Viable business or vital environment? Deconstructing the sustainability concept in future mobility entrepreneurship (2024)
Book Chapter
Parkhurst, G., Cabanelas, P., & Paddeu, D. (2024). Viable business or vital environment? Deconstructing the sustainability concept in future mobility entrepreneurship. In N. Thomopoulos, M. Attard, & Y. Shiftan (Eds.), Sustainable Automated and Connected Transport (161-185). Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/s2044-994120240000019009

Rapid technological change in the transport sector is leading to a growing range of potential and actual ‘business models’ deployable for the movement of goods and people. Two key uncertainties arise from this proliferation: first, concerning which o... Read More about Viable business or vital environment? Deconstructing the sustainability concept in future mobility entrepreneurship.

Understanding industry perceptions and experiences of seventeen of the measures to reduce the HGV driver shortage (2024)
Report
Paddeu, D., Parkhurst, G., Jain, J., & Adeel, M. (2024). Understanding industry perceptions and experiences of seventeen of the measures to reduce the HGV driver shortage. Department for Transport

In response to an acute shortage of Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) drivers, the UK Government introduced 33 measures to support the road haulage sector. The measures addressed supply chain efficiency, driver training, capacity of testing and licencing pro... Read More about Understanding industry perceptions and experiences of seventeen of the measures to reduce the HGV driver shortage.

Experiences of the safety operator role in the MultiCAV project (2024)
Report
Flower, J., Calvert, T., & Parkhurst, G. (2024). Experiences of the safety operator role in the MultiCAV project. Bristol: University of the West of England

The MultiCAV research and development project, co-funded by Innovate UK and the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV), was established to deliver sustainable transport services in a ‘Mobility as a Service’ environment. The centrepiece o... Read More about Experiences of the safety operator role in the MultiCAV project.

Passenger experiences onboard the Mi-Link autonomous bus services (2024)
Report
Adeel, M., Gangoiti, X., Clark, B., & Parkhurst, G. (2024). Passenger experiences onboard the Mi-Link autonomous bus services. Bristol: University of the West of England

The MultiCAV research and development project, co-funded by Innovate UK and the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV), was established to deliver sustainable transport services in a ‘Mobility as a Service’ environment. The centrepiece o... Read More about Passenger experiences onboard the Mi-Link autonomous bus services.

MultiCAV project partner perspectives on the Mi-Link autonomous bus services (2024)
Report
Clark, B., Gangoiti, X., & Parkhurst, G. (2024). MultiCAV project partner perspectives on the Mi-Link autonomous bus services. Bristol: University of the West of England

The MultiCAV research and development project, co-funded by Innovate UK and the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV), was established to deliver sustainable transport services in a ‘Mobility as a Service’ environment. The centrepiece o... Read More about MultiCAV project partner perspectives on the Mi-Link autonomous bus services.

Travel to Milton Park through and beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic (2024)
Report
Clark, B., Adeel, M., & Parkhurst, G. (2024). Travel to Milton Park through and beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic. Bristol: University of the West of England

The MultiCAV research and development project, co-funded by Innovate UK and the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, was established to deliver sustainable transport services in a ‘Mobility as a Service’ environment. The centrepiece of the p... Read More about Travel to Milton Park through and beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Local authority capacity and capability literature review (2023)
Report
Parkhurst, G., & Flower, J. (2023). Local authority capacity and capability literature review. Department for Transport

A literature review of local authority (LA) capacity and capability (C&C) was conducted for the Department for Transport (DfT) by University of the West of England (UWE). The review responded to two main questions: - What are the C&C needs of LAs an... Read More about Local authority capacity and capability literature review.

Transport to thrive: Why we shouldn’t ignore the transport needs of young people (2023)
Report
Collings, S., Chatterjee, K., Cope, A., Burns, T., & Adeel, M. (2023). Transport to thrive: Why we shouldn’t ignore the transport needs of young people. Bristol: UWE Bristol

In the UK many disadvantaged groups lack transport choices, including young people aged 16-24. There has been little research to identify and understand the transport issues and barriers experienced by young people. This report is the first of its ki... Read More about Transport to thrive: Why we shouldn’t ignore the transport needs of young people.

I’m 95.4% confident you’ll like this (2023)
Journal Article
Lyons, G. (2023). I’m 95.4% confident you’ll like this. Highways Magazine, 1-12

This short viewpoint article draws attention to, and expresses frustration over, the phenomenon of false precision. False precision abounds within (and beyond) the transport sector. It seems many find it irresistable to present numbers with far more... Read More about I’m 95.4% confident you’ll like this.

Future of mobility (2023)
Journal Article
Lyons, G. (2023). Future of mobility. ITS International, 24-28

This article offers a personal perspective on the future of mobility, drawing upon the author's 30-year career in the transport sector.

The Atlas of Car Design (2023)
Book
Barlow, J., Bird, G., & Berk, B. (2023). P. Barker (Ed.). The Atlas of Car Design. Phaidon

A fresh take on an eternally popular subject, charting car design's evolution across centuries and continents

West of England e-scooter trial evaluation final report (2023)
Report
Chatterjee, K., Parkin, J., Bozovic, T., & Flower, J. (2023). West of England e-scooter trial evaluation final report. West of England Combined Authority

The e-scooter rental trial in the West of England started in October 2020 and is part of an England-wide programme of e-scooter trials in cities and towns overseen by the Department for Transport (DfT). There are two operating areas in the West of En... Read More about West of England e-scooter trial evaluation final report.

The challenges of applying cycling design guidance (2023)
Journal Article
Hancock, L., & Parkin, J. (in press). The challenges of applying cycling design guidance. Proceedings of the ICE - Transport, https://doi.org/10.1680/jtran.22.00068

Cycle infrastructure provides a means for everyday travel by a mode which is efficient, benign to the environment and confers health benefits on the user. The UK Department for Transport has a funding stream dedicated to providing grants to English h... Read More about The challenges of applying cycling design guidance.

Maintenance of action: A qualitative study of cycle commuting adoption resulting from a cycle loan scheme (2023)
Journal Article
Plowden, E., & Parkin, J. (2023). Maintenance of action: A qualitative study of cycle commuting adoption resulting from a cycle loan scheme. Journal of Transport and Health, 30, 101610. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2023.101610

Introduction: Cycling has multiple health benefits, but its share of commuting mode remains low in the UK. Little is known about barriers and determinants for new sustained recruits to commuting, and few studies have examined new recruits for a suffi... Read More about Maintenance of action: A qualitative study of cycle commuting adoption resulting from a cycle loan scheme.

Design development of side road crossings for pedestrians and cyclists: Final Report v2.1 (2023)
Report
Flower, J., Ricci, M., & Parkin, J. (2023). Design development of side road crossings for pedestrians and cyclists: Final Report v2.1. Road Safety Trust

The Road Safety Trust awarded the Centre for Transport and Society at the University of the West of England, Bristol a grant to undertake research relating to the provision of Marked Priority for people walking and cycling across the side road at giv... Read More about Design development of side road crossings for pedestrians and cyclists: Final Report v2.1.

A dynamic capability evaluation of emerging business models for new mobility (2023)
Journal Article
Cabanelas, P., Parkhurst, G., Thomopoulos, N., & Lampón, J. F. (2023). A dynamic capability evaluation of emerging business models for new mobility. Research in Transportation Business and Management, 47, Article 100964. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rtbm.2023.100964

The ‘new mobility’ is claimed to promise improved transport services with reduced socioeconomic and environmental impacts whilst at the same time creating high-value business opportunities. The present article contributes to understanding the latter... Read More about A dynamic capability evaluation of emerging business models for new mobility.

Scooter stories: User and non-user experiences of a shared E-Scooter trial (2023)
Journal Article
Speak, A., Taratula-Lyons, M., Clayton, W., & Shergold, I. (2023). Scooter stories: User and non-user experiences of a shared E-Scooter trial. Active Travel Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 3(1), https://doi.org/10.16997/ats.1195

E-scooters are the fastest-growing form of micro-mobility, riding a wave of popularity in recent years; in may cities, they have sparked something akin to an urban personal mobility revolution. Despite their popularity, e-scooters raise several chall... Read More about Scooter stories: User and non-user experiences of a shared E-Scooter trial.

Electrifying Mobility: Realising a Sustainable Future for the Car (2022)
Book
Parkhurst, G., & Clayton, W. (Eds.). (2022). Electrifying Mobility: Realising a Sustainable Future for the Car. Bingley: Emerald

Transport is responsible for a growing share of global energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, emerging as an economic sector for which technical solutions have shown limited benefits and a shift to electric mobility is seen as an essential... Read More about Electrifying Mobility: Realising a Sustainable Future for the Car.

The electric car as a component of future sustainable mobility (2022)
Book Chapter
Parkhurst, G., & Clayton, W. (2022). The electric car as a component of future sustainable mobility. In Electrifying Mobility: Realising a Sustainable Future for the Car (231-246). Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2044-994120220000015014

The chapter draws on the key findings from across the previous chapters in this book with a view to reaching a synthesis which responds to the key question that motivated the book: ‘to what extent does a shift to electric automobility suggest a susta... Read More about The electric car as a component of future sustainable mobility.

The electrification of automobility (2022)
Book Chapter
Parkhurst, G. (2022). The electrification of automobility. In Electrifying Mobility: Realising a Sustainable Future for the Car (3-12). Bingley: Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2044-994120220000015003

Observations worldwide suggest that climate heating has moved from the stage of being a conceptual future threat to being widely recognisable as having a tangible and present impact in the 2020s. The promotion of the electric car, as a key feature of... Read More about The electrification of automobility.