mobility

“Reserving a ride works great,” she says. “I receive confirmation half an hour in advance and about ten minutes in advance I receive a message that the bus is coming.”

The real problem turns out to be the bus ride itself. “You know when you leave, but not when you arrive. Because that depends on who might get on during your ride. If someone else reserves a ride with your flex bus, they may follow a different route.”

That appears to have consequences. “As a result, a journey can take twice as long. So if you have to be somewhere at a fixed time, you have to allow for a lot of spare time. It is not an ideal means of transport for commuting.”

“This is of course a choice that you have to make, and that is inherent to flexible transport,” responds director general Ann Schoubs of De Lijn in “De morgen”, on Radio 1. “As a traveler you of course have to make a choice: My departure time or my arrival time is very important.” Schoubs realizes that flexible transport requires “extra attention” and promises a “continuous internal evaluation”.

2024-02-06 09:14:00
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An additional problem with old escalators is that the spare parts often have to be custom-made. “That explains why the repair can take a while. Moreover, the escalator also has to be inspected again afterwards. That takes some time, but we are really behind the feathers of the maintenance companies.”

It is not only broken elevators and escalators that are a source of annoyance for commuters and travelers. The ongoing renovation of train stations, such as that of Gent-Sint-Pieters, requires a great deal of patience from those who have to squeeze through a construction site every day during the morning or evening rush hour to reach the tracks.

“You could also renovate a station like that of Gent-Sint-Pieters, the largest in Flanders, much faster, but that would mean leaving 40,000 travelers out in the cold. We choose not to work on the renovation during the renovation. train service, which is why it takes some time.”

2024-01-10 20:43:00
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