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Older people’s attitudes to road charging: are they distinctive and what are the implications for policy? (2011)
Journal Article
Nikitas, A., Avineri, E., & Parkhurst, G. (2011). Older people’s attitudes to road charging: are they distinctive and what are the implications for policy?. Transportation Planning and Technology, 34(1), 87-108. https://doi.org/10.1080/03081060.2011.530831

In an ageing society older people have a growing influence on politics in general, and potentially on the acceptability of road charging in particular. They face specific types of risk of transport-related social exclusion which may influence their v... Read More about Older people’s attitudes to road charging: are they distinctive and what are the implications for policy?.

Older people's attitudes to road charging: Are they distinctive and what are the implications for policy? (2011)
Journal Article
Nikitas, A., Avineri, E., & Parkhurst, G. (2011). Older people's attitudes to road charging: Are they distinctive and what are the implications for policy?. Transportation Planning and Technology, 34(1), 87-108. https://doi.org/10.1080/03081060.2011.530831

In an ageing society older people have a growing influence on politics in general, and potentially on the acceptability of road charging in particular. They face specific types of risk of transport-related social exclusion which may influence their v... Read More about Older people's attitudes to road charging: Are they distinctive and what are the implications for policy?.

Carfree, low-car - what's the difference (2011)
Journal Article
Melia, S., Parkhurst, G., & Barton, H. (2011). Carfree, low-car - what's the difference. World Transport Policy and Practice, 16(2), 24-28

Driven to excess: Impacts of motor vehicles on the quality of life of residents of three streets in Bristol UK (2011)
Journal Article
Hart, J., & Parkhurst, G. (2011). Driven to excess: Impacts of motor vehicles on the quality of life of residents of three streets in Bristol UK. World Transport Policy and Practice, 17(2), 12-30

Quality of life in cities and towns is of increasing concern to the public, and to policymakers. A major threat to quality of life is the high volume of motor vehicle traffic, associated with a wide range of mental and physical health detriments aris... Read More about Driven to excess: Impacts of motor vehicles on the quality of life of residents of three streets in Bristol UK.

The paradox of intensification (2011)
Journal Article
Melia, S., Parkhurst, G., & Barton, H. (2011). The paradox of intensification. Transport Policy, 18(1), 46-52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2010.05.007

Urban intensification as part of a smart growth strategy can facilitate low-energy transport modes and reduce overall car use, with benefits to the global environment, but evidence suggests the effect will be less than proportional. Hence, in locatio... Read More about The paradox of intensification.

A longitudinal study of the links between local air quality management and local transport planning policy processes in England (2010)
Journal Article
Olowoporoku, A. O., Hayes, E. T., Leksmono, N., Longhurst, J., & Parkhurst, G. (2010). A longitudinal study of the links between local air quality management and local transport planning policy processes in England. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 53(3), 385-403. https://doi.org/10.1080/09640561003613179

The second round of the Local Transport Plan (LTP2) process in England presents unique challenges and opportunities for integrating Local Air Quality Management (LAQM) within current transport planning policy. Using content analysis of LTP2 documents... Read More about A longitudinal study of the links between local air quality management and local transport planning policy processes in England.

Growth in mobile air-conditioning: A socio-technical research agenda (2008)
Journal Article
Parkhurst, G., & Parnaby, R. (2008). Growth in mobile air-conditioning: A socio-technical research agenda. Building Research and Information, 36(4), 351-362. https://doi.org/10.1080/09613210802076500

The recent growth in European use of mobile air-conditioning (MAC) in transport is examined with reference to the experience of the longer-established trend in the buildings sector and to experience in the US. Air-conditioning is identified as signif... Read More about Growth in mobile air-conditioning: A socio-technical research agenda.

Transport policy and transport tax reform (2005)
Journal Article
Potter, S., & Parkhurst, G. (2005). Transport policy and transport tax reform. Public Money and Management, 25(3), 171-178. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9302.2005.00470.x

We are now entering a new phase of transport policy fiscal instruments. Rather than reforming existing measures, the UK and several other countries are moving towards replacing the whole transport taxation regime. This article reviews the ways that c... Read More about Transport policy and transport tax reform.

Air quality and the environmental transport policy discourse in Oxford (2004)
Journal Article
Parkhurst, G. (2004). Air quality and the environmental transport policy discourse in Oxford. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 9(6), 419-436. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2004.08.001

The emergence of poor air quality as a major urban transport problem is considered through the case of Oxford (UK). The relevance of the Oxford policy approach for air quality management is appraised. The level of oxides of nitrogen emitted from larg... Read More about Air quality and the environmental transport policy discourse in Oxford.

Bussing between hegemonies: The dominant 'frame' in Oxford's transport policies (2004)
Journal Article
Parkhurst, G., & Dudley, G. (2004). Bussing between hegemonies: The dominant 'frame' in Oxford's transport policies. Transport Policy, 11(1), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0967-070X%2803%2900014-3

In 1972, a revolution in local transport policy in Oxford resulted in the dominant doctrine of the previous 30 years-providing for car use-being replaced by an alternative policy 'frame' focussed around the promotion of bus use. Although subsequently... Read More about Bussing between hegemonies: The dominant 'frame' in Oxford's transport policies.

Regulating cars and buses in cities: The case of pedestrianisation in Oxford (2003)
Journal Article
Parkhurst, G. (2003). Regulating cars and buses in cities: The case of pedestrianisation in Oxford. Economic Affairs, 23(2), 16-21. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0270.00410

Debates about whether traffic regulations that limit car use will enhance or hinder a particular urban economy are complex and often emotive. The present article considers evidence from the implementation of a radical traffic restraint and pedestrian... Read More about Regulating cars and buses in cities: The case of pedestrianisation in Oxford.

Social inclusion implications of park-and-ride (2003)
Journal Article
Parkhurst, G. (2003). Social inclusion implications of park-and-ride. Proceedings of the ICE - Municipal Engineer, 156(2), 111-117. https://doi.org/10.1680/muen.2003.156.2.111

Park and ride (P&R) schemes are often promoted as an efficient means of extending the effective catchment of public transport networks into car-dependent areas with low population densities, such as rural districts. However, using P&R typically requi... Read More about Social inclusion implications of park-and-ride.

Modal integration of bus and car in UK local transport policy: The case for strategic environmental assessment (2002)
Journal Article
Richardson, J., & Parkhurst, G. (2002). Modal integration of bus and car in UK local transport policy: The case for strategic environmental assessment. Journal of Transport Geography, 10(3), 195-206. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0966-6923%2802%2900011-X

The number of short-range bus park and ride (P&R) schemes in the UK grew considerably during the 1990s and further increase is expected in the current decade. Over the same period, concerns about both the local and strategic environmental consequence... Read More about Modal integration of bus and car in UK local transport policy: The case for strategic environmental assessment.

Influence of bus-based park and ride facilities on users' car traffic (2000)
Journal Article
Parkhurst, G. (2000). Influence of bus-based park and ride facilities on users' car traffic. Transport Policy, 7(2), 159-172. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0967-070X%2800%2900006-8

The rate of provision of bus-based park and ride facilities on the fringes of UK urban areas has grown in recent years. However, there has been a debate about whether the schemes reduce traffic. Research published in 1998 for the UK Government consid... Read More about Influence of bus-based park and ride facilities on users' car traffic.