Towards an integrated approach for the Mobility Vision 2050

The Mobility Vision 2050 provides direction for a sustainable and accessible mobility system. However, the transition from vision to practice requires cohesion. Connekt explored with its network how an integrated approach can help achieve acceleration and impact.

The Mobility Vision 2050 (Movi2050) provides direction for a sustainable and accessible mobility system. However, the transition from vision to practice requires cohesion. Connekt explored with its network how an integrated approach can help achieve acceleration and impact.

The vision aligns closely with the ambitions of the Connekt network. At the same time, it is clear that translating vision into practice does not happen automatically. Many initiatives have already started, but too often they remain fragmented or limited to partial solutions. Yet, the real strength lies in a collaborative and integrated approach.

The background: acceleration needed

The ministry asked Connekt and its network to contribute ideas on how to make Movi2050 concrete. Following this call, we launched an exploration: how can the Connekt network contribute to a faster and more effective mobility transition?

We noted that the ambition is widely shared, but implementation is stalling on several crucial points:

• Silos between sectors and levels of government still make it difficult to approach accessibility issues as a whole.
• While the vision is endorsed, it is not always recognized as 'their own' by all stakeholders.
• Ongoing initiatives are valuable, but the sum total does not yet lead to the best solutions for society.

Therefore, the central question of our exploration was: how do we bring the various stakeholders together to realize Movi2050 faster and more effectively?

The process: exploring together with the network

The exploration phase consisted of several steps:

• Dialogue with stakeholders: we spoke with representatives from the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management (IenW), Rijkswaterstaat, Railforum, CROW, ANWB, RAI Association, BOVAG, TNO, VNG, KiM, and regional parties such as MRDH and VRA. These discussions mapped out shared opportunities, concerns, and needs.
• Exploration of ongoing initiatives and opportunities: themes such as the digitalization of mobility data, spreading and avoiding travel, greening travel behavior, autonomous driving, and regional accessibility profiles emerged as areas where an integrated approach can add value.
• Joint workshops: insights were shared, bottlenecks identified, and potential solutions explored during meetings. The final meeting took place on August 18, 2025, during which the preliminary findings were tested and supplemented.

Key findings

A clear but challenging picture emerges from the exploration. The report shows that:

• The accessibility challenge requires an integrated approach: mobility must be linked to themes such as housing, the labor market, and education.
• There is a need for a shared system perspective and joint coordination to prevent fragmentation and duplication. Stakeholders expect IenW to take on a system-responsible role in this.
• Funding and continuity are crucial preconditions. Structural linking of resources and policy processes is necessary to take projects beyond the pilot phase.
• Regional translations of Movi2050, through accessibility analyses and regional action plans, are promising ways to bring vision and practice together.
• Case-oriented work with visible results is essential to strengthen support, urgency, and cooperation. Consider, for example, the case of public transport accessibility for the Port of Rotterdam.

The next step

The exploration phase has made it clear that it is now time to take concrete action. The report outlines several follow-up directions:

• Starting small and pragmatically: beginning with urgent cases where the added value of an integrated approach becomes visible.
• Utilizing regional implementation: by translating Movi2050 into accessibility analyses and action plans per region, administrative legitimacy and alignment with practice are created.
• Establishing new connections: the mobility transition is affecting more and more domains; cooperation with employers, education, and healthcare, among others, is necessary to achieve supported solutions.
• Organizing continuity: structural cooperation and joint coordination are essential to prevent initiatives from becoming fragmented or stalling.

Conclusion

The challenge is great, but the momentum is there. It is encouraging that the Ministry of IenW increasingly wants to position itself as the system director for the mobility transition.

Connekt and its network are ready to take the next step together with public and private parties: from vision to implementation, from separate initiatives to cohesion, and from fragmentation to a collective movement towards 2050.

Interested?

The full report “Exploration phase integrated approach to the realization of Mobility Vision 2050” is available. Would you like to know more or receive the report? Please contact Sybe Andringa (Connekt).