Investments in public transport are done on the basis of theoretical public transport concepts (for example a radial network) and land use concepts (for example the new towns). In this study the influence of these concepts on mobility is made quantitative. The interchange between land use concepts and public transport concepts is also analyzed. In a case study a few promising concepts are confronted with each other. With an transport model the mobility is calculated. It seemed that the development to a city with higher densities in the centre or around the main transport lines is the most promising regarding the public transport promotion. Trying to mix jobs within the living area's did not have much effect on the total area's did not have much effect on the total number of kilometres travelled by private car. Diffusion of inhabitants (lowering the densities) means more kilometres and enlarges the role of the private car in the modal split. The public transport network structure does not have as much effect on the mobility as the enlargement of the distance between public transport stopping places. Separate land use concepts and public transport concepts have much more influence on the mobility than the matching of two concepts. No unexpected matches were found. (A)
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