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ILS researchers Janina Welsch and Anna-Lena van der Vlugt, together with colleagues from the University of Groningen, have published an article in the Journal of Urban Mobility. The article publishes the initial results of the walk-along interviews from the AccessCity4All project. Based on interviews about perceived accessibility in the province of Groningen, one of the project’s case study areas, it presents new insights into the perceptions of two vulnerable groups regarding their experiences of walking and the accessibility of important facilities in rural and suburban settlements. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.urbmob.2026.100199<\/a><\/strong>. Further current selected papers can be found here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ILS researchers Janina Welsch and Anna-Lena van der Vlugt, together with colleagues from the University of Groningen, have published an article in the Journal of Urban Mobility. The article publishes the initial results of the walk-along interviews from the AccessCity4All project. Based on interviews about perceived accessibility in the province of Groningen, one of the project’s case study areas, it presents new insights into the perceptions of two vulnerable groups regarding their experiences of walking and the accessibility of important facilities in rural and suburban settlements. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.urbmob.2026.100199. 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