Update accessibility maps for bicycle infrastructure
26026
2026
TML carried out a study for the Flemish government to identify where investments in cycling infrastructure can make the greatest difference to people on low incomes and with limited access to transport.
An increasing number of policy decisions are based on the question of where investments have the greatest social impact. As part of the Social Climate Fund, Flanders aims to demonstrate that new cycling infrastructure not only promotes sustainable mobility but also helps people who currently have fewer transport options. We therefore mapped out where poorer accessibility by public transport and by bicycle coincides with lower incomes.
We updated the accessibility maps previously developed by our team using the latest De Lijn timetables and combined them with income data at the statistical sector level. This resulted in maps that clearly show which areas are both less accessible and have a lower average income. In addition to the maps, we also provided the underlying GIS data, so that the results can be further utilised in policy analyses and decision-making.
These analyses provide Flanders with a data-driven basis for demonstrating to the European Commission that targeted investments in cycling infrastructure contribute to fairer mobility and tackling transport poverty.
An increasing number of policy decisions are based on the question of where investments have the greatest social impact. As part of the Social Climate Fund, Flanders aims to demonstrate that new cycling infrastructure not only promotes sustainable mobility but also helps people who currently have fewer transport options. We therefore mapped out where poorer accessibility by public transport and by bicycle coincides with lower incomes.
We updated the accessibility maps previously developed by our team using the latest De Lijn timetables and combined them with income data at the statistical sector level. This resulted in maps that clearly show which areas are both less accessible and have a lower average income. In addition to the maps, we also provided the underlying GIS data, so that the results can be further utilised in policy analyses and decision-making.
These analyses provide Flanders with a data-driven basis for demonstrating to the European Commission that targeted investments in cycling infrastructure contribute to fairer mobility and tackling transport poverty.
