Research project
INFUZE (Inspiring Futures for Zero Carbon Mobility)
- Start date: 1 August 2024
- End date: 1 August 2028
- Funder: EPSRC
- Value: £6,039,667
- Partners and collaborators: Royal College of Art University of Lancaster Ahead Partnership Arup AtkinsRéalis Beryl Calderdale Council Climate Action Leeds Connected Places Catapult Department for Transport Enterprise Car Club First Bus Fore Consulting Hiyacar LeedsACTS! Leeds City Council Mobilityways Padam Mobility Ridetandem Steer Third Sector Leeds Transport for the North Transport for West Midlands West Yorkshire Combined Authority Zemo Partnership
- Primary investigator: Professor Greg Marsden
- Co-investigators: Professor Jillian Anable, Dr Roger Beecham, Dr Christian Bretter, Dr Chiara Calastri, Professor Charisma Choudhury, Professor Ed Manley
- External co-investigators: Dr Cyriel Diels, Royal College of Art Professor Dale Harrow, Royal College of Art Dan Phillips, Royal College of Art Dr Carlos Lopez-Galviz, University of Lancaster
INFUZE is an exciting new collaboration which is asking what kind of future transport systems can work better for people, business and places. We know that planning for a continuation of current trends will make our congestion worse, our streets more cluttered and will reduce the choices available to people about how to get around. Yet we also know that the options open to many people today do not compete with the car for convenience, cost, comfort or sometimes necessity.
INFUZE starts from a different place. We think there are better ways of designing the transport systems of the future so people can go when and where they want without needing to own their own car. Such futures could help us build a more inclusive economy and society, free up spaces for people and meet our climate commitments.
Change is difficult though. Radical change is not something that can be designed by engineers, planners, entrepreneurs and just given to people. INFUZE starts, therefore, by listening to what people think, explores what people can imagine and uses this to design better futures together with technical experts. INFUZE goes beyond just imagining what could work and, together with local delivery partners will build and test trial systems for citizens to try, evaluate and improve.
From August 2024 we will be working with local communities, businesses and governments to reimagine how we travel and how we can design better places. Please get in touch and get involved.