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Two-thirds of Dutch people live within 15 minutes of cycling from the station

Uitgelichte afbeelding bij Twee-derde van de Nederlanders woont binnen 15 minuten fietsen van station

A study conducted by Breda University of Applied Sciences (BUas) shows that 11.7 million Dutch people live within 15 minutes by bike from the station. mobilityOn.

Cycling accessibility central

The research conducted by the BUas Urban Intelligence professorship looked at the cycling and walking accessibility of train stations, bus stops and important locations such as city centers, schools and shopping centers.

Analysis and results

An important step has been taken to map the cycling accessibility of relevant destinations by working with actual cycling travel times from GPS data instead of as the crow flies Cycle travel time from train stations

Digital Dashboard

The results of the research are made available to government services via an online digital 3D dashboard throughout the Netherlands, aDigitwin. Walking time from bus stops

National developments

Due to recent developments in the field of Talking Bikes, in which current GPS data is collected on a national scale, the opportunities for implementing BOD are only increasing Number of inhabitants per metro stop

As a (semi) government service, do you also want to know what the accessibility of your city or region is?

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