News item | 19-12-2025 | 3:00 PM
Today, State Secretary Aartsen (Public Transport and Environment) will send a letter about the Public Mobility exploration to the Senate and House of Representatives. Berenschot conducted the research on behalf of five ministries: the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport and the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. The research shows how public transport and target group transport can be better connected to keep all regions accessible.
State Secretary Aartsen: “We are working on better accessibility with five ministries and many regions involved. By combining target group transport and public transport, we can create a more efficient system that offers more freedom of choice and self-reliance for all travelers, regardless of disability or place of residence.”
The first two public mobility projects from the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management have already started in the province of Zeeland and the Drechtsteden region. Several regions will follow from 2026.
What is public mobility?
Public mobility brings together different forms of transport. This primarily concerns target group transport (for example for the elderly or people with disabilities) and public transport, but there are also opportunities for, for example, shared mobility and volunteer transport. While the various transport systems are currently organized independently of each other, they will work more together in the future.
This makes transport more flexible, helps people travel more independently and ensures that the system is more efficient and future-proof. From 2026, the five ministries will work together with other governments, (trade) organizations and transport companies to determine how public mobility is organized and financed.
Regional initiatives and results
The first project in Zeeland started this year and received a rating of 4.8 out of 5. The Ministry of Infrastructure gave Zeeland €6 million as a start-up contribution. A similar project recently started in the Drechtsteden. Five other regions will follow in 2026 with a total budget of €5 million. These regional projects show what is needed to set up a well-functioning public mobility system.