Towards a sustainable future
Mobility brings people together, stimulates markets and shapes spatial development. Local, regional, national and international accessibility all play a vital role in our economy and in broad wellbeing: social and economic networks depend, among other things, on the physical ability to meet. Freight transport is essential for value chains and production processes, and it ensures a wide range of products from around the world. But economic and demographic growth also increase pressure on infrastructure and the environment. This calls for smart and sustainable solutions, including a transition to zero‑emission transport and intelligent combinations of integrated area development and mobility. But which solutions are effective? How do they contribute to the goals set? And how can we make the best use of limited public funds? These are complex questions that lead to difficult policy choices. Choices that require solid evidence and careful consideration. And Decisio’s advisers have extensive experience in providing exactly that underpinning and analysis.
Decisio’s advisers support you in making well‑founded choices by mapping out the expected effects of proposed policies as accurately as possible, or by evaluating and monitoring the effects of policies after implementation. We help answer policy questions such as:
We have extensive experience in analysing effects on accessibility, liveability, sustainability, the economy and society, whether the topic is car mobility, public transport, cycling, walking, electric mobility, aviation, shipping or pipelines. Using methods such as social cost benefit analyses (SCBAs), impact studies, economic effect studies, broad‑wellbeing analyses, business cases, (big) data analyses, evaluations, monitoring and market studies, we provide a solid foundation for evidence‑informed policymaking.
There is an ever‑growing amount of data available on how we travel and the choices we make. We also know more and more about the modes and routes used to transport goods. The same applies to the impact of mobility and transport on the climate and the environment. These data are becoming an increasingly important part of our research and advice, and they are indispensable for quantitative studies and for traffic and economic models.
But numbers do not tell the whole story. The qualitative narrative behind them is often just as valuable, and sometimes even more so. That is why our advice pays close attention to both objectively measurable and subjective (experienced) consequences for different groups and for the living environment. Reliable figures often provide a strong basis for decision‑making processes, but they cannot stand alone without qualitative insights. Our analyses therefore consider a wide range of effects and perspectives.
We bring these together into relevant policy information in our reports and presentations: in readable texts that do justice to the complexity, and in visuals and graphics that help readers better understand the policy choices ahead.
Broad prosperity as a guiding principle in area development of the A16-Oostflank at Rotterdam
Overhead line trucks: a cost‑effective way to cut CO₂
€1 billion NGF subsidy for the ‘Schaalsprong’ in public transport in southern Randstad
Investments in cycling infrastructure deliver a 50% social return