All Outputs (9)

Foresight through developing shared mental models: The case of Triple Access Planning (2023)
Journal Article
Paddeu, D., & Lyons, G. (2024). Foresight through developing shared mental models: The case of Triple Access Planning. Futures, 155, Article 103295. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2023.103295

Planning for the future involves making sense of the present and examining possible changes in key factors that can influence the future. Actors rely upon mental models of the system that planning addresses: their simplified interpretations of the ma... Read More about Foresight through developing shared mental models: The case of Triple Access Planning.

I’m 95.4% confident you’ll like this (2023)
Journal Article
Lyons, G. (2023). I’m 95.4% confident you’ll like this. Highways Magazine, 1-12

This short viewpoint article draws attention to, and expresses frustration over, the phenomenon of false precision. False precision abounds within (and beyond) the transport sector. It seems many find it irresistable to present numbers with far more... Read More about I’m 95.4% confident you’ll like this.

Future of mobility (2023)
Journal Article
Lyons, G. (2023). Future of mobility. ITS International, 24-28

This article offers a personal perspective on the future of mobility, drawing upon the author's 30-year career in the transport sector.

Seeing the road ahead (2023)
Journal Article
Lyons, G. (2023). Seeing the road ahead. Transportation Professional, 18-22

This article considers the changing place of roads in supporting society and the future prospects for roadspace in the context of rethinking connectivity and accessibility in society. It stems from the author's role as a member of the Wales Roads Rev... Read More about Seeing the road ahead.

Freight: The final frontier (2022)
Journal Article
Lyons, G. (in press). Freight: The final frontier. Logistics and Transport Focus, 29-30

On 14 July 2022 the 13th event in the PTRC Fireside Chat Series took place. With a panel of experts, this addressed the future of freight. This short article is the author's abridged writeup of that event.

It’s time to act on pavement misuse (2022)
Journal Article
Lyons, G. (2022). It’s time to act on pavement misuse. Local Transport Today, 23-25

This short commentary article offers a critical assessment of the mistreatment of pavements (walkways) in the UK in the face of continued (ab)use of the pavement for parking motorised vehicles.

The transport decarbonisation puzzle (2021)
Journal Article
Lyons, G. (2021). The transport decarbonisation puzzle. Logistics and Transport Focus, 16-18

This article is an abridged version of the author's assessment of the UK Government's Transport Decarbonisation Plan

Public transport and the future of mobility (2021)
Book Chapter
Lyons, G. (2021). Public transport and the future of mobility. In C. Mulley, J. Nelson, & S. Ison (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook for Public Transport (583-593). Routledge

Across the chapters in this Handbook, the breadth and diversity encompassed under the label ‘public transport’ is apparent. The book’s contents also reflect a number of significant dynamics. The future of public transport may well be characterised ve... Read More about Public transport and the future of mobility.

Planning for connected autonomous vehicles (2019)
Report
Alkhanizi, J., Forrester, E., Lyons, G., & Mackay, K. (2019). Planning for connected autonomous vehicles. Mott MacDonald

Connected autonomous vehicles (CAVs) are increasingly in the news, and speculation about their role in a future mobility system is widespread. Transport authorities face the task of determining what part they should play in this unfolding story. T... Read More about Planning for connected autonomous vehicles.