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Chatting round the fireside - transport tales from the pandemic (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Lyons, G. (2021, July). Chatting round the fireside - transport tales from the pandemic. Paper presented at 19th Annual Transport Practitioners Meeting, Online

On 23 April 2020, one month after the UK Prime Minister announced a national lockdown in response to COVID-19, PTRC hosted an online Fireside Chat to address the implications for transport of the pandemic. At a point when working (full-time) from hom... Read More about Chatting round the fireside - transport tales from the pandemic.

Putting users at the centre of MaaS (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Rothnie, A., Lyons, G., Smith, A., & Cassidy, S. (2020, September). Putting users at the centre of MaaS. Paper presented at Transport Practitioners Meeting, Online

The rapid emergence of Mobility as a Service (MaaS) into the transport sector’s lexicon has brought with it an air of expectation that suggests a future mobility revolution. The authors take an action-oriented approach putting MaaS theory into practi... Read More about Putting users at the centre of MaaS.

The many assumptions about self‐driving cars – Where are we heading and who is in the driving seat? (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Parkhurst, G., & Lyons, G. (2018, July). The many assumptions about self‐driving cars – Where are we heading and who is in the driving seat?. Paper presented at 16th Annual Transport Practitioners' Meeting, Oxford, England

Will our future be filled with self-driving cars? If so, when are they due to hit our streets, will they have steering wheels, and will people own them or hail them? There is, we suggest, an ‘emotive enthusiasm’ amongst policymakers and industry play... Read More about The many assumptions about self‐driving cars – Where are we heading and who is in the driving seat?.

Is transport planning fit for purpose? (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Lyons, G. (2018, July). Is transport planning fit for purpose?. Paper presented at The 16th Annual Transport Practitioners' Meeting, Oxford, England

Transport planning to those outside the profession may be invisible or misconstrued, yet for those on the inside we see its significance to each and every person in society. Transport planning is about developing the transport system and its use in a... Read More about Is transport planning fit for purpose?.

Should Wikipedia be embraced by the transport profession as an influential source of information on transport issues? (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Clark, B., Lyons, G., & Miller, P. (2013, January). Should Wikipedia be embraced by the transport profession as an influential source of information on transport issues?. Paper presented at 45th Universities' Transport Studies Group Conference, University of Oxford

Like it or not, Wikipedia has become an influential source of information for the public and for professionals on many subjects, including transport. Enter either ‘high speed 2’ or ‘peak car’ (a debate of increasing academic interest) into Google and... Read More about Should Wikipedia be embraced by the transport profession as an influential source of information on transport issues?.

Exploring the interactions between life events, neighbourhood choice and car ownership transitions: Insights from a retrospective longitudinal survey (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Clark, B., Lyons, G., & Chatterjee, K. (2012, January). Exploring the interactions between life events, neighbourhood choice and car ownership transitions: Insights from a retrospective longitudinal survey

A great deal has been written about the factors associated with cross-sectional variations in household car ownership. For example, observing that car ownership levels tend to increase with increasing distance from urban centres. However, much less h... Read More about Exploring the interactions between life events, neighbourhood choice and car ownership transitions: Insights from a retrospective longitudinal survey.

The unusual suspects: The impact of non-transport technologies on social practices and travel demand (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Hubers, C., Lyons, G., & Birtchnell, T. (2011, January). The unusual suspects: The impact of non-transport technologies on social practices and travel demand. Paper presented at 43rd Universities Transport Study Group Conference, Milton Keynes, UK

Despite cases in which travel is undertaken purely for its own sake, travel is usually considered to be derived from a need or desire to participate in a wide range of activities – accessing people, goods, services and opportunities. People’s schedul... Read More about The unusual suspects: The impact of non-transport technologies on social practices and travel demand.

Opportunities and options for transport policy (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Marsden, G., Lyons, G., Anable, J., Ison, S., Cherrett, T., & Lucas, K. (2010, January). Opportunities and options for transport policy. Paper presented at 42nd Universities Transport Study Group Conference, Plymouth, UK

Business travel: The social practices surrounding meetings (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Lyons, G. (2009, October). Business travel: The social practices surrounding meetings. Paper presented at Fourth Specialist Meeting of the Network 'ICTs: Mobilizing Persons, Places and Spaces', Quebec, Canada

Understanding the dynamics of car ownership: Some unanswered questions (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Clark, B., Lyons, G., & Chatterjee, K. (2009, January). Understanding the dynamics of car ownership: Some unanswered questions

This discussion paper arises from the first year of a PhD study into household car ownership decisions. It begins by summarising explanations for the past (aggregate) increases in car ownership, reviewing research from the fields of economics, urban... Read More about Understanding the dynamics of car ownership: Some unanswered questions.

Exploring the public acceptability of road pricing (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Musselwhite, C., & Lyons, G. (2009, January). Exploring the public acceptability of road pricing. Paper presented at Proceedings of the 41st Universities Transport Study Group Conference, London, UK

This paper reports on a major study for the UK Department for Transport that has involved deliberative research to explore how public attitudes (and motivations for such attitudes) towards road pricing influence public acceptability. The research inv... Read More about Exploring the public acceptability of road pricing.

Public attitudes to transport: Scrutinising the evidence (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Goodwin, P., & Lyons, G. (2009, January). Public attitudes to transport: Scrutinising the evidence. Paper presented at Proceedings of the 41st Universities Transport Study Group Conference, London, UK