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What affects use of pretrip public transport information?: Empirical results of a qualitative study (2008)
Journal Article
Farag, S., & Lyons, G. (2008). What affects use of pretrip public transport information?: Empirical results of a qualitative study. Transportation Research Record, 2069(2069), 85-92. https://doi.org/10.3141/2069-11

With the rise of the Internet and mobile phone, various forms of public transport information services have emerged that enable people to make better informed travel choices. Nevertheless, many people are unaware of these information services, and on... Read More about What affects use of pretrip public transport information?: Empirical results of a qualitative study.

Commute replacement and commute displacement the rise of part-day home working (2008)
Journal Article
Lyons, G., & Haddad, H. (2008). Commute replacement and commute displacement the rise of part-day home working. Transportation Research Record, 2082(2082), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.3141/2082-01

Working by telecommunication has been the subject of research attention in transportation studies for many years. Particular consideration has been given to occasional working from home (home working) by (full-time, paid) employees who represent a ta... Read More about Commute replacement and commute displacement the rise of part-day home working.

Introducing multitasking to the study of travel and ICT: Examining its extent and assessing its potential importance (2007)
Journal Article
Kenyon, S., & Lyons, G. (2007). Introducing multitasking to the study of travel and ICT: Examining its extent and assessing its potential importance. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 41(2), 161-175. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2006.02.004

Personal travel is undertaken principally as a means of access. The Internet now provides an additional form of access, enabling many activities to be reached without recourse to physical mobility by the individual undertaking the activity. However,... Read More about Introducing multitasking to the study of travel and ICT: Examining its extent and assessing its potential importance.

The use of travel time by rail passengers in Great Britain (2007)
Journal Article
Lyons, G., Jain, J., & Holley, D. (2007). The use of travel time by rail passengers in Great Britain. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 41(1), 107-120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2006.05.012

In the face of a society that exhibits an increasing dependence on motorised mobility, the response of transport policy is one that remains grounded in the pursuit of quicker journey times. Less time spent travelling is assumed to convert 'unproducti... Read More about The use of travel time by rail passengers in Great Britain.

The role of information in decision-making with regard to travel (2006)
Journal Article
Lyons, G. (2006). The role of information in decision-making with regard to travel. IET Intelligent Transport Systems, 153(3), 199-212. https://doi.org/10.1049/ip-its%3A20060001

The decision-making of individuals lies at the heart of individual and collective travel behaviour and gives rise to the patterns of mobility that place their demands upon our transport systems. This paper aims to examine the role of information in d... Read More about The role of information in decision-making with regard to travel.

Travel time use in the information age (2005)
Journal Article
Lyons, G., & Urry, J. (2005). Travel time use in the information age. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 39(2-3 SPEC. ISS.), 257-276. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2004.09.004

This paper, focused primarily on UK data and debates, considers the potential significance of travel time use within past, present and future patterns of mobility. In transport scheme appraisal, savings in travel time typically represent a substantia... Read More about Travel time use in the information age.

Social exclusion and transport in the UK: A role for virtual accessibility in the alleviation of mobility-related social exclusion? (2003)
Journal Article
Kenyon, S., Rafferty, J., & Lyons, G. (2003). Social exclusion and transport in the UK: A role for virtual accessibility in the alleviation of mobility-related social exclusion?. Journal of Social Policy, 32(3), 317-338. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0047279403007037

This paper reports findings from research into the possibility that mobility-related social exclusion could be affected by an increase in access to virtual mobility - access to opportunities, services and social networks, via the Internet - amongst p... Read More about Social exclusion and transport in the UK: A role for virtual accessibility in the alleviation of mobility-related social exclusion?.

The value of integrated multimodal traveller information and its potential contribution to modal change (2003)
Journal Article
Kenyon, S., & Lyons, G. (2003). The value of integrated multimodal traveller information and its potential contribution to modal change. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 6(1), 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1369-8478%2802%2900035-9

This paper reports on research that introduced the concept of integrated multimodal traveller information to mixed mode and mixed socio-demographic groups of travellers. Travellers were shown information about travel by car, coach and train for a jou... Read More about The value of integrated multimodal traveller information and its potential contribution to modal change.