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:
As transport systems are currently being redesigned to include forms of active travel (i.e. walking, cycling), the need for transport to be more accessible has been addressed in a range of urban and transport policy aren...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Oxford
The project focuses on the mobility challenges of children with non-visible disabilities, which partially addresses the question about the enablers and barriers to travel for disabled people.
Development of a new micromobility vehicle-format, which introduces Accessibility to the sector. By 'blurring the lines' between what is considered an 'able-bodied' persons choice of fashionable, convenient transport, an...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: FORZUNA-NAVIGATION LTD
The project addresses the enablers and barriers to travel for disabled people by introducing a new accessible vehicle-format.
Travel Hands is a service that pairs Visually Impaired People (VIP) with registered and verified volunteers to walk together towards their similar destinations. Traveling safely, cheaply, and independently is challengin...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: VIP WORLD SERVICES LIMITED
The project Travel Hands is specifically designed to address the needs of visually impaired people and aims to enable them to use the public transport system safely, which aligns with the question about enablers and barriers to travel for disabled people and those with long-term health conditions.