Transport and Ageing: An Examination into Digitally Enabled Flexible Public Transport Services and the Opportunities and Barriers for Older Citizens

交通与老龄化：对数字化灵活公共交通服务以及老年人的机会和障碍的研究

• 批准号: 1936499
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University College London
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2017 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-1936499
• 关键词: Transport; Ageing; Examination; into; Digitally

The focus of this research project is to examine the role and value of new modes of digitally enabled Flexible Public Transport Services (here after FTS) within the context of a deregulated transport market in Oxford, UK. Specifically, this PhD will examine the new Demand Responsive Transport service - PickmeUp - operated by Oxford Bus Company and in relation to the existing fixed route bus services in deprived areas of Oxford with low-car occupancy. Special attention will be given to the impact and roles of this new type of service and how it will impact the lives of vulnerable citizens, such as the elderly. The project will also aim to understand the impact of this service on policy and community transport services from a local authority perspective; for example, in relation to evidence that could determine whether such new services should be eligible or supported with funds for concessionary travel. The project will be divided into three sequential phases: 1) Using participatory methodology - Delphi method - to determine what matters to people in their daily lives in relation to transport and mobility. The aim of which is to first determine a set of people-orientated indicators to examine the DRT service in phase 2, but also to compare this localised survey with existing National Household Transport surveys. 2. Phase 2 will involve a spatial and temporal analysis of 1 year's worth of DRT ridership in Oxford. Using the findings from phase 1 and 2, the final phase of the PhD aims to synthesise the first two phases and assess how such learnings can be used to support specific Community Transport policy decisions (Section 19/22), as well as how this service fits in to the wider debate around transport and ageing. This PhD research adopts a mixed methods approach: qualitative public and private sector engagement activities and desk-based review of literature, as well as quantitative approaches for analysis of anonymised bus ridership and aggregated transport data.Main Research Questions:What matters to older citizens in their daily lives in relation to transport and mobility in their neighbourhood? How does the existing fixed routed public transport service in Oxford meet the needs of older/vulnerable citizens? How does the new Flexible Public Transport Service in Oxford meet the unfulfilled needs of older/vulnerable citizens?Novel Methods/Approaches:1. a) A novel approach using the Delphi technique to develop transport/mobility indicators based on what people value in their daily lives, b) a localised transport study - new data2. New DRT ridership dataset - exclusive assess from Oxford Bus Company which will add to knowledge of previous studies that use synthetic data.3. Real world DRT data (anonymised) to compare with existing public transport (fixed route); ridership, destinations, time of travel, cost of travel reimbursement cost of concessionary travel) Alignment with EPSRC:Within the EPSRC's themes of the 'built environment' and 'infrastructure and urban systems', this PhD will undertake research under the following strategic themes: the built environment and public health, by focusing on design for wellbeing and inclusivity. Infrastructure and urban systems - improving the performance, capacity and connectivity of transport networks; a holistic view of cities and their systems, including dependencies between them and critical infrastructure. This research can also be strongly linked to the themes of Healthcare technologies, and Digital Economy (sub-themes of 'value creation and capture', 'data, information and knowledge').

该研究项目的重点是在英国牛津解除管制的交通市场背景下研究数字化灵活公共交通服务（以下简称 FTS）新模式的作用和价值。具体来说，该博士将研究由牛津巴士公司运营的新的需求响应交通服务 - PickmeUp，以及与牛津贫困地区低汽车占用率的现有固定路线巴士服务的关系。我们将特别关注这种新型服务的影响和作用，以及它将如何影响老年人等弱势公民的生活。该项目还将旨在从地方当局的角度了解这项服务对政策和社区交通服务的影响；例如，关于可以确定此类新服务是否符合优惠旅行资金或是否应获得优惠旅行资金支持的证据。该项目将分为三个连续阶段： 1) 使用参与式方法——德尔菲法——确定人们日常生活中与交通和出行相关的重要因素。其目的是首先确定一套以人为本的指标来检查第二阶段的 DRT 服务，同时还将这项本地化调查与现有的全国家庭交通调查进行比较。 2. 第二阶段将对牛津一年内的 DRT 乘客量进行空间和时间分析。利用第一阶段和第二阶段的研究结果，博士的最后阶段旨在综合前两个阶段，并评估如何利用这些知识来支持具体的社区交通政策决策（第 19/22 节），以及这项服务如何适应有关交通和老龄化的更广泛的辩论。这项博士研究采用了混合方法：定性的公共和私营部门参与活动和基于案头的文献综述，以及分析匿名公交车乘客和汇总交通数据的定量方法。主要研究问题：在老年人的日常生活中，与社区交通和流动性相关的什么因素对他们来说最重要？牛津现有的固定路线公共交通服务如何满足老年/弱势公民的需求？牛津新的灵活公共交通服务如何满足老年/弱势公民未满足的需求？新方法/途径：1。 a) 采用德尔菲技术根据人们日常生活中的价值制定交通/流动指标的新颖方法，b) 本地化交通研究 - 新数据2。新的 DRT 乘客数据集 - 来自牛津巴士公司的独家评估，这将增加之前使用合成数据的研究的知识。3。真实世界的 DRT 数据（匿名）与现有公共交通（固定路线）进行比较；客流量、目的地、旅行时间、旅行费用报销优惠旅行费用）与 EPSRC 保持一致：在 EPSRC 的“建筑环境”和“基础设施和城市系统”主题范围内，该博士将在以下战略主题下进行研究：建筑环境和公共卫生，重点关注福祉和包容性设计。基础设施和城市系统——提高交通网络的性能、容量和连通性；对城市及其系统的整体看法，包括城市及其与关键基础设施之间的依赖关系。这项研究还可以与医疗保健技术和数字经济主题（子主题“价值创造和获取”、“数据、信息和知识”）密切相关。