![]() ![]() The national ambition for mobility in the Netherlands, like in many other nations, is a safe, robust and sustainable mobility system. In these instances, it becomes clearer that mobility is unevenly distributed in society. ![]() At the same time, there are children in the Netherlands who cannot participate in certain school activities because, due to external conditions like income or education, they do not own a bicycle. ![]() For people who already have transport options, even more options are being created, or efforts are being made to enable them to reach their destinations more quickly and comfortably, contributing to Excessive Mobility. In Raworth’s Doughnut Economics, we see a parallel with the theme of mobility. In this final blog of the series, we discuss how we have captured this connection in our Mobility Donut, inspired by the concepts presented in Doughnut Economics, developed by Kate Raworth. What strikes us is a clear connection between these concepts. In the previous blogs, we introduced three currently relevant and important concepts in the world of mobility: ![]()
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