Interchanges

As places, interchanges are fundamentally for people, to support their movement between different places, modes and activities. Traditionally, the word interchange is associated with the physical and operational integration of modes and how to move large quantities of people between them as efficiently as possible. This fundamentally misses the potential for what interchanges can be: places designed for people.

Interchanges, in their simplest form, are nodes in the wider transport network corresponding to places with good accessibility that connect people and activities. They help people and organisations gain access to meet their needs and, in so doing, support wider economic, environmental and wellbeing outcomes. We must consider interchanges within this context and focus on how well they support these outcomes.