New transport modes and business models, changing retail patterns, and economic, environmental and health concerns are inviting the question of what a station can and should look like in the future.
As social, technological and economic trends continue to shape our transport needs, the station of the future will be a user-centred, interchange destination, bringing together transport, leisure and core amenities.
This report explores the trends shaping new and existing station assets. It explores what it may mean to deliver ‘value’ and a good ‘return on investment’ in the future. And it proposes principles we should consider for the user experience, operation and design of a station.