How can the share of active and sustainable mobility in urban traffic increase? This question is being addressed in the EASIER project, funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). To this end, a new, holistic approach is being applied that aims to change behavior and perceptions with regard to access and networking of sustainable urban transport systems. In order to strengthen the environmental network, it is important to enable users to combine several means of transport and thus provide an attractive alternative to their own cars.
For the practical implementation of the combination of means of transport in everyday mobility behavior, transfers must be as simple as possible. In some cases, however, it can be observed that stops belonging to one station or locations with different means of transportation are spatially distant from each other and thus their connection is not directly recognizable for the users. In addition, the route from other locations to the stops and vice versa is often not sufficiently dimensioned, safe or poorly accessible due to barriers, which means that direct route connections are not possible. Furthermore, the perception of the environment is influenced by other factors, e.g. noise, insufficient lighting and lack of orientation elements. The design of the surroundings of bus stops can therefore have a significant positive influence on the acceptance of public transport services.
For more information about EASIER, please visit the project website, here.