Outputs (82)

West of England e-scooter trial evaluation final report (2023)
Report

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

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

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.

UWE Priority side road study focus group report (2023)
Report

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 to understand which design factors influence the efficacy and safety of side road crossings in the UK,... Read More about UWE Priority side road study focus group report.

UWE Priority side road study observation and collisions (2023)
Report

This report summarises research undertaken by the Centre for Transport and Society at the University of the West of England, Bristol (UWE) in relation to the provision of priority footways across side road junctions as a means for providing enhanced... Read More about UWE Priority side road study observation and collisions.

Design development of side road crossings for pedestrians and cyclists: Final Report v2.1 (2023)
Report

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.

Cycling infrastructure: Planning cycle networks (2022)
Book Chapter

Significant developments in cycle infrastructure practice and guidance have taken place since the turn of the millennium.this chapter discusses infrastructure in the following order. First the basis for planning cycle networks is discussed. This is f... Read More about Cycling infrastructure: Planning cycle networks.

Perceived accessibility of employment sites by jobseekers and the potential relevance of employer-subsidised demand responsive transport to enhance the commute (2022)
Journal Article

The constraints placed by the transport options available to job-seekers are key factors for the accessibility of employment locations and therefore social inclusion. The present paper investigates the importance of these constraints and the potentia... Read More about Perceived accessibility of employment sites by jobseekers and the potential relevance of employer-subsidised demand responsive transport to enhance the commute.

Cyclist and pedestrian trust in automated vehicles: An on-road and simulator trial (2022)
Journal Article

Automated vehicles (AVs) need to be trusted by cyclists and pedestrians where they will share the road. To test trust, cyclists and pedestrians, and a comparison cohort of drivers, observed trials of both a road and simulator AV undertaking three com... Read More about Cyclist and pedestrian trust in automated vehicles: An on-road and simulator trial.

Editorial: Longer Distance Cycling: Roles, Requirements and Impacts (2022)
Journal Article

This Editorial summarises and comments on the five papers in the themed issue on longer distance cycling. In relation to infrastructure, there are contentions which emerge in relation to either the need to simply join together already existing shorte... Read More about Editorial: Longer Distance Cycling: Roles, Requirements and Impacts.