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:
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority's (LCRCA) bus network is at a crucial stage in its evolution. As the Combined Authority prepares for a full network review and a pioneering franchising model, the "Big Data D...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: PODARIS LTD
The project focuses on developing technology solutions to enhance the bus network, promote sustainability, and improve efficiency, aligning with the question's focus on how technologies like DRT and BRT can support effective bus services.
The aim of this project is to understand and plan the deployment of innovative shared mobility technology to improve first-and-last-mile intermodal connectivity of public transit in Malaysia. The partners, CatchThatBus a...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: MOSES MOBILITY LTD
The project aims to improve first-and-last-mile intermodal connectivity of public transit, which is relevant to the question about how technologies like DRT and BRT can support effective bus services.
The rise in private car use in the UK has major implications relating to how transport more generally is provided. One problem is that conventional public transport (i.e. bus, light rail and heavy rail) is steadily becom...
Funded by: EPSRC
Lead research organisation: Loughborough University
The project focuses on developing relevant tools for Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) and determining its potential contribution to meeting transport objectives, which directly addresses the question.