What can we learn from the pandemic to help inform responses to future pandemics? And what are the implications of the pandemic for people’s current and future travel behaviour?
Background
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.
Next steps
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Source
This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
Related UKRI funded projects
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GCRF_NF359: Modelling the exposure risk tradeoff between public transit and private paratransit for transport decision making in the era of Covid19
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Why might this be relevant?
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TRACK: Transport Risk Assessment for COVID Knowledge
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Why might this be relevant?
The project will develop a risk model to simulate infection risk in different transport vehicles and operating scenarios, providing insights into the implications of the pandemic for people's travel behavior.
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Covid-19 transport travel times
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Why might this be relevant?
The project provides a Covid TravelTime API that can help inform responses to future pandemics by analyzing travel times during Covid, and can also be repurposed for future infrastructure planning.