Official projections from the Dutch government for the growth in car traffic are too high. The government recognized that car mobility grew slower than expected. Therefore, they almost halved the official growth projection in 2021, only four years after their… Read More
Sustainable mobility: illusions and successes
Efforts to achieve sustainable mobility saw many illusions and only few successes. Fortunately, the successes were large. In shorthand: policies to force the use of cleaner vehicles and energy, have been very successful. Attempts to change mobility behaviour contributed only little. I presented my analyses and recommendations for effective policies at the directorate Sustainable Mobility of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management.