All Outputs (96)

Flood resilience on the railways – solutions, appraisal and decision-making (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The welfare costs of weather related disruption on the transport network have been estimated to be between £100m and £520m per day of disruption in England. This paper presents a case study of a mainline railway cutting and tunnel, which is situated... Read More about Flood resilience on the railways – solutions, appraisal and decision-making.

Understanding interactions between autonomous vehicles and other road users: A literature review (2016)
Report

This review draws on literature relating to the interactions of vehicles with other vehicles, interactions between vehicles and infrastructure, and interactions between autonomous vehicles and cyclists and autonomous vehicles and pedestrians. The ava... Read More about Understanding interactions between autonomous vehicles and other road users: A literature review.

Cycling infrastructure for reducing cycling injuries in cyclists (2015)
Journal Article

© 2015 The Cochrane Collaboration. Background: Cycling is an attractive form of transport. It is beneficial to the individual as a form of physical activity that may fit more readily into an individual's daily routine, such as for cycling to work and... Read More about Cycling infrastructure for reducing cycling injuries in cyclists.

Introduction: Philosophy and structure of this book (2015)
Book Chapter

A growing number of stakeholders and authorities recognize the benefits of cycling. Much is known already about the nature of cycling and the factors that influence it. The goal of this book is to bridge the gap between research and practice by allow... Read More about Introduction: Philosophy and structure of this book.

Cycling Futures: From Research into Practice (2015)
Book

A growing number of stakeholders and authorities recognize the benefits of cycling. Much is known already about the nature of cycling and the factors that influence it. The goal of this book is to bridge the gap between research and practice by allow... Read More about Cycling Futures: From Research into Practice.

The use of social marketing in promoting cycling (2015)
Book Chapter

This chapter explores the use of social marketing to increase the use of the bicycle as a mode of everyday travel. The popularity and level of use of a particular transport mode will broadly result from two factors: the quality of experience of that... Read More about The use of social marketing in promoting cycling.

The mortality impact of bicycle paths and lanes related to physical activity, air pollution exposure and road safety (2015)
Journal Article

© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. Objective: Guidelines for bicycle infrastructure design tend to consider safety issues but not wider health issues. This paper explores the overall health impact of bicycle infrastructure provision, including not just road safety... Read More about The mortality impact of bicycle paths and lanes related to physical activity, air pollution exposure and road safety.

Active travel: Its fall and rise (2015)
Book Chapter

Transport, by definition, involves movement; and different methods of movement require different levels of physical activity on the part of the traveller. The intensity of activity may also vary, for example depending on the speed of cycling. A usefu... Read More about Active travel: Its fall and rise.

Rees Jeffreys Road Fund study: Major roads for the future - Identifying network users and their characteristics (2015)
Report

The Rees Jeffreys Road Fund (RJRF) has commissioned an ambitious two-year study of major roads in England with a horizon of 2040. There are seven topics of interest, and the first topic of interest has two tasks, one of which (Task 1B) is to identify... Read More about Rees Jeffreys Road Fund study: Major roads for the future - Identifying network users and their characteristics.

Barriers to the uptake of combined heat and power technology in the UK higher education sector (2015)
Journal Article

© 2013 Taylor & Francis. To achieve the carbon reduction targets set by the UK Higher Education Funding Council, universities in the UK are investigating a number of energy-efficient technologies including combined heat and power (CHP). However, th... Read More about Barriers to the uptake of combined heat and power technology in the UK higher education sector.

Editorial for themed issue on 'Managing the business of cycling' (2015)
Journal Article

Cycling is receiving increased attention as a means of addressing urban transport problems. The integration of cycling as a more frequently used mode for all types of trip purpose requires skills in a range of disciplines, including engineering for i... Read More about Editorial for themed issue on 'Managing the business of cycling'.

Planning for cycling (2014)
Other

Cycling is an important part of urban transport. However, for many years its role has been neglected in the UK, with the focus mainly on the needs of motor traffic. Cycling is one of the most sustainable forms of transport, and increasing its use has... Read More about Planning for cycling.

Influence of road markings, lane widths and driver behaviour on proximity and speed of vehicles overtaking cyclists (2014)
Journal Article

© 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. The proximity and speed of motor traffic passing cyclists in non-separated conditions may be so close and so great as to cause discomfort. A variety of road design and driver behaviour factors may affect over... Read More about Influence of road markings, lane widths and driver behaviour on proximity and speed of vehicles overtaking cyclists.

The effects of cycle lanes, vehicle to kerb distance and vehicle type on cyclists' attention allocation during junction negotiation (2014)
Journal Article

Increased frequency of cycle journeys has led to an escalation in collisions between cyclists and vehicles, particularly at shared junctions. Risks associated with passing decisions have been shown to influence cyclists' behavioural intentions. The c... Read More about The effects of cycle lanes, vehicle to kerb distance and vehicle type on cyclists' attention allocation during junction negotiation.

The impact of vibration on comfort and bodily stress while cycling (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper reports preliminary work to understand the nature of vibrations from riding a bicycle and how these may impact on human comfort and bodily stress. There are two parts to the study. The first part comprises results from a survey of cycle... Read More about The impact of vibration on comfort and bodily stress while cycling.

Cycling infrastructure for reducing cycling injuries in cyclists (2013)
Journal Article

© 2013 The Cochrane Collaboration. This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows: The objectives of this review are to: 1. evaluate the effects of different types of cycling infrastructure on reducing cycli... Read More about Cycling infrastructure for reducing cycling injuries in cyclists.

Bicycle-friendly cities: The relevance of urban form and infrastructure (2013)
Report

This report presents the results of a study with the overall aim of analysing the extent to which urban form and the design of the transport system can explain the level of cycling. The analysis is based on published studies of the relationship bet... Read More about Bicycle-friendly cities: The relevance of urban form and infrastructure.

Review of ‘Pucher, J. and Buehler, R. (2012) City Cycling. MIT Press. ISBN 9780262517812’ (2013)
Journal Article

Design of road traffic sign reflectivity (2013)
Journal Article

Review of ‘Sorensen, A. and Okata, J. (Eds.) (2011) Megacities: urban form, governance and sustainability. Springer: Tokyo. ISBN 978-4-431-99266-0’ (2012)
Journal Article