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E-scooter experiences: Conflicts and opportunities in urban space (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Taratula-Lyons, M., Speak, A., Clayton, W., & Shergold, I. (2022, July). E-scooter experiences: Conflicts and opportunities in urban space. Paper presented at Universities' Transport Study Group Conference 2022, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

E-scooters are the fastest-growing form of micro-mobility. E-scooters have seen a wave of popularity in recent years; in many cities they have sparked something akin to an urban personal mobility revolution. Despite their popularity, e-scooters raise... Read More about E-scooter experiences: Conflicts and opportunities in urban space.

How should automated vehicles (AVs) interpret the rules of the road? A critical analysis of public expectations of interactions between AVs and road users (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Ricci, M., Shergold, I., & Parkhurst, G. (2021, July). How should automated vehicles (AVs) interpret the rules of the road? A critical analysis of public expectations of interactions between AVs and road users. Paper presented at Universities’ Transport Study Group (UTSG) Annual Conference 2021

Debates on how automated vehicles (AVs) would navigate the environment and behave while mixing with traffic have so far focused on technological capabilities and remained confined in expert circles, with very little dialogue with the public about the... Read More about How should automated vehicles (AVs) interpret the rules of the road? A critical analysis of public expectations of interactions between AVs and road users.

New opportunities for on-demand shared-ride services to deliver modal shift and inclusive travel (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Calvert, T., Jain, J., Parkhurst, G., Shergold, I., & Ward, S. (2019, July). New opportunities for on-demand shared-ride services to deliver modal shift and inclusive travel. Paper presented at 17th Annual Transport Practitioners Meeting, Oxford

On-demand shared-ride services promise new opportunities for modal shift and inclusive travel. This paper draws on evidence from the industrial-collaborative project ‘Mobility on Demand Laboratory Environment’ (MODLE) which has piloted a range of suc... Read More about New opportunities for on-demand shared-ride services to deliver modal shift and inclusive travel.

Business models being trialled in the shared-ride on-demand niche, and challenges and barriers encountered (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Calvert, T., Ward, S., Shergold, I., Parkhurst, G., & Jain, J. (2019, July). Business models being trialled in the shared-ride on-demand niche, and challenges and barriers encountered. Paper presented at Universities' Transport Study Group (UTSG) 51st Annual Conference, Leeds, UK

This paper evaluates the growing range of business models being applied within on-demand shared-ride road transport niches. Whilst examples of such services are long-standing; arguably as old as road passenger transport, new technologies have opened... Read More about Business models being trialled in the shared-ride on-demand niche, and challenges and barriers encountered.

Pedestrianisation and politics: Evidence gaps and a case study of Brighton’s Old Town (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Melia, S., & Shergold, I. (2016, January). Pedestrianisation and politics: Evidence gaps and a case study of Brighton’s Old Town. Paper presented at Universities Transport Study Group Annual Conference, Bristol

This paper draws on two projects: a pan-European meta-study and a before-and-after evaluation of the partial pedestrianisation of Brighton’s Old Town. The EVIDENCE Project reviewed and evaluated academic literature and other international sources on... Read More about Pedestrianisation and politics: Evidence gaps and a case study of Brighton’s Old Town.

A continuum for understanding the mobility of older people (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Parkhurst, G., Galvin, K., Musselwhite, C., Shergold, I., & Todres, L. (2013, January). A continuum for understanding the mobility of older people. Paper presented at 45th Universities’ Transport Study Group conference, St Anne’s College, Oxford, UK

Socially-progressive transport policies have traditionally focussed on identifying accessibility deficits and enhancing access to services defined as essential, notably related to physical health. Physiological and economic needs are important, but a... Read More about A continuum for understanding the mobility of older people.

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?.