UKTram supports undergraduate research exploring perceptions of light rail

UKTram is supporting undergraduate student Lewis Drury-Tuck with research for his dissertation examining public perceptions of light rail systems and their wider impact on towns and cities. The study explores how the public views the role of light rail in areas including economic development, regeneration and modal shift, alongside wider attitudes towards sustainable urban transport.

As part of the project, Lewis is inviting members of the public and those working across the transport sector to complete a short survey designed to gather insight into perceptions surrounding tram and light metro systems within the UK.

The research forms part of Lewis’s undergraduate degree dissertation and aims to contribute to wider discussion around the social and economic role of light rail within modern transport networks.

Supporting research, learning and emerging voices across the sector continues to form an important part of UKTram’s commitment to knowledge sharing and encouraging engagement with light rail and sustainable transport.

UKTram would like to wish Lewis the very best with the final stages of his dissertation.

Those interested in taking part in the survey can do so here: Research Questionnaire: The Role of Light-Rail Transit on Socioeconomics and Movements.