How have local transport needs changed as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic? How can we expect them to change going forward?
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:
Research fields
Related UKRI funded projects
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Covid-19 transport travel times
TravelTime Technologies have already built and commercialised a technology platform, accessed by API, that enables clients in 40 countries to analyse their own data by travel time, not distance. As one example, the NHS u...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Why might this be relevant?
The project specifically addresses how Covid-19 has changed travel times and proposes a solution for modeling future infrastructure impact.
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Unicard Smart Mobility: Covid recovery for the transport sector through micromobility data
This project is to develop and launch "Unicard Smart Mobility". It is an open transport data collection and visualisation platform and set of standards, designed to help Local Authorities (LA) adapt to the rapi...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on developing a platform for collecting and visualizing micromobility data post-Covid, which partially addresses the question about changing transport needs.
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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
A safe and functioning transport system is vital to maintain economic activities in countries, developing or not. In most developing countries, the transport system is characterised by a crowded bus transit and micro-tra...
Funded by: GCRF
Why might this be relevant?
The project partially answers the question by discussing the risks of virus exposure in different types of transport modes and the need for evidence-based decision making. However, it does not specifically address how local transport needs have changed or how they will change going forward. The authors have the necessary expertise to competently answer the question.