Have perceptions of crowding on public transport, including rail, changed following COVID-19? How and to what extent is this likely to change passenger behaviour?
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.
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Research fields
Related UKRI funded projects
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Improving Passenegr safety through the provision of Crowding information on all British RailwayTrains
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Funded by: Innovate UK
Why might this be relevant?
The project specifically focuses on predicting rail demand and crowding post-COVID-19 to improve decision-making and passenger safety.
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Increasing rail transport throughput while avoiding incentives to compromise social distancing: agent-based quantification leading to guidelines
Public transport is crucial to economic activity, functioning cities and access to work, but presents many pinch-points (doors, confined areas of queuing, ticket gates) where social distancing is easily compromised. Thes...
Funded by: COVID
Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on optimisation of passenger flow to avoid compromising social distancing, providing guidelines on effective timetabling and COVID safe station operation, which partially addresses the question.
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Save-a-Space for social distancing in transport services
This project addresses the urgent need for transport operators to be able to efficiently implement social distancing on their tram/rail services amid current COVID-19 restrictions and to optimally manage demand, access a...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Why might this be relevant?
The project addresses social distancing on transport services post-COVID-19, but does not focus on perceptions of crowding or changing passenger behavior.