Horst Complex

prof.dr.ing. K.T. Geurs (Karst)

Full Professor
ET-CEM-TP
Horst Complex Z218
k.t.geurs@utwente.nl
+31534891056
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Karst Geurs is appointed Full Professor of Transport Planning at Department of Civil Engineering. His research focuses on interactions between land use and transport, accessibility modelling and evaluation and the dynamics in travel behaviour. From 2009-2013 he was Associated Professor at the Department of CE. He worked at the National Institute for Public Health and Environment from 1997 and moved to the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency in 2005. In 2006 he received his PhD at the Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, the Netherlands, on accessibility appraisal of land-use and transport policy strategies. He teaches master courses on Transport Policy and Planning, Land Use and Transport Interactions and Sustainable Transport within the Master Track Transport Engineering and Management.

He is chair of the Network on European Communications and Transport Activities Research (NECTAR), Editor-in-Chief of the European Transport Research Review (ETRR) and member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal of Transport and Land Use (JTLU).

Professional Experience

  • 2013 Full Professor of Transport Planning, Dep. CE, University of Twente.
  • 2009 Associate Professor, Centre for Transport Studies, University of Twente.
  • 2007 Programme Manager Transport, Netherlands Environmental
    Assessment Agency, Bilthoven, the Netherlands.
  • 2005 
    Researcher land use, transport and environment, Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, Bilthoven, the Netherlands.
  • 1997 Researcher land use, transport and environment, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, the Netherlands.

Education

  • 2006 PhD, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, the Netherlands. Thesis title: Accessibility, land use and transport. Accessibility evaluation of land-use and transport developments and policy strategies. Awarded Cum Laude.
  • 1995 Master of Science Environmental Science, Environmental Policy Evaluation, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
  • 1993 Bachelor of Science Transport Engineering and Planning, Breda University of Professional Education, the Netherlands

Memberships

  • Chair of the Netwerk on European Communications and Transport Activities Research (NECTAR) - http://www.nectar-eu.eu/
  • Editor-in-Chief of the European Transport Research Review (ETRR) etrr.springeropen.com  
  • TRAIL research fellow.
  • Member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal of Transport and Land Use (JTLU) (www.jtlu.org).

Expertise

  • Social Sciences

    • Netherlands
    • Accessibility
    • Bicycles
    • Dutch
    • Motor Vehicles
    • Public Transport
    • Mode Choice
    • Travel

Organisations

Ancillary activities

  • Elseviereditor Journal of Transport Geography
  • AssociationVice-Chair of NECTAR

Publications

2025

Factors affecting the use and option use of shared mopeds and bicycles: Evidence from Dutch metropolitan cities (2025)Travel behaviour and society, 43. Article 101204 (E-pub ahead of print/First online). Dong, L., Ulak, M. B., Azolin, L. G., Grigolon, A. B., Abouelela, M. & Geurs, K. T.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tbs.2025.101204E-bikes’ impact on job accessibility and equity in São Paulo and Rio (2025)Transportation research. Part D: Transport and environment, 149. Article 105072. Louro, T. V., Grigolon, A. B., Cunha, A. L. & Geurs, K. T.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2025.105072Exploring the 15-Minute City concept for the urban outskirts: a systematic literature review (2025)European transport research review, 17(1), 1-19. Article 50. Arias-Molinares, D., Geurs, K., Grigolon, A., Ulak, B., Duran-Rodas, D., McCormick, B., Baguet, J., van Vessem, C., Adjeroud, H., Dörrzapf, L., Charalampidou, G., Bobičić, O. & Esztergár-Kiss, D.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12544-025-00743-8Moving together: reimagining mobility worldwide. Highlights of the 2022 transport research arena conference (2025)European transport research review, 17(1). Article 31. Geurs, K. T. & de Picado Santos, L.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12544-025-00729-6Mobility variability of favela residents of São Paulo based on mobile phone data (2025)Transportation. Barboza, M., Giannotti, M., Grigolon, A. & Geurs, K.https://doi.org/10.1007/s11116-025-10695-6Accessibility and road safety: Integration of road safety in accessibility evaluation (2025)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Asadi, M.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036569347Urban accessibility disparities - Applications of big data to measure spatial and temporal inequalities in mobility and accessibility in São Paulo (2025)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research external, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Barboza, M. H. C.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036567664Shared mobility during public transport disruptions: Users’ perspectives in a Brazilian city (2025)Transportation research. Part D: Transport and environment, 147. Article 104972. Azolin, L. G., Grigolon, A. B., Rodrigues da Silva, A. N. & Geurs, K. T.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2025.104972Transit fares and space-time accessibility: measuring inequalities in park accessibility for São Paulo favela residents using mobile phone and smart card data (2025)Journal of transport geography, 128. Article 104395. Barboza, M., Giannotti, M., Grigolon, A. & Geurs, K.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2025.104395Developing a serious game for the 15-minute neighbourhood transition: Lessons learned from an expert workshop (2025)Case Studies on Transport Policy, 20. Article 101428. Garritsen, K. É., Grigolon, A. B., Ulak, M. B., Geurs, K. T., Bodum, L., Hernández Bueno, A. V. & Børsen, T.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cstp.2025.101428The impact of teleworking in hybrid job accessibility in the Netherlands: A novel agent-based modelling framework (2025)Transportation research. Part A: Policy and practice, 196. Article 104496. van Lent, S. J., Ulak, M. B., Wismans, L. J. J. & Geurs, K. T.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2025.104496The role of digital mobility skills in the uptake of shared modes at mobility hubs (2025)Journal of Urban Mobility, 7. Article 100111. Garritsen, K. É., Grigolon, A. B. & Geurs, K. T.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urbmob.2025.100111Mobility chameleons: The current and potential users of shared micromobility (2025)Travel behaviour and society, 39. Article 100967. Gkavra, R., Susilo, Y. O., Grigolon, A., Geurs, K. & Roider, O.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tbs.2024.100967Examining the nonlinear effects of traffic and built environment factors on the traffic safety of cyclist from different age groups (2025)Accident analysis & prevention, 211. Article 107872. Ulak, M. B., Asadi, M. & Geurs, K. T.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2024.107872How do cyclists experience a context-aware prototype warning system?: Assessing perceived safety, perception and riding behaviour changes through a field study (2025)Journal of Cycling and Micromobility Research, 3. Article 100051. Kapousizis, G., Jutte, A., Ulak, M. B. & Geurs, K.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmr.2024.100051

Other contributions

Master Theses

For more theses see this website

Research profiles

Current projects

Dynamics in Mode Choice Behaviour

GC / Marie Joseé Olde Kalter

Road Safety for Cyclists in Dutch Cities

SWOV / PhD Teun Uijtdewilligen

Accessibility and Road Safety; Integrating road safety indicators in accessibility analysis and planning.

SWOV / PhD Mehrnaz Asadi

Dynamics in Mode Choice Behaviour

KIM/GC / PhD Marie-José Olde Kalter

Netmobil – A mobility as a service for rural areas

NWO

Smart Connected Bikes

NWO

Resilient public transport services

Keolis / PhD Zakir Farahmand

Bicycle User Experience: Smart, Connected and Safe Cycling in the Netherlands

Accell Group / PhD Georgios Kapousizis

SmartHubs - Smart Mobility Hubs as Game Changers in Transport

Finished projects

Solar Bike

Mobility Panel for the Netherlands (MPN)

The Mobility Panel for the Netherlands (in Dutch: MobiliteitsPanel Nederland (MPN)) aims to map changes in travel behaviour of a specific group of people and households over an extended period of time.

The local and regional dimensions in Indonesia’s social and economic development.

The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) awarded a research project The local and regional dimensions in Indonesia’s social and economic development from the Free University Amsterdam (Dept. of Spatial Economics), the University of Twente (Centre for Transport Studies), University of Indonesia and the Bandung Institute of Technology within the Scientific Programme Indonesia - Netherlands (SPIN).

ASTRID (Accessibility, Social justice and TRansport emission Impacts of transit-oriented Development strategies)

Mobile Mobility Panel

Mobile City Innovation Program (IMS)

COVID-19 public transport capacity model

NWO

Mobility innovations in Twente

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