Joined-up Journeys, Part 2: My Integration Top Ten Stats

Blog by Barnaby Kinch

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All information taken from: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/9258/joinedup-journeys-achieving-and-measuring-transport-integration/

I wrote last week about the evidence I uncovered from the Transport Committee’s recent inquiry on ‘joined up journeys’ as part of EEH’s major programme of work on integration (more information found here)

In doing so, one thing that became clear was that beneath all the policy language and technical detail sits a set of striking statistics that show both the scale of the challenge and the immense opportunity for integration in the UK and our region.  

I thought it would be fun to list my ‘Top Ten’ favourite stats from the around 100 responses.  

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So, in no particular order:

• Two thirds of multimodal journeys begin with walking (ASLEF)  

• Improving walking and cycling links to stations can boost footfall by up to 30% (Campaign for Better Transport)

• 84% of the top ten percent most deprived neighbourhoods in England have below average connectivity and 40% of households have no car (Campaign for Better Transport).  

• 18% of rural bus services were removed between 2019 and 2024, worsening isolation and reducing access to employment, education and healthcare in low density areas. (ASLEF; The Guardian, 2025) https://committees.parliament.uk/work/9258/joinedup-journeys-achieving-and-measuring-transport-integration/

• Shared bike usage increased by 78% between 2022 and 2023, showing rapid growth in micro-mobility and its role in first and last mile connectivity.  (CoMoUK; Brighton & Hove City Council, 2025) https://committees.parliament.uk/work/9258/joinedup-journeys-achieving-and-measuring-transport-integration/

• Around 25% of trips are less than one mile in distance, and a further 70% of trips made in the UK are under five miles, representing the largest opportunity for modal shift to walking, wheeling, cycling, buses and micro-mobility. (Cycling UK; DfT, 2025)https://committees.parliament.uk/work/9258/joinedup-journeys-achieving-and-measuring-transport-integration/

• Making it safer, more accessible and more attractive to cycle to public transport services can increase the catchment of that public transport by 20 times (Walk Wheel Cycle Trust, 2024) https://committees.parliament.uk/work/9258/joinedup-journeys-achieving-and-measuring-transport-integration/

• Loneliness increases by 5% for every 20% drop in public transport satisfaction, showing the social impact of poor integration. (Transport Focus; Social Market Foundation, 2025)

• 92% of disabled travellers face barriers on at least one mode of transport (Higgins et al), with only 1 in 4 mainline rail stations including step-free access and 2% being step-free from platform to train, leaving just 13% to feel confident enough to travel by rail (NCAT; Bell et al; Transport for all).  

• 1/3 of Lime e-bike trips connect with public transport and have replaced over one million car journeys. During a Tube strike, Lime saw a 54% week-on-week increase in demand. (Lime)

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Reference:  

ASLEF. (n.d.). Written evidence submitted to the Transport Select Committee (Evidence No. 150020). UK Parliament. committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/150020/pdf/

Bell, S., Shipley, A., & Venn, A. (n.d.). Written evidence on disability and transport integration submitted to the Transport Select Committee. Transport for All. committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/150009/pdf/

Brighton & Hove City Council. (2025). Escooter trial proposal for Brighton & Hove: Appendix 4 (Report to Cabinet, 16 October 2025). https://democracy.brighton-hove.gov.uk/documents/s210622/E-scooter%20Trial%20proposal%20for%20Brighton%20Hove%20APX.%20n%204.pdf

Campaign for Better Transport. (n.d.). Written evidence submitted to the Transport Select Committee (Evidence No. 150002). UK Parliament. committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/150002/pdf/

CoMoUK. (n.d.). Written evidence submitted to the Transport Select Committee (Evidence No. 146210). UK Parliament. committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/146210/pdf/

Cycling UK (n.d.). Written evidence submitted to the Transport Select Committee (Evidence No. 149996). UK Parliament. committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/149996/pdf/

Department for Transport. (2025, August 27). National Travel Survey 2024: Mode share and multimodal trips. GOV.UK. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-travel-survey-2024/nts-2024-mode-share-and-multi-modal-trips

Department for Transport. (2024, August 28). Walking and cycling statistics, England: Introduction and main findings (National Travel Survey). GOV.UK. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/walking-and-cycling-statistics-england-2023/walking-and-cycling-statistics-england-introduction-and-main-findings-national-travel-survey

Higgins, L., & O’Leary, K. (n.d.). Written evidence submitted to the Transport Select Committee (Evidence No. 150013). UK Parliament. https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/150013/pdf/

Lime. (n.d.). Written evidence submitted to the Transport Select Committee (Evidence No. 150019). UK Parliament committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/150019/pdf/

National Centre for Accessible Transport. (2024). Understanding and identifying barriers to accessing transport (Full report). NCAT. ncat - Understanding and identifying barriers to accessing transport, full report Nov 24

Salutin, G. (2025, July 7). Lonely roads: How the decline of England’s public transport and active travel is worsening the loneliness epidemic. Social Market Foundation. https://www.smf.co.uk/commentary_podcasts/lonely-roads-how-the-decline-of-englands-public-transport-and-active-travel-is-worsening-the-loneliness-epidemic/

Transport for All. (n.d.). Trains. https://www.transportforall.org.uk

Topham, G. (2025, June 7). Almost a fifth of England’s rural bus services have vanished in the past five years. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jun/07/almost-a-fifth-of-england-rural-bus-services-disappeared-in-last-five-years

Walk Wheel Cycle Trust (n.d.). Written evidence submitted to the Transport Select Committee (Evidence No. 150046). UK Parliament. committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/150046/pdf/