Intervention description
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The issue
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To make it easier to choose for the train and other modes of public transport
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Aims & objectives
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To rent bicycles near train stations, other modes of public transport, in city centres and at Park&Ride facilities all over the Netherlands.
1. Higher use of train and other modes of public transport
2. Better accessibility for all
3. Less parking problems
4. Lower costs compared with car or taxi
5. Effective travel time since trains enable travel time to become working time and a bike is always available: no waiting time
6. Healthy employees as a result of cycling
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Type of intervention
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Innovation/education/investment
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Intervention
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Customers who register online at www.OV-fiets.nl will receive an updated railcard or a special OV-fiets card. All customers have to do to hire a cheap bike at any OV-fiets location is scan their card. OV-fiets is also available on all major Dutch mobility cards.
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Implementation level
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National
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Target population/groups
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General population
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Magnitude of target population
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1 December 2008: 50,000 subscriptions and OV-fiets on >100.000 mobility cards
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Aspects of transport, environment and health included
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Air pollution, physical activity, cycling, public transport
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Methods used
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Customers who register online at www.OV-fiets.nl will receive an updated railcard or a special OV-fiets card. All customers have to do to hire a cheap bike at any OV-fiets location is scan their card.
Government agencies and companies can put agreements in place with OV-fiets. Their employees cycle the last leg of their route to work, or to customers or meetings.
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Stakeholder involvement
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Dutch Cyclists Union, ProRail, and some government organizations.
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Assesment
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