#commuting

Nicolas

Jun 17, 2020
1 min

"Mobility will become a commodity"

That was my answer to the question: "If you had to explain your dream vision when it comes to the mobility of 2030, what would it be?" What is yours? This week, I read some articles going in the same direction: 📌 Marina Laurent interviewed Stéphane Sertang the CEO of the Ginion Group (BMW, Mini, Volvo, Ferrari, Rolls-Royce, McLaren, Pininfarina) for L'Echo. They talked about the future of the automotive sector. "A real revolution for the business model where the future of th

Nicolas

Jun 10, 2020
1 min

Mobility is moving fast 🚀.

Let's check the latest news: 🚲 After the 40 km additional bicycle lanes in Brussels, Antwerp will add 19 km. (https://www.gva.be/cnt/dmf20200603_04979813/antwerpen-legt-versneld-19-kilometer-fietsstraten-aan) It has been decided that NMBS-SNCB and Infrabel should team up to create new fast-cycling path network (https://www.rtbf.be/info/belgique/detail_la-chambre-veut-que-la-sncb-et-infrabel-participent-a-l-elaboration-d-un-reseau-cyclable?id=10515621). The sales of bicycles

Post lockdown mobility habits of Belgians

Nicolas

May 12, 2020
1 min

Post lockdown mobility habits of Belgians

Maestromobile and Espaces-Mobilités published the results of their survey on post lockdown mobility habits of Belgians. Here are some of the main conclusions (more details by following the link in the comments): 📌 43% have the intention to change their mobility 📌 22% will use less their car (and 9% will not use it anymore) 📌 34% intend to use more bike or steps What is interesting to see as well are the reason of those changes: safety, environment and physical activity are

"New (im)mobility: Can we avoid the private car revenge?"

Nicolas

May 5, 2020
1 min

"New (im)mobility: Can we avoid the private car revenge?"

Today I would like to share this interesting article from Joel Hazan, Pierre-François Marteau and Benjamin Fassenot (reference in the comments). Main elements I share: 📉 The lockdown highlights the fundamental link between mobility, socio-economic development and the environment. See for example the anti-correlation between GDP and air quality. 🏡 The promotion of immobility i.e. working from home. As we are forced to homework, we have to be creative to make this newest wa

The impact of the lockdown and its easing on mobility

Nicolas

Apr 29, 2020
1 min

The impact of the lockdown and its easing on mobility

When looking at the mobility data provided by Google and Apple we see the clear rupture when the lockdown starts. Since the end of March, walking 🚶‍♀️and driving 🚙 are growing slightly again. The impact on #bicycles 🚲 usage in #Brussels can be deducted from the Brussels Environment 's open data. There we see that at some points the level is even higher than before (as it can be observed on the streets by the way). Today Elke Van den Brandt announced the creation of 40 k

On the lifecycle, what does emit less an electric car, a diesel or a petrol one?

Nicolas

Apr 21, 2020
1 min

On the lifecycle, what does emit less an electric car, a diesel or a petrol one?

You can find plenty of articles related to this topic. Transport & Environment (T&E) published a comparison tool to compare both in a specific case. This lifecycle analysis (#LCAA) takes into account the car size, the battery production country and the electricity mix in the country where the car is used. One element is not included: the recycling cost and impact of batteries (because still unknown and unclear) This tool will be useful when considering fleet electrificatio

"Drivers check your rearview mirrors: More and more cyclists are taking to the roads"

Nicolas

Apr 14, 2020
1 min

"Drivers check your rearview mirrors: More and more cyclists are taking to the roads"

"Drivers check your rearview mirrors: More and more cyclists are taking to the roads, and they’re not going away anytime soon." That is the way the last chapter of the "Technology, Media, and Telecommunications Predictions 2020" from Deloitte starts. The growing use of bicycles is one of the 10 predictions mentioned in this report. (source: https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/insights/us/articles/722835_tmt-predictions-2020/DI_TMT-Prediction-2020.pdf) To summarize: 📌 Del

How and where bicycles are used in Brussels?

Nicolas

Apr 1, 2020
1 min

How and where bicycles are used in Brussels?

Bike Citizens published on their website a heat map of the bicycle usage in Brussels (first picture). We can clearly see the axe Tervuren-Montgomery-Loi which is (in normal time) quite crowded. On the other side, #bike is used everywhere, most of the streets are used in the city centre. And what about the shared bikes? JUMP Bikes published also a heat map with the use of their #ebikes. In both cases, it is the pentagon and the south-east zone (Ixelles, Etterbeek) which is the

Nicolas

Mar 25, 2020
1 min

Extensive homeworking test phase 🏡.

Because of Covid-19, most of us have to work from home. Last week, Viviane Kock invited by Benoît Minet (Cellule Mobilité de l'UWE) for a webinar to remind some good practice (find the video and the slides in the link in comment): 📌 Use the right tool (to communicate, to share information, to manage projects, etc.) 📌 Organise your self and set up a routine (incl. pause) 📌 Work in full transparency and communicate 📌 Align on emergency management (how to communicate within

More public transport than cars in Brussels

Nicolas

Mar 18, 2020
1 min

More public transport than cars in Brussels

Acerta published his analysis on the way people #commute in #Brussels. Some conclusions (figures include #multimodal commutes): 📌 Results are different for #Brussels than the rest of the country due to his better accessibility with #publictransport 📌 45,9% of the people working in Brussels use public transport for their commute. It is more than last year and more than the one using their car which confirms the previous point. The national average is 8,3% 📌 The #bike part i

GoodMove approved for Brussels. What is it about?

Nicolas

Mar 11, 2020
1 min

GoodMove approved for Brussels. What is it about?

The #GoodMove plan for #Brussels has been approved last week. The main target is to reduce by 24% the use of individual cars. The measures are the following (source in comments): 📍Divide the Region into some fifty mesh areas 📍Use the STOP principle (1. 🚶‍♀️ walk, 2. 🚲 bike, 3. 🚊Public transport, 4. 🚙 car) 📍Remove about 65.000 parking spots. Today cars are using about 70% of the public space needed for other means of transport 📍Improve safety with the introduction of

Nicolas

Mar 4, 2020
1 min

MaaS: THE solution?

Last week DriveNow left Brussels and this week, STIB-MIVB announces the launch of a MaaS test with 2000. When talking about mobility management, we hear a lot about #MaaS (#Mobility as a Service). The questions are : 📌 What do we need on top of the current #publictransport offer? 📌 Which kind of services? 📌 For whom? 📌 When? 📌 Why? Most of the commuters are going every day at their office (except #homeworking days). And most of them are doing every day the same commute

Mobility is the top priority for 75% of the entrepreneurs in Brussels

Nicolas

Feb 26, 2020
1 min

Mobility is the top priority for 75% of the entrepreneurs in Brussels

In the last "baromètre de l'entreprise" or "Ondernemingsbarometer" from Beci, it appears that mobility is the top priority for 75% of the entrepreneurs in Brussels (against 68% 6 months ago). It shows as well that 75% of them are ready to make the working hours more flexible to reduce traffic jams in Brussels. Now that we are on a holiday period and that the traffic jams significantly reduced, there are two sets of figures that I like to remind: 10% fewer cars on the road dur

🚘→🚆 The car was less used in Q4-2019 compared to Q3-2019 in Belgium

Nicolas

Feb 19, 2020
1 min

🚘→🚆 The car was less used in Q4-2019 compared to Q3-2019 in Belgium

🚘→🚆 The car was less used in Q4-2019 compared to Q3-2019 in Belgium (-12% in Brussels), mainly replaced by the train (+8% in Brussels). This is one of the conclusions of the Mobiliteits Barometer or Baromètre de la mobilité published by Vias last week. You will find some key elements in the pictures below. For the complete report, follow the link . Another interesting paper published last week is Working paper 30 from the Institut wallon de l'évaluation, de la prospective

📈 + 8,9% of cyclists in Brussels in 2019 compared to 2018 🚲

Nicolas

Feb 12, 2020
1 min

📈 + 8,9% of cyclists in Brussels in 2019 compared to 2018 🚲

It is twice the growth of public transport (NMBS-SNCB and STIB-MIVB) which was already good. Last week Pro Velo together with Bruxelles Mobilité published his "Observatoire du vélo en région de Bruxelles Capitale" or "Het Brussels Fietsobservatorium 2019". Here are the main conclusions: Since 2010, the average yearly growth is around 13%. Meteo impact is limited (rain, snow, etc.). Use of helms is increasing (around 60%). Share of e-bikes is growing from 12% in 2018 to 20% in

TomTom published last week his yearly TomTom Traffic Index.

Nicolas

Feb 5, 2020
1 min

TomTom published last week his yearly TomTom Traffic Index.

Congestion in Belgian cities remains high, especially on Tuesday and Thursday morning and evening. On average 23 extra minutes are needed per 30 minutes trip (i.e. +76% of total time). This correspond to 154 episodes of Game of Thrones. With this level, e-bike, speed pedelec, public transport or even homeworking or late departure can become real alternatives. Now such mobility change requires change management and testing phase. Analysing the mobility shift potential, its

Electric vehicles are coming and fleet electrification in a country like Belgium is a hot topic

Nicolas

Jan 29, 2020
1 min

Electric vehicles are coming and fleet electrification in a country like Belgium is a hot topic

The chart below from the EV Database is quite interesting. It shows the electricity consumption of most of the electric vehicles. The difference between a Hyundai Ioniq or even a Tesla Model 3 (around 15 kwh/100km) and the AUDI AG E-Tron or Jaguar iPace (around 23 kwh/100km) is more than significant. You might think that it is the same order Of magnitude than the difference in fuel consumption between « regular » car and big SUV’s. It is true. Except that for electric vehicle

Nicolas

Jan 22, 2020
1 min

2019 STIB-MIVBresults are known

As the 2019 NMBS-SNCB results in terms of passengers shared last week, the results for the STIB-MIVB are aligned: +4% compared to 2018. What is interesting to see with the STIB-MIVB is the jump in the last 10 years: +50%. This highlights the positive impact of their offering review. Good job! Now some challenges are upfront such as MaaS (Mobility as a Service), the integration with the Good Move plan, etc. We can highlight here as well that the prices of public transport in B

Nicolas

Jan 15, 2020
1 min

SNCB-NMBS in 2019

Interesting to see the last figures regarding the NMBS-SNCB published today in Le Soir. First of all the increase in passengers in significative (almost 4% compared to last year). Secondly, the fact that more than 90% of the train is on time (or with a delay smaller than 6 minutes). One talks a lot about the train delay but the uncertainty seems to remain similar to the traffic jams. Combining car and train (using B-Parking for example) remain an excellent solution for commu

Nicolas

Jan 12, 2020
1 min

DriveNow leaving Brussels

DriveNow Belgium Sprl / SHARE NOW will stop in Brussels on Feb the 29th 2020. They are leaving North America, London and Florence as wel. "In Brussels we see still a high share of private vehicle ownership. Despite our efforts and investments, the demand for our car sharing service remained below our expectations." This kind of service seems sometimes costly because all the costs are variable but could be an excellent alternative for a second family car for example combined