Transport Research
This page provides links to a wide range of transport research
which has been undertaken by Worcestershire County Council.
The Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Accessibility Study
The Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust and Worcestershire County
Council worked in partnership to develop this technical study into
the accessibility of Redditch Alexandra Hospital, Kidderminster
General Hospital and Worcestershire Royal Hospital by all modes of
transport. This report and its appendices can be downloaded and
viewed using the link below:
The Integrated Passenger Transport Best Practice
Reports
During the LTP2 period, Worcestershire County Council undertook
extensive research to inform the development of an Integrated
Passenger Transport Strategy for Worcestershire. The results of
this research were used to inform the development of the
Local Transport Plan 3 
(4.9MB). A series of reports were produced
outlining best practice in a range of areas, which can be
downloaded using the links below:
The 'Choose how you move' Sustainable Travel Demonstration Town
Project
Between 2004 and 2009, Worcestershire County Council
successfully bid for a Department for Transport grant to promote
sustainable travel choice (commonly referred to as smarter choices)
in Worcester City. The reports, which can be downloaded
using the links below, provide the extensive research
base that underpinned the project and the impressive results
that were achieved:
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Sustainable Travel Demonstration Town Bid 2004 (198KB) - The original bid document to the
Department for Transport for a 5-year grant to promote smarter
choices in Worcester, aiming to reduce single occupancy car
journeys by residents by 10% between 2004 and 2009.
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Travel Behaviour Research 2004 (Baseline
Survey) (3.8MB) - This research was carried
out in Worcester to obtain information on how people travel and
their reasons for choosing how they travel. The analysis determines
the potential for reducing single occupancy car journeys.
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Interim Research 2006 (922KB) - This report provides an
evaluation of the behaviour change generated by the first stage of
the Individualised Travel Marketing programme carried out in
Worcester during March - April 2006.
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Interim Research 2007 (223KB) - This report provides an evaluation of
the behaviour change generated by the second stage of the
Individualised Travel Marketing programme carried out in Worcester
during April - May 2007.
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Market Research Summary Report 2008 (811KB) - Market research was carried out in
2008 to establish the effectiveness of the Choose how you move
brand and the potential to roll it out to other parts of
Worcestershire. The research also explored the suitability of
existing Choose how you move marketing materials and how they
should be developed to reach the target audience.
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Travel Behaviour Research 2008 (168KB) - Completed in autumn 2008, this
research evaluates the impact of the Worcester Sustainable Travel
Town project over five years, how people travel and their reasons
for choosing how they travel. The report also assesses attitudes to
travel and the potential for further modal shift across the
city.
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Full Report (5MB) - Final analytical report on the success
of the 'Choose how you move' Sustainable Travel Demonstration Town
Project.
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Travel Behaviour Research 2010 (3.4MB) - Completed in April 2011, this
research was commissioned to evaluate the ongoing impacts of the
Worcester Sustainable Travel Town project, after the programme came
to a close.
Worcester City Cycle Audit
In 2007, a comprehensive audit of infrastructure and service
provision for cyclists was undertaken in Worcester
City. This audit was used to inform the development of
the Connect2 project and the Worcester Transport Strategy. Please
click on the links below to read the full report:
This page provides links to a wide range of transport research
which has been undertaken by Worcestershire County Council.
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This page was last reviewed 12 November 2012 at 14:53.
The page is next due for review 11 May 2014.