Chapter 4

Hybrid pathways to sustainability Within the process of developing a mobility sub-system for 2065, the preparation of several transition stages is of a great importance. The aim is to achieve the 2065 vision for a sustainable mobility in the island via the optimal pathway, by means of social, technological and ecological development. The protagonists acting in our scenarios are, basically, the…

New bicycle types and intelligent cycle paths can increase the share of bicycles on the island and decrease the use of private car. The next paragraphs describe on a first level the current situation about use of bicycle in Texel, and the concepts about how new technologies could be integrated in the cycle paths in order to make them more functional and attractive. In the Netherlands cycling is…

The biggest problem on Texel we are facing are the overload of cars with the result of busy roads and full parking lots. To tackle this story, the use of cars has to be less. We want to make Texel a fossil free Island; This means for the subsystem “how to get there”; An isolated transport system powered by local energy sources. To get to this goal, we looked into different subjects in the last…

As it has been introduced in previous work, the predictions for the future of the mobility in developed countries show that autonomous vehicles will be gaining representation. In the context of 2065 it is thought that this technology is very much applied in many European countries and, therefore, the public is conscious about the advantages that this type of transport offers. Some of these are:…