Following publication of the government’s “Better Connected” so-called strategy for integrated transport last week, the Commons Transport Committee is to hold another session in its inquiry into “joined-up journeys”, including asking witnesses whether the strategy sets out a feasible approach to better integration.
The main aim of the session, led by committee chair Ruth Cadbury, is to probe factors shaping transport users’ behaviour with a number of experts, including behavioural scientists.
But, according to the committee’s explanation of the context for the inquiry, the problem to be addressed is quite a drastic one, beyond the scope of behavioural science:
(more…)The session comes as Government data shows that most passenger miles travelled in the UK in 2024 did not involve any mode of public transport. One of the reasons advanced for this in evidence to the Committee is that transport systems are often not reliable or convenient enough for people and that in some cases this is due to a lack of integration.
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