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Top 10 instruments to encourage shared mobility

Shared mobility is developing strongly and has amply opportunity to continue to grow, with a user base of 19% of the population in the Netherlands. This market share means that there are currently still major uncertainties, such as the extent to which citizens will use shared mobility. CE Delft has been commissioned by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management (Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat) to compile a list of top 10 instruments to encourage shared mobility. This request stems from a motion passed by the House of Representatives that asked for an ‘exploratory study of top 10 spatial, legal and fiscal instruments that promote the growth of electric shared mobility’.

CE Delft has estimated the impact of 15 instruments with regard to:

  • Effectiveness of shared mobility: the extent to which the instrument leads to an increase in the number of users, an increase in user frequency or an increase in the number of shared vehicles offered.
  • Impact on vehicle use: the extent to which the instrument leads to a change in overall ownership or use of car, public transport, two-wheeler or walking.
  • Welfare beyond GDP: the extent to which the instrument contributes to various areas of welfare beyond GDP, namely safety, health, accessibility and the living environment.
  • Feasibility and costs: the extent to which the instrument has the support of the parties involved, within what timeframe the instrument can be implemented and what costs this will entail for the government.

The top 10 instruments were determined by applying weighting factors to the estimated impact of the instruments.

The top 10 presented in the study is a list of instruments that CE Delft has estimated contribute broadly to solving various problems, such as scarce space, climate change and health. These estimates were made based on literature, interviews and calculations. The top 10 instruments are generic in nature and the effectiveness of the instruments is mainly dependent on the local context. Locally, the top 10 instruments may differ from the top 10 that emerged from this study.

The report was presented to the House of Representatives on 8 October 2024.

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