Overview
- Regional broadcasters, using DOVA’s Halteviewer (39,000 stops), report that about half of bus stops are not fully accessible, with roughly six in ten lacking adequate aids for blind and partially sighted travellers and about half unsuitable for people with motor impairments.
- Disparities are stark: Drenthe performs worst (around 85–90% of provincial stops not accessible), Groningen leads among provinces on accessible provincial stops, and cities such as Rijswijk (78%) and Amersfoort (92%) have far higher shares of fully accessible municipal haltes.
- Rural municipalities including Bodegraven-Reeuwijk, Krimpenerwaard, Lopik and Molenlanden record large numbers of stops inaccessible to both groups, with Flevoland examples showing Zeewolde and Urk particularly poor for visually impaired travellers.
- Split responsibilities across municipalities, provinces, Rijkswaterstaat and water boards contribute to uneven upgrades, with Waterschap Rivierenland citing low density and space limits and provincial officials prioritizing high-use stops due to cost.
- Initial responses include planned inspections and quick fixes in places like Bodegraven-Reeuwijk and a review in Krimpen aan den IJssel, while advocacy groups (Oogvereniging, Rover, ROCOV) call for faster, better-funded action under the UN disability convention; the DOVA dataset reflects the status as of 13 January 2026 and may lag recent changes.