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:
UK cities are the epicentre of economic growth as populations are growing at a rapid rate; for example between 2004-2014 the population of Oxford grew by 11.6%, Cambridge by 14.5% and Milton Keynes by 18.1%. This places ...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: TOTAL TRIP LIMITED
The project partially answers the question by addressing the needs of passengers for journey-related mobile connectivity, but does not mention the role of government in supporting these outcomes.
We are in a period of unprecedented technological change in which the convergence of a range of underlying technologies in the domains of computing, communications, positioning and navigation, pervasive sensing and model...
Funded by: EPSRC
Lead research organisation: Imperial College London
The project partially answers the question by discussing the impacts of technological change on travel behavior and the operation of transport systems, but does not specifically address the needs of passengers for journey-related mobile connectivity.
The peak and trough mobility demand profiles remain a critical challenge for city transport, and lead to negative consequences for welfare, productivity, energy use, and environment. This results from the largely fixed t...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: CISCO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
The project partially answers the question by addressing the challenge of peak and trough mobility demand and the negative consequences, but does not specifically mention the needs of passengers for journey-related mobile connectivity or the role of government in supporting these outcomes.