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 research seeks to examine ways in which more people might be encouraged to walk and cycle in the future, what steps are needed to support this potential increase in walking and cycling and how to improve the experie...
Funded by: EPSRC
Lead research organisation: University of Leeds
The project examines ways to encourage more people to walk and cycle, improve the experience for current users, and develop a long-term vision and strategy.
Walking and cycling are the most sustainable modes of transport in cities and should be placed at the heart of a transition towards low-carbon urban mobility systems. This is because walking and cycling can improve the l...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Oxford
The project focuses on the role of infrastructure in stimulating walking and cycling, but does not address increasing cycling and walking in groups who cycle less.
Promoting cycling, including promoting cycling among children, would be expected to deliver substantial benefits in terms of population health and environmental sustainability. Many children do not meet government recomm...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
The project examines the reach and effectiveness of cycle training in schools, but does not address increasing cycling and walking in groups who cycle less.