The grow and level up the economy strategic priority is at the heart of the government’s agenda to spread opportunity across the UK. Transport has a crucial role to play, whether it be through improving connectivity across the United Kingdom and growing the economy by enhancing the transport network, on time and on budget. DfT has a number of specific interests in this space, notably our infrastructure projects, Places for Growth and our apprenticeships and skills work.
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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
As the coronavirus descended on the UK, the initial focus of our city councils and transport agencies has been on coping with managing unprecedented changes to daily life and preparing to support healthcare workers. The ...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED
The project uses agent based models to simulate how cities operate and can help cities plan for economic recovery and mitigate health risks during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Lifting lockdown raises big questions for towns and cities. What happens to transport and employment if restricted categories of people are allowed to travel, for limited purposes? If extended social distancing reduces p...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: STEER DAVIES & GLEAVE LIMITED
The project aims to provide a simulation to help cities recover from lockdown and mitigate negative impacts on transport and employment, which is relevant to mitigating social and economic disparities caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
TravelTime Technologies have already built and commercialised a technology platform, accessed by API, that enables clients in 40 countries to analyse their own data by travel time, not distance. As one example, the NHS u...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: TRAVELTIME TECHNOLOGIES LTD
The project provides a technology platform to analyze travel times during the Covid-19 pandemic, which can partially address the question of mitigating social and economic disparities through transport investment schemes.