Subject: With one vehicle for less than two inhabitants, the city of Brussels has one of the highest motorization rates in Europe. This article attempts to understand what determines train and car users’ choice of transport and analyses the role that prices play. Over the past decade, several Belgian cities have been experimenting with ‘free’ public transport. Nevertheless, today, only a genuine mobility policy, one that makes public transport attractive, will enable permanent change in how and which transport is used.
Author: Astrid De Witte, research associate and Cathy Macharis, professor at the Flemish University of Brussels – Brussels Studies n°37
Date: 19 april 2010
Type of publication: Study
Intended audience : General public
