Our research projects

K2 conducts research on how collective mobility can contribute to attractive and sustainable cities and regions. The work is multidisciplinary and conducted in close collaboration with practictioners.

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Resilient and economically sustainable public transport

Project leader
Carl-William Palmqvist
Project period
Jan 2026 - Dec 2028

Unlocking latent demand for collective mobility: evidence, governance and planning tools in Swedish city regions

Project leader
Anders Larsson
Project period
Jan 2026 - Dec 2028

Planning RESilient Collective mobility under extreme weather: Users, INfrastructure, and Governance (RESCUING)

Project leader
Jens Portinson Hylander
Project period
Jan 2026 - Dec 2028

Smarter public transport? Empirical lessons from demand-responsive mobility solutions

Project leader
Lars E. Olsson
Project period
Jan 2026 - Dec 2028

The journey towards fair competition in bus transport: Market structure, business models and court appeals

Project leader
Ivan Ridderstedt
Project period
Jan 2026 - Dec 2028

The role, opportunities and limitations of metagovernors in the development of sustainable and resilient collective mobility

Project leader
Claus Hedegaard Sørensen
Project period
Oct 2025 - Sep 2028
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Ticket prices in public transport

Project leader
Jens Portinson Hylander
Project period
Oct 2025 - Feb 2026

Assessing the societal value of public transport

Project leader
Henrik Andersson
Project period
Sep 2025 - Sep 2026

An expanded role for regional public transport authorities: Towards a systematic integration of public transport and cycling

Project leader
Göran Smith
Project period
Sep 2025 - Aug 2028
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Circular public transport

Project leader
Helene Lidestam
Project period
Nov 2024 - Dec 2028

Metagovernance for collective mobility – needs, opportunities and limitations in Sweden

Project leader
Fredrik Pettersson-Löfstedt
Project period
Sep 2025 - Aug 2027
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Measuring objective and subjective effects of pedestrian congestion (MOSEPC)

Project leader
Fredrik Johansson
Project period
Jan 2025 - Dec 2026
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More and faster or less and slower – assumptions in and consequences

Project leader
Claus Hedegaard Sørensen
Project period
Aug 2025 - Jul 2026

Using green financing mechanisms for funding efficient and high-capacity public transport

Project leader
Lina Olsson
Project period
Jan 2025 - Feb 2026

Rethinking public transport contracts: towards value-based KPIs for reliable bus services

Project leader
Zhenliang Ma
Project period
Jun 2025 - Jun 2026

More money, more power? Investigating the role of municipal buy-ins in regional public transport amid regionalization processes

Project leader
Malin Henriksson
Project period
Sep 2025 - Dec 2026

LLM-assisted travel behavior analysis for eldery mobility: New approach for decision support

Project leader
Arezoo Sarkheyli-Hägele
Project period
Aug 2025 - Jul 2026

Exploring the potential of shared e-scooters in promoting the resilience of public transportation systems in Sweden

Project leader
Pengxiang Zhao
Project period
Mar 2025 - Aug 2026

A Swedish procurement database for public transport: An assessment of stakeholders, value and feasibility

Project leader
Ivan Ridderstedt
Project period
Jan 2025 - Jun 2026
Bussar i trafik vid Götaplatsen i Göteborg

Understanding the drivers that can advance or block change towards sustainable collective mobility in urban planning practice

Project leader
Project period
Apr 2025 - May 2026

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K2 is Sweden's national knowledge centre for collective mobility. This is where academia, the public sector and industry meet to discuss and develop the role of collective mobility in Sweden. K2 is operated and funded by Lund University, Malmö University, and VTI, in collaboration with Region Stockholm, Västra Götaland Region, Region Skåne, and the Swedish Transport Administration. We also receive financial support from Vinnova.

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