TMP – Transportation and Mobility Planning

The TMP-lab aims to understand behavioral change in the transport and mobility field. We are interested in analyzing which interventions impact the way individuals travel, investigating what this process of change look like, and attributing this change to personal, social and spatial characteristics via causal mechanisms. We particularly focus on understanding how the built and social environment impacts on mobility, and vice versa.

We conduct empirical research in the area of transport and mobility. We are particularly strong in causal inference, empirical data collection, research design, and conceptualization.  We are experienced in collecting and analyzing both quantitative and qualitative data, including cohort data (i.e. longitudinal panel data), natural experiments, survey design, interviews, and focus groups. We contribute to the discussion in the field of travel behaviour and mobility on causality, and the direct, moderating & mediating impact of psychological constructs. We are applying and have applied this interest to a variety of challenges and areas, including: cycling; walking; the relationship between the built environment and travel behavior; the stability and variability of behavior; the influence of identity, norms, and other psychological constructs on behavior; livability; air and noise pollution; traffic safety as well as crime and personal security.