The improve transport for the user strategic priority is critical in ensuring the department delivers and maintains a transport system that meets the needs of the public and addresses what they care about most. It puts the needs and expectations of current and potential users (both passengers and freight customers) at the heart of the operation of the transport system and considers about end-to-end journeys, not just individual transport modes. It is focused on ensuring that our infrastructure and the services which use it meet the varied needs of businesses and the public, are attractive, affordable, sustainable, and resilient is a crucial goal for the department.
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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
A good understanding of traveller behaviour underpins all policies which are effective in influencing travel behaviour to reduce congestion, increase activity levels, improve air quality and/or reduce carbon emissions. I...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of the West of England
The project partially answers the question as it focuses on understanding travel behavior over weeks and months, but does not specifically address reliability, punctuality, and variance in journey time.
The Journey Alerts service provides real-time travel times for passengers of rail and bus companies in the UK. Licenced by companies such as P&O Ferries, Southwestern Railway (SWR), East Midlands Railway (EMR), Oxfor...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: ZIPABOUT LOCAL LIMITED
The project addresses the challenge of providing real-time travel times and journey planning to improve access to public transport, which aligns with the question about how people perceive reliability, punctuality, and variance in journey time.
Our lives are governed by 'fixed' time schedules with activities aligned to school and work start/end times, public transport schedules, facility opening hours and deadlines. The rise of the 'anytime' 24 hour society has...
Funded by: EPSRC
Lead research organisation: University of Southampton
The project partially answers the question as it aims to facilitate behavioral change in transport habits and practices, but does not specifically address reliability, punctuality, and variance in journey time.