Research project

Potential future updates and enhancements to the Solent SubRegional Transport Model (SRTM)

Project overview

The objectives of this project were to:

  1. Review modelling platforms and their capabilities with respect to transport technologies, sociodemographic change, air quality, self-service and real time traffic management;
  2. Review new data sources such as Mobile Network Data (MND), GPS, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.;
  3. Undertake consultation with expert stakeholders;
  4. Draw conclusions concerning future updates and enhancements to the SRTM.

It involved eight subject matter reviews, 13 in-depth interviews with 19 participants (9 Local Government, 3 National Government, 7 Private Sector) and a synthesis report.

A workshop was held on 27 November 2019 in conjunction with the Transport Planning Society and the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation. It was chaired by Nick Richardson (Mott Macdonald) and speakers included:

  • Richard Pemberton (Solent Transport)
  • Ian Burden (Systra)
  • Soraya Thompson (Vivacity)
  • Oliver Charlesworth (Bentley/Citilabs)
  • John Preston (TRG).

Staff

Lead researchers

Professor John Preston

Professor in Rail Transport
Research interests
  • Demand, capacity and cost modelling for sustainable transport infrastructure.
  • The design, monitoring and evaluation of transport interventions designed to promote sustaina…
  • The determination of pathways for future mobility transitions to net zero carbon.
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Other researchers

Professor Tom Cherrett

Prof of Logistics and Transport Mgnment
Research interests
  • Understanding and improving the distribution of goods and the management of freight vehicles …
  • How optimisation techniques can be used to improve system efficiency and in what ways Intelli…
  • Approaches to more effectively collect and manage the movement of waste in terms of both hous…
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Professor Simon Blainey PhD, FRGS, FHEA, MCIHT, CMILT

Research interests
  • Rail demand and operations modelling
  • GIS and transport
  • Transport decision support systems
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Dr Ben Waterson

Professor
Research interests
  • Road transport
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Traveller Behaviour
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Research outputs