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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.

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.

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.

Road pricing and the social dimension of sustainability (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Parkhurst, G., Dudley, G., & Lyons, G. (2007, January). Road pricing and the social dimension of sustainability. Paper presented at Proceedings of the 39th UTSG Conference, Harrogate, UK

The attitudes of young people towards sustainable transport (2006)
Presentation / Conference
Line, T., Chatterjee, K., & Lyons, G. (2006, January). The attitudes of young people towards sustainable transport. Paper presented at 38th Universities Transport Study Group Conference, Dublin

This paper considers that a fuller understanding of the public’s attitudes towards and perceptions of transport is essential in the development of successful campaigns and policies aiming to encourage more sustainable transport behaviour. The paper... Read More about The attitudes of young people towards sustainable transport.

Travel time: Gift or burden? (2005)
Presentation / Conference
Jain, J., & Lyons, G. (2005, June). Travel time: Gift or burden?. Paper presented at Proceedings of the 37th Universities Transport Study Group Conference, Bristol, UK

Coping with a crisis: Lessons from the events of a year ago (2001)
Presentation / Conference
Chatterjee, K., & Lyons, G. (2001, September). Coping with a crisis: Lessons from the events of a year ago. Paper presented at Proceedings of the European Transport Conference, Transport Management, Cambridge, UK