Project overview
Solent Transport has been funded by the Department for Transport (DfT) to develop a ‘Future Transport Zone’ (FTZ) for the region. The project runs until mid 2025, and involves developing and trialing innovative transport solutions, including:
(1) ‘Breeze’, an integrated multi-modal platform and Mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) app;
(2) a new range of ‘Solent Go’ travel products;
(3) wide-scale use of hire e-scooters, bikes and e-bikes;
(4) pilot trials of dynamic demand-responsive transport;
(5) new mobility credits incentives;
(6) wider business-to-business engagement for sustainable travel;
(7) freight macro- and micro- consolidation of deliveries; and
(8) drone logistics.
TRG is leading the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of the overall FTZ programme, working in conjunction with TRL and the University of Portsmouth. The team also engage, report and share insights with NatCen, who lead on the national evaluation of all the UK FTZs on behalf of the DfT. In addition to the annual DfT traffic data, the dedicated M&E traffic and transport ‘Data Explorer’ visualisation and analysis tool has been expanded to encompass:
(1) daily and hourly traffic network information from the available on-road sensors in Portsmouth and Southampton;
(2) data from the Sub Regional Transport Model (SRTM) as provided by SYSTRA;
(3) the Propensity to Cycle Tool as developed by Lovelace and Goodman;
(4) Data on the use of ITSO Smartcards, provided by Unicard.
Further information is available on the main project webpage: https://www.southampton.ac.uk/engineering/research/projects/solent-future-transport-zone-theme-1.page
(1) ‘Breeze’, an integrated multi-modal platform and Mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) app;
(2) a new range of ‘Solent Go’ travel products;
(3) wide-scale use of hire e-scooters, bikes and e-bikes;
(4) pilot trials of dynamic demand-responsive transport;
(5) new mobility credits incentives;
(6) wider business-to-business engagement for sustainable travel;
(7) freight macro- and micro- consolidation of deliveries; and
(8) drone logistics.
TRG is leading the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of the overall FTZ programme, working in conjunction with TRL and the University of Portsmouth. The team also engage, report and share insights with NatCen, who lead on the national evaluation of all the UK FTZs on behalf of the DfT. In addition to the annual DfT traffic data, the dedicated M&E traffic and transport ‘Data Explorer’ visualisation and analysis tool has been expanded to encompass:
(1) daily and hourly traffic network information from the available on-road sensors in Portsmouth and Southampton;
(2) data from the Sub Regional Transport Model (SRTM) as provided by SYSTRA;
(3) the Propensity to Cycle Tool as developed by Lovelace and Goodman;
(4) Data on the use of ITSO Smartcards, provided by Unicard.
Further information is available on the main project webpage: https://www.southampton.ac.uk/engineering/research/projects/solent-future-transport-zone-theme-1.page
