Current News
June 2012
The DRT for DRT second project workshop took place at Loughborough University on 27 June. The purpose of the DRT for DRT project workshop was to explore developing DRT and sharing good practice. Please find below the programme from the day and a number of presentations:
- Workshop programme
- DRT for DRT: The project to date – Tim Ryley
- Service integration: the Cheshire West and Chester way – Steve Williams
- Modelling individual demand for DRT: A Lincolnshire case study – Chao Wang
- Case studies: Leicestershire County Council – Biddy Small
- Case studies: Northamptonshire County Council – John Ellerby
January 2012
The ‘DRT for DRT’ research team are presenting three papers on the project at the Transportation Research Board annual meeting in Washington D.C. The papers are:
- A survey of Demand-Responsive Transport in Great Britain
- The impact of socio-economic factors on the demand for Demand-Responsive Transport (DRT) in Greater Manchester: A multilevel modelling approach
- Spatial models in transport: a review and assessment of methodological issues
Please follow the links to read more.
December 2011
The first DRT for DRT newsletter is now available; follow this link to find the key outputs from the first year of the project.
June 2011
The DRT for DRT first project workshop took place at Loughborough University. The purpose of the ‘DRT for DRT’ project workshop was to explore the range of public transport service delivery options available, and how these can best meet demand. The workshop involved key stakeholders from local authorities, the Community Transport Association, consultancies and academia, all specialists in DRT. The DRT for DRT team plan for this to be an annual event.
2011
The DRT for DRT team conducted a national review of Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) systems. See the newsletter for a brief summary of findings and this paper for a more detailed report
Previous News and Events
November 2010
The launch meeting of DRT for DRT took place at Loughborough University during November. The DRT for DRT team met with the Advisory Committee to explore the future potential for DRT in a changing economic and policy environment. Outcomes from the meeting include a deeper understanding of what operators and policy makers need to know about DRT and this will inform data collection, modelling and forecasts.
A Press Release issued in November generated early interest in the project from a range of key stakeholders. The Press Release is available here.
