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:
To increase patronage of bus services in the country of Surrey, by establishing new ways of identifying customer needs, behaviours and user-experience; making bus services more appealing to potential customers....
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: THE UNIVERSITY OF SURREY
The project partially answers the question by identifying customer needs and behaviors, but does not address the other factors mentioned in the question.
A citizen rarely finds bus, rail and/or health service provisions seamlessly aligned: scheduled bus services do not provide sufficiently direct door-to-door journeys, e.g. between railway stations and final destinations,...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: ESOTERIX SYSTEMS LIMITED
The project fully answers the question by assessing the viability of developing an integrated bus service and addressing the mentioned factors.
The need for a transport system which uses on-demand routing arises principally from the shortcomings of the current options available for local journeys. The average Briton makes 821 trips of below 10 miles annually (Na...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: ESOTERIX SYSTEMS LIMITED
The project partially answers the question by proposing an automated bus routing system, but does not address the other factors mentioned in the question.