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:
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 focuses on developing a new micromobility vehicle-format to improve accessibility for mobility-limited persons, addressing the needs of disabled individuals in transportation.
Older people generally become more dependent upon public transport in later life as their ownership and use of passenger cars becomes more difficult. Therefore, it is necessary that they perceive the public transport sys...
Funded by: MRC
Lead research organisation: Loughborough University
The project partially answers the question by examining how injuries could be prevented by engineering solutions in public transport vehicles.
To capture the full social and economic benefits of AI, new technologies must be sensitive to the diverse needs of the whole population. This means understanding and reflecting the complexity of individual needs, the var...
Funded by: FIC
Lead research organisation: University of Leeds
The project fully answers the question by addressing how on-demand, electric autonomous vehicles (EAVs) might be integrated within public transport systems to meet the complex needs of older populations.