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Discovering ‘the sweet spot’ (2021)
Journal Article
Lyons, G. (2021). Discovering ‘the sweet spot’. Local Transport Today, 16-17

Travel demand is derived from a need or desire to access people, jobs, goods, services and opportunities. It is fundamentally access, not transport per se, that underpins economic prosperity and social wellbeing. We live in the 'Triple Access Syst... Read More about Discovering ‘the sweet spot’.

Changing times – A decade of empirical insight into the experience of rail passengers in Great Britain (2016)
Journal Article
Lyons, G., Jain, J., & Weir, I. (2016). Changing times – A decade of empirical insight into the experience of rail passengers in Great Britain. Journal of Transport Geography, 57, 94-104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2016.10.003

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd In the last decade the number of rail passenger journeys in Great Britain has increased by half and car trips per person are down by a tenth. Meanwhile there has been significant growth in internet use and ownership of smartphones... Read More about Changing times – A decade of empirical insight into the experience of rail passengers in Great Britain.

Understanding the process that gives rise to household car ownership level changes (2016)
Journal Article
Clark, B., Lyons, G., & Chatterjee, K. (2016). Understanding the process that gives rise to household car ownership level changes. Journal of Transport Geography, 55, 110-120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2016.07.009

© 2016 The Authors Quantitative studies have revealed that changes to the number of cars owned by households are more likely to occur at the time of life events. However, causal explanations of such relationships are either absent or lacking evidence... Read More about Understanding the process that gives rise to household car ownership level changes.

Future mobility in an ageing society - Where are we heading? (2015)
Journal Article
Shergold, I., Lyons, G., & Hubers, C. (2015). Future mobility in an ageing society - Where are we heading?. Journal of Transport and Health, 2(1), 86-94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2014.10.005

The demographic profile of UK society is changing as people live longer. Maintaining the wellbeing and quality of life of an ageing society is set to be extremely challenging. To what extent can the state afford to meet a potentially burgeoning deman... Read More about Future mobility in an ageing society - Where are we heading?.

Comparing Rail Passengers' Travel Time Use in Great Britain Between 2004 and 2010 (2013)
Journal Article
Atkins, S., Lyons, G., Jain, J., Susilo, Y., & Atkins, S. (2013). Comparing Rail Passengers' Travel Time Use in Great Britain Between 2004 and 2010. Mobilities, 8(4), 560-579. https://doi.org/10.1080/17450101.2012.743221

This paper provides a unique insight into aspects of stability and change regarding the travel time use of rail passengers in Great Britain between 2004 and 2010. Empirical evidence is presented on how rail passengers spend their time, how worthwhile... Read More about Comparing Rail Passengers' Travel Time Use in Great Britain Between 2004 and 2010.

Rail passengers' time use and utility assessment (2012)
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Susilo, Y., Lyons, G., Jain, J., & Atkins, S. (2012). Rail passengers' time use and utility assessment. Transportation Research Record, 2323(2323), 99-109. https://doi.org/10.3141/2323-12

This paper uses data from Great Britain's National Passenger Survey 2010 to examine the travel time use of rail passengers and their indicative assessment of the utility of that time use. The paper explores the impacts of individuals' sociodemographi... Read More about Rail passengers' time use and utility assessment.

Applying behavioural theories to studying the influence of climate change on young people's future travel intentions (2012)
Journal Article
Line, T., Chatterjee, K., & Lyons, G. (2012). Applying behavioural theories to studying the influence of climate change on young people's future travel intentions. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 17(3), 270-276. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2011.12.004

Transport policy in the UK is seeking to promote the development of low carbon transport technology and to encourage people to choose to use low carbon travel options. This paper draws on existing behavioural theories to study young people's travel b... Read More about Applying behavioural theories to studying the influence of climate change on young people's future travel intentions.

A troublesome transport challenge? Working round the school run (2011)
Journal Article
Jain, J., Line, T., & Lyons, G. (2011). A troublesome transport challenge? Working round the school run. Journal of Transport Geography, 19(6), 1608-1615. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2011.04.007

Transport policy and practice could be challenged by the future of women's mobility if it means an increasing reliance on the car. The paper examines the contextual relationship between the journey to school/childcare and the journey to work undertak... Read More about A troublesome transport challenge? Working round the school run.

The role of ICTs in everyday mobile lives (2011)
Journal Article
Line, T., Jain, J., & Lyons, G. (2011). The role of ICTs in everyday mobile lives. Journal of Transport Geography, 19(6), 1490-1499. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2010.07.002

Information and communications technologies (ICTs) are permeating modern lifestyles, shaping and colouring the undertaking of activities and travel. This article reports on a qualitative diary and interview study that explored the ways in which ICTs... Read More about The role of ICTs in everyday mobile lives.

The travel behaviour intentions of young people in the context of climate change (2010)
Journal Article
Line, T., Chatterjee, K., & Lyons, G. (2010). The travel behaviour intentions of young people in the context of climate change. Journal of Transport Geography, 18(2), 238-246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2009.05.001

This article examines the factors influencing the future travel behaviour intentions of young people (aged 11-18), with specific attention given to how climate change considerations affect these. Overall it is found that the participants' travel beha... Read More about The travel behaviour intentions of young people in the context of climate change.

An examination of determinants influencing the desire for and frequency of part-day and whole-day homeworking (2009)
Journal Article
Haddad, H., Lyons, G., & Chatterjee, K. (2009). An examination of determinants influencing the desire for and frequency of part-day and whole-day homeworking. Journal of Transport Geography, 17(2), 124-133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2008.11.008

This paper presents findings and analysis based upon the third wave of a national longitudinal survey in the UK which is examining part-day homeworking and comparing it with whole-day homeworking. Survey results confirm earlier findings that there is... Read More about An examination of determinants influencing the desire for and frequency of part-day and whole-day homeworking.

Understanding how transport choices are affected by the environment and health: Views expressed in a study on the use of carbon calculators (2009)
Journal Article
Chatterton, T., Coulter, A., Musselwhite, C., Lyons, G., & Clegg, S. (2009). Understanding how transport choices are affected by the environment and health: Views expressed in a study on the use of carbon calculators. Public Health, 123(1), 45-49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2008.10.022

Objectives: To examine the influence that the provision of environmental information might be able to make on personal travel behaviour through analysis of the views of members of the public expressed in a study for the UK Department for Transport on... Read More about Understanding how transport choices are affected by the environment and health: Views expressed in a study on the use of carbon calculators.

A human perspective on the daily commute: Costs, benefits and trade-offs (2008)
Journal Article
Lyons, G., & Chatterjee, K. (2008). A human perspective on the daily commute: Costs, benefits and trade-offs. Transport Reviews, 28(2), 181-198. https://doi.org/10.1080/01441640701559484

The average worker in Britain spends 139 h/year commuting - the equivalent of 19 standard working days. While the average distance and time taken for journeys to work has been steadily increasing, the average number of journeys has been decreasing at... Read More about A human perspective on the daily commute: Costs, benefits and trade-offs.

Understanding Business Travel Time and Its Place in the Working Day (2008)
Journal Article
Holley, D., Jain, J., & Lyons, G. (2008). Understanding Business Travel Time and Its Place in the Working Day. Time and Society, 17(1), 27-46. https://doi.org/10.1177/0961463X07086308

This article argues that there is a need to understand business travel time in the context of the wider organization of work time. It considers why travel time use is potentially changing with the use of mobile technologies by the increasing number o... Read More about Understanding Business Travel Time and Its Place in the Working Day.

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.

Determinants of travel demand-Exploring the future of society and lifestyles in the UK (2002)
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Lyons, G., Chatterjee, K., Beecroft, M., & Marsden, G. (2002). Determinants of travel demand-Exploring the future of society and lifestyles in the UK. Transport Policy, 9(1), 17-27. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0967-070X%2801%2900034-8

This paper considers how changes in the fabric of society and its values, a subject usually considered to be outside the conventional scope of the transport profession, can have a profound impact on travel demand. The paper stems from the Transport V... Read More about Determinants of travel demand-Exploring the future of society and lifestyles in the UK.

Guiding principles for future developments in transport (2002)
Journal Article
Lyons, G., Marsden, G., Beecroft, M., & Chatterjee, K. (2002). Guiding principles for future developments in transport. Proceedings of the ICE - Transport, 153(1), 53-60. https://doi.org/10.1680/tran.2002.153.1.53

Transport policy in the UK has been the focus of much deliberation and reformulation in recent years. While a ten year £180 billion spending plan is now in place this does not, nor should it, preclude the ongoing debate over transport's future and th... Read More about Guiding principles for future developments in transport.

Infrastructure and transportation in the twenty-first century-ever-increasing circles? (2000)
Journal Article
Marsden, G., Brackstone, M., Chatterjee, K., & Lyons, G. (2000). Infrastructure and transportation in the twenty-first century-ever-increasing circles?. Proceedings of the ICE - Transport, 141(4), 195-206. https://doi.org/10.1680/tran.2000.141.4.195

Understanding and controlling travel demand is one of the great challenges for the twenty-first century. This paper has been prepared in the wake of the first UK Transport White Paper for some 20 years which has sought to reconcile a multitude of req... Read More about Infrastructure and transportation in the twenty-first century-ever-increasing circles?.