Transport for the North (TfN) has undertaken research about rural residents’ attitudes to mobility hubs, using TfN’s Northern Transport Voices online research community.

The research explored attitudes to a village-based mobility hub and a market town-based mobility hub, gathering insights about why, how often, and by which transport mode respondents currently visit a nearby village and/or market town for their day-to-day needs, to understand current travel patterns and behaviours. Respondents were also asked about the transport services and wider facilities (such as retail, leisure, or health services) they would consider useful in a new mobility hub within that village or market town, the extent to which their travel behaviour might change if a mobility hub was developed there, and what the overall impact of a new mobility hub might be for the local community.