will test the perceptions of outcomes and fairness among stakeholders using a survey. Third, we will explore interactions with the transportation system (e.g. person and freight) and how they affect the fairness of policy outcomes. Based on the above we will develop fair sustainable transportation plans via co-creation with stakeholders.

How the availability of residential parking facilities affects travel behaviour has received little attention. Some studies show that longer distances between home and the residential parking facility reduce the car’s modal share. However, no insight exists in the question whether a change in residential parking facilities would lead to a change in attitudes and transport mode choice of residents. Therefore, the research question the proposed research aims to answer is: to what extent do travel mode attitudes, travel behaviours (walking, cycling, bus, train, car use) and car ownership of residents change after the removal of parking spaces in residential areas? In 2020, parking spots will be removed in several areas in the city centre of Utrecht. Residents of these areas will have to park their car further away from home after the removal. We apply a mixed-methods design in order to: 1) gain insight in impacts of the removal of residential parking spots (effect evaluation), and 2) gain insight in the underlying mechanisms that may explain these changes (qualitative interviews). The results of our project are highly relevant for the municipality of Utrecht, as for other cities in the Netherlands. Having parking spaces nearby (home and/or destination) is often seen as having positive effects (for economic competitiveness). Our research can show that parking further away can also have important positive effects, namely all the beneficial effects of a modal shift from car to walking, cycling or public transport use, in terms of health, environment, use of space, and social aspects.

Together with the Netherlands? Institute for Sport and Physical Activity (NISB) and 15 National Sport Organizations (NSOs), representing 3.2 million sport club members, we propose a research study to examine changes in membership and engagement in sport clubs. Combining a sociological, geographical and public administration perspective, we will analyze to what extent people bond themselves to one another in sport clubs and are willing to engage themselves with their club. We will zoom in on regional and social differences and variations with respect to each branch of sport. The study will be based on a mixed methods design, including both quantitative and qualitative research and the application and assessment of interventions. The goal of the research project is to develop new insights into (changing) meanings of citizenship, membership and membership organizations in Dutch society in general and sport organizations in particular. In doing so, we intend to help Dutch sport organizations to successfully anticipate and respond to changing meanings that sport participants attach to club membership and engagement, and to contribute to wider scholarly and public debates on civil society and social cohesion.