Future vision: maximum hour public transport travel time jobs – Tubantia

Travel by public transport has to go much faster in the future in the Randstad. Within an hour should be people travel from door to door. That’s in the future of the five public transport companies NS, Q-buzz, GVB, RET and HTM.

Trains between the central stations of the four major cities may have up about a half-hour. The fixed schedule is abolished, and there will be more light rail, public transport bicycles, beltaxi and share cars.

,, The success of light rail, light rail connection between Rotterdam and The Hague, shows where the traveler needs. No large, megalomaniac projects, but clever combinations and targeted tailored to each region, ” said Jeff Bierman, director of HTM for the camera of the NIS.

,, We also see how well the light rail between Den Hague and Rotterdam works. We will have to do more and that also requires the NS willingness to adapt, ” says NS CEO Roger van Boxtel.

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Outside the Randstad will offer customized transport companies with more commitment on busy lines and personalized transportation in quiet regions. Bierman: ,, In quiet regions will be the 12-meter-long buses with fixed schedules to make room for person-oriented transport. Vans on call for example, you can use also for student and Zorgvervoer “.

For the future proofing of public transport by the public transport companies over the next 20 years requires an annual public investment of 1 billion .

Write Organization Rover supports the broad lines of the future. ,, In urban areas, we still need more towards cohesive, high-frequency networks, sprinters, subways, (express) trams and rapid bus routes for passengers one logical whole will form. travel Information on all aspects of travel and easy payment options should also contribute to this. ”

Rover likes the fact that operators join hands to think about the important issues. the specifying, nationally and by region, is the next step. Rover considers it essential that this step is put by all public transport companies in cooperation with the central government and the regional authorities.