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Triple access planning for uncertain futures - A handbook for practitioners (2024)
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Lyons, G., Marchau, V., Paddeu, D., Rye, T., Adolphson, M., Attia, M., …Witzell, J. Triple access planning for uncertain futures - A handbook for practitioners. University of the West of England

Planning for the future continues to evolve in the face of a changing world. What we did in the past will not work for the future. Even the recent shift, with greater interest in transport planning being vision-led and focused on people rather than t... Read More about Triple access planning for uncertain futures - A handbook for practitioners.

Key questions for road investment and spending (2023)
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Road Investment Scrutiny Panel. (2023). Key questions for road investment and spending. University of the West of England: Rees Jeffreys Road Fund

This report has been produced by the Road Investment Scrutiny Panel – an assembled group of senior professionals supported by funding from the Rees Jeffreys Road Fund. Roads are the arteries of economic and social prosperity. They also come at a c... Read More about Key questions for road investment and spending.

Travel transitions: How transport planners and policy makers can respond to shifting mobility trends (2021)
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ITF, . (2021). Travel transitions: How transport planners and policy makers can respond to shifting mobility trends. Paris: ITF Research Reports, OECD Publishing

Travel behaviour has evolved in unexpected ways in urbanised areas in the early 21st century. This report examines how significant breaks with past trends happened - and why these shifts were not foreseen. The Covid-19 pandemic adds to uncertainty ab... Read More about Travel transitions: How transport planners and policy makers can respond to shifting mobility trends.

Combo Travel - Active and motorised modes working better together (2021)
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Lyons, G., Cain, S., & Jakeman, K. (2021). Combo Travel - Active and motorised modes working better together. Innovate UK

This paper considers the concept of Combo Travel: human-powered mobility in combination with a motorised mode as an enabler of healthier lifestyles and lower carbon journeys. Most journeys by motorised modes ( bus, train, tube, car, van etc.) also... Read More about Combo Travel - Active and motorised modes working better together.

Decarbonising UK transport - Final report and technology roadmaps (2021)
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Lyons, G., Curry, A., & Rohr, C. (2021). Decarbonising UK transport - Final report and technology roadmaps. Department for Transport

This report informs the UK Government’s Transport Decarbonisation Plan. It considers what needs to be achieved over the next 30 years, in terms of technological solutions, to reduce and remove direct emissions from the UK’s domestic transport sector... Read More about Decarbonising UK transport - Final report and technology roadmaps.

Driverless cars – a great opportunity for society? Final report of the Driverless Cars Emulsion initiative (2020)
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Lyons, G. (2020). Driverless cars – a great opportunity for society? Final report of the Driverless Cars Emulsion initiative. Bristol: University of the West of England and Mott MacDonald

Driverless cars (DCs) have in recent years been the subject of substantial investment and anticipation, as well as hype and exasperation. Governments have been drawn into a race for the gold at the end of the DC rainbow. But not everyone shares this... Read More about Driverless cars – a great opportunity for society? Final report of the Driverless Cars Emulsion initiative.

Handling uncertainty in transport planning and decision making - Report of a roundtable discussion held in London on 20 July 2018 (2018)
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Lyons, G. (2018). Handling uncertainty in transport planning and decision making - Report of a roundtable discussion held in London on 20 July 2018

In the 1700s, the French philosopher Voltaire reportedly said “Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position. But certainty is an absurd one.” The transport sector is becoming increasingly alive to how uncertain the future is. There is significant (or ‘de... Read More about Handling uncertainty in transport planning and decision making - Report of a roundtable discussion held in London on 20 July 2018.

10‐year review of  the competencies expected of  transport planning professionals (2018)
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Lyons, G. (2018). 10‐year review of  the competencies expected of  transport planning professionals

2018 marks 10 years since the Transport Planning Professional (TPP) qualification was launched. Since then over 200 transport planners have secured TPP status with many more on their journey towards being qualified. A lot has changed in those 10 year... Read More about 10‐year review of  the competencies expected of  transport planning professionals.

Future demand: How could or should our transport system evolve in order to support mobility in the future? (2014)
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Lyons, G., Davidson, C., Forster, T., Sage, I., McSaveney, J., MacDonald, E., …Kole, A. (2014). Future demand: How could or should our transport system evolve in order to support mobility in the future?

New Zealand’s land transport programme has a current expenditure target for the next ten years of $38.7bn including $10bn to change the shape of the road network and improve its quality and capacity. Yet such investment plans are in the face of a cou... Read More about Future demand: How could or should our transport system evolve in order to support mobility in the future?.

Future demand: Summary report (2014)
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Lyons, G. (2014). Future demand: Summary report

New Zealanders are driving nearly 30 billion kilometres each year in their cars, vans, utes and SUVs. The road network also carries 70 percent of all of our freight. As a nation we have built and continue to maintain a network of roads to allow us to... Read More about Future demand: Summary report.

Understanding strategic road network users’ experiences and need – Wave 2 (2014)
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Toombs, B., Clay, D., Chisholm, T., Parkhurst, G., & Lyons, G. (2014). Understanding strategic road network users’ experiences and need – Wave 2

In 2011, the Government called for an independent review, to assess whether they were taking the right approach to managing, operating and enhancing the Strategic Road Network (SRN), which resulted in the Cook Report ‘A Fresh Start for the Strategic... Read More about Understanding strategic road network users’ experiences and need – Wave 2.

TDP demonstrations project report: Road users (2010)
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Lyons, G., Goodwin, P., Dudley, G., Clegg, S., & Haddad, H. (2010). TDP demonstrations project report: Road users

TDP Demonstrations Project Report - Road Users. Report for Department for Transport