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Conceptualizing age-friendly communities (2011)
Journal Article
Menec, V. H., Means, R., Keating, N., Parkhurst, G., & Eales, J. (2011). Conceptualizing age-friendly communities. Canadian Journal on Aging / Revue canadienne du vieillissement, 30(3), 479-493. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0714980811000237

On the political and policy front, interest has increased in making communities more "age-friendly", an ongoing trend since the World Health Organization launched its global Age-Friendly Cities project. We conceptualize age-friendly communities by bu... Read More about Conceptualizing age-friendly communities.

Improving road transport-related air quality in England through joint working between Environmental Health Officers and Transport Planners (2011)
Journal Article
Olowoporoku, D., Hayes, E., Longhurst, J., & Parkhurst, G. (2011). Improving road transport-related air quality in England through joint working between Environmental Health Officers and Transport Planners. Local Environment, 16(7), 603-618. https://doi.org/10.1080/13549839.2011.582859

In this paper the necessity for effective joint working arrangements between Environmental Health Officers and Transport Planners is demonstrated as a fundamental prerequisite for successful management of traffic-related air quality in English local... Read More about Improving road transport-related air quality in England through joint working between Environmental Health Officers and Transport Planners.

Practices and motivations of travellers making rail-cycle trips (2011)
Journal Article
Sherwin, H., Parkhurst, G., Robbins, D., & Walker, I. (2011). Practices and motivations of travellers making rail-cycle trips. Proceedings of the ICE - Transport, 164(3), 189-197. https://doi.org/10.1680/tran.2011.164.3.189

Currently only 2% of British rail passengers choose to cycle to the station, in contrast to 40% in the Netherlands, but the combination of cycling with rail use presents a potentially attractive alternative to car use with carbon reduction and health... Read More about Practices and motivations of travellers making rail-cycle trips.

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?.

The grey escape: How and why are older people really using their free bus pass? (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Andrews, G., Parkhurst, G., Shaw, J., & Susilo, Y. (2011, January). The grey escape: How and why are older people really using their free bus pass?. Paper presented at 43rd Universities Transport Study Group Conference, Milton Keynes, UK

Since 2008 those aged sixty and above have benefitted from unlimited area-wide free travel by bus after 09:30. The official policy rhetoric supporting implementation of the measure drew significantly upon the need to reduce social exclusion amongst o... Read More about The grey escape: How and why are older people really using their free bus pass?.

Who encourages us to cycle? A novel approach to researching social influence in UK cycling (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Dalton, A., Powell, J., & Parkhurst, G. (2011, January). Who encourages us to cycle? A novel approach to researching social influence in UK cycling. Paper presented at 43rd Universities Transport Study Group Conference, Milton Keynes, UK

This PhD research is an exciting opportunity to explore an under-researched area of transport and health studies; how gender and social influence relate to cycling behaviour. As well as being cross-disciplinary, it is also novel in the usage of a met... Read More about Who encourages us to cycle? A novel approach to researching social influence in UK cycling.

Rural car dependence: An emerging barrier to community activity for older people? (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Shergold, I., Parkhurst, G., & Musselwhite, C. (2011, January). Rural car dependence: An emerging barrier to community activity for older people?. Paper presented at Universities' Transport Study Group 43rd Annual Conference, Milton Keynes, UK

Community activity is identified as a key contributor to quality of life for many older people, and mobility is central to its facilitation. Following the premise that community activity enables the accumulation of social capital within a community,... Read More about Rural car dependence: An emerging barrier to community activity for older people?.

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.

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.

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