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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.

Exploring the use and perception of shared bikes for commuting and business travel on the urban fringe (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Calvert, T., Bartle, C., & Parkhurst, G. (2021, July). Exploring the use and perception of shared bikes for commuting and business travel on the urban fringe. Presented at 53rd Annual UTSG conference, Loughborough UK

Globally, bike-share schemes are in a state of flux; 1,977 public schemes are currently operating but another 835 have closed (Meddin et al., 2021), as new ‘fifth generation’ schemes (typically dockless) compete with each other and squeeze the more m... Read More about Exploring the use and perception of shared bikes for commuting and business travel on the urban fringe.

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.

Autonomous vehicles: Who will use them, and will they share? (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Clayton, W., Parkhurst, G., Paddeu, D., & Parkin, J. (2019, July). Autonomous vehicles: Who will use them, and will they share?. Paper presented at Universities' Transport Study Group 2019 Conference

The advent of road transport automation has been identified as one of four key technological transitions that could eventually amount to a major transformation in mobility practices (Parkhurst and Seedhouse, 2019). Specifically, fully Automated Vehic... Read More about Autonomous vehicles: Who will use them, and will they share?.

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.

The (in)justice of Clean Air Zones (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Parkhurst, G. (2019, July). The (in)justice of Clean Air Zones. Paper presented at Universities' Transport Study Group Conference, University of Leeds

The paper considers the historic context of policy failure in respect of reducing the noxious emissions from road transport. It then turns to consider the policy debate around the fairness of Clean Air Zone (CAZ) proposals for UK cities and towns whi... Read More about The (in)justice of Clean Air Zones.

The many assumptions about self‐driving cars – Where are we heading and who is in the driving seat? (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Parkhurst, G., & Lyons, G. (2018, July). The many assumptions about self‐driving cars – Where are we heading and who is in the driving seat?. Paper presented at 16th Annual Transport Practitioners' Meeting, Oxford, England

Will our future be filled with self-driving cars? If so, when are they due to hit our streets, will they have steering wheels, and will people own them or hail them? There is, we suggest, an ‘emotive enthusiasm’ amongst policymakers and industry play... Read More about The many assumptions about self‐driving cars – Where are we heading and who is in the driving seat?.

New technologies and automation for last mile deliveries: Advantages, disadvantages and policy implications (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Paddeu, D., & Parkhurst, G. (2018, July). New technologies and automation for last mile deliveries: Advantages, disadvantages and policy implications. Paper presented at 16th Annual Practitioners’ Meeting (TPM), Oxford

Urban freight transport is crucial to ensuring the economic vitality of a city. However, significant negative externalities arise from freight flows in an urban area (e.g. polluting emissions, contribution to congestion, noise, etc.). Alternatives to... Read More about New technologies and automation for last mile deliveries: Advantages, disadvantages and policy implications.

The potential for personalised public transport solutions to enhance job seekers' access to employment sites. (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Calvert, T., Crawford, F., Parkhurst, G., & Parkin, J. (2018, July). The potential for personalised public transport solutions to enhance job seekers' access to employment sites. Paper presented at Transport Practitioners' Meeting (TPM), Oxford, UK

This paper examines the importance of the accessibility of employment locations to job-seekers’ perceived work options. It investigates the potential of an employment site-oriented Personalised Collective Transport Service (PCTS) to help solve the li... Read More about The potential for personalised public transport solutions to enhance job seekers' access to employment sites..

Healthy walking: The role of architecture (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Bornioli, A., Parkhurst, G., & Morgan, P. (2018, January). Healthy walking: The role of architecture. Paper presented at AMPS 2018 Health: The Design, Planning and Politics of How and Where We Live, Bristol, England

Environmental exposure is increasingly recognised as a predictor of human health and psychological wellbeing. In fact, the benefits of nature exposure on psychological wellbeing have received extensive attention from scholars. However, not much atten... Read More about Healthy walking: The role of architecture.

Autonomous vehicles: Willingness-to-pay and willingness-to-share (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Clayton, W., Paddeu, D., Parkhurst, G., & Gomez de Segura Marauri, M. (2018, January). Autonomous vehicles: Willingness-to-pay and willingness-to-share. Paper presented at Universities' Transport Study Group (UTSG) 2018 Conference, University College London (UCL)

The advent of Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) is suggested to represent a significant step in the move towards Mobility as a Service (MaaS) networks, in which private vehicle ownership is largely replaced by fleets of on-demand AVs as a part of a broader,... Read More about Autonomous vehicles: Willingness-to-pay and willingness-to-share.

Barriers to a better Bristol: Diagnosing city strategic challenges using systems, co-production and interdisciplinary approaches (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Prestwood, E., Calvert, T., Clayton, W., Longhurst, J., Manchester, H., Parkhurst, G., …Townsend, I. (2017, June). Barriers to a better Bristol: Diagnosing city strategic challenges using systems, co-production and interdisciplinary approaches. Paper presented at 9th International Conference on Sustainable Development and Planning, Bristol, England

As European Green Capital 2015 and one of the Rockefeller 100 Resilient Cities, Bristol can legitimately claim to be on the “frontline” of urban sustainability, continually challenging itself to transform into a place where citizens and organisations... Read More about Barriers to a better Bristol: Diagnosing city strategic challenges using systems, co-production and interdisciplinary approaches.

Barriers to a better Bristol: Diagnosing city strategic sustainability challenges using systems, co-production and interdisciplinary approaches (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Prestwood, E., Calvert, T., Clayton, W., Longhurst, J., Manchester, H., Parkhurst, G., …Townsend, I. (2017, June). Barriers to a better Bristol: Diagnosing city strategic sustainability challenges using systems, co-production and interdisciplinary approaches. Paper presented at Wessex 9th International Conference on Sustainable Development and Planning, Bristol, England

As European Green Capital 2015 and one of the Rockefeller 100 Resilient Cities, Bristol can legitimately claim to be on the “frontline” of urban sustainability, continually challenging itself to transform into a place where citizens and organisations... Read More about Barriers to a better Bristol: Diagnosing city strategic sustainability challenges using systems, co-production and interdisciplinary approaches.

The influence of urban built environments and place perceptions on psychological wellbeing and cognition during walking (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Bornioli, A., Parkhurst, G., & Morgan, P. (2017, April). The influence of urban built environments and place perceptions on psychological wellbeing and cognition during walking. Paper presented at American Association of Geographers (AAG) Annual Conference, Boston, Massachusetts

Scholars have identified several elements related to the physical surroundings that positively contribute to psychological wellbeing during walking. Among these, the benefits of natural elements have received extensive attention in the literature. Ho... Read More about The influence of urban built environments and place perceptions on psychological wellbeing and cognition during walking.

The air pollution-transport divide: Why after two decades of statutory obligations is road transport derived air pollution not declining? (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Chatterton, T., & Parkhurst, G. (2016, August). The air pollution-transport divide: Why after two decades of statutory obligations is road transport derived air pollution not declining?. Presented at RGS-IGB Annual International Conference, Kensington, London

Road transport is the principal cause of air pollution in over 95% of legally designated “Air Quality Management Areas” in the UK. Current estimates are that over 50,000 deaths a year can be attributed to air pollution in this country – between 15 a... Read More about The air pollution-transport divide: Why after two decades of statutory obligations is road transport derived air pollution not declining?.

Towards transit-oriented development in city-regions (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Clayton, W., & Parkhurst, G. (2016, April). Towards transit-oriented development in city-regions. Presented at Urban Development around Transport Hubs: Transit Orientated Developments, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK

Why are the principles of integrated, transit-oriented development important beyond urban boundaries, and how can we apply them?

Public attitudes to road pricing: Exploring the role of older age, pro-sociality, social norms and trust (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Nikitas, A., Avineri, E., & Parkhurst, G. (2016, January). Public attitudes to road pricing: Exploring the role of older age, pro-sociality, social norms and trust. Paper presented at Transportation Research Board 95th Annual Meeting, Washington, USA

Understanding the socio-psychological mechanisms that determine the public acceptability of road pricing could be a key for its implementation in urban environments where this is a viable scenario. Studying the attitudes of older people is of particu... Read More about Public attitudes to road pricing: Exploring the role of older age, pro-sociality, social norms and trust.

Flood resilience on the railways – solutions, appraisal and decision-making (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Clark, B., Parkin, J., Everard, M., Quinn, N., & Parkhurst, G. (2016, January). Flood resilience on the railways – solutions, appraisal and decision-making. Paper presented at 48th Universities' Transport Studies Group Conference, Bristol, UK

The welfare costs of weather related disruption on the transport network have been estimated to be between £100m and £520m per day of disruption in England. This paper presents a case study of a mainline railway cutting and tunnel, which is situated... Read More about Flood resilience on the railways – solutions, appraisal and decision-making.

The potential impact of autonomous vehicles on transport systems and society: A review and future prospects (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Clark, B., Parkhurst, G., & Ricci, M. (2016, January). The potential impact of autonomous vehicles on transport systems and society: A review and future prospects. Paper presented at 48th Universities' Transport Studies Group Conference, Bristol, UK

Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) are generating high-profile policy interest due to the potential for ‘disruptive’ influence on transport systems and wider society. The paper places AV technology in a historical context, through an annotated timeline of dev... Read More about The potential impact of autonomous vehicles on transport systems and society: A review and future prospects.

Affective appraisals of urban walking: The role of heritage environments (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Bornioli, A., Parkhurst, G., Morgan, P., & Short, M. (2016, January). Affective appraisals of urban walking: The role of heritage environments. Paper presented at Universities Transport Study Group Annual Conference, Bristol, UK

A recent “affective turn” in the social sciences has given new emphasis to the role of affect and emotions in influencing human behaviours (Damasio 2006). Affective experiences can also have major implications on travel behaviours with; investigation... Read More about Affective appraisals of urban walking: The role of heritage environments.

Road pricing and older people: An in-depth study of attitudes, pro-social values and social norms (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Nikitas, A., Avineri, E., & Parkhurst, G. (2016, January). Road pricing and older people: An in-depth study of attitudes, pro-social values and social norms. Paper presented at 48th Annual Universities' Transport Study Group Conference, Bristol

Understanding the socio-psychological mechanisms that determine the public acceptability of road pricing could be a key for its implementation in urban environments where this is a viable scenario. Studying the attitudes of older people is of particu... Read More about Road pricing and older people: An in-depth study of attitudes, pro-social values and social norms.

Where to park? A behavioral comparison of bus Park & Ride and city center car park usage in Bath, UK (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Clayton, W., Parkhurst, G., Ben-Elia, E., & Ricci, M. (2015, September). Where to park? A behavioral comparison of bus Park & Ride and city center car park usage in Bath, UK. Paper presented at 17th European Parking Association Congress, Berlin, Germany

Integrating car parking facilities with public transport in Park and Ride (P&R) facilities has the potential to shorten car trips, contributing to more sustainable mobility. There is an on-going debate about the actual effects of P&R on the transport... Read More about Where to park? A behavioral comparison of bus Park & Ride and city center car park usage in Bath, UK.

A pilot study of a peer volunteering intervention for promoting active ageing in the community: Project ACE (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Stathi, A., Withall, J., Fox, K., Davis, M., Thompson, J., Gray, S., …Parkhurst, G. (2015, September). A pilot study of a peer volunteering intervention for promoting active ageing in the community: Project ACE. Poster presented at Public Health England Annual Conference 2015, University of Warwick, UK

Project ACE (Active, Connected and Engaged) is a theory-informed, pragmatic intervention using peer volunteering support to promote active ageing. The ACE intervention was one of the outcomes of a 12–month collaborative network, AVONet, that used a... Read More about A pilot study of a peer volunteering intervention for promoting active ageing in the community: Project ACE.

When policy recommendations get lost in translation: An examination of the express coach ‘niche’ as a missed sustainable mobility opportunity in the dominant inter-city travel regime (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Clark, B., & Parkhurst, G. (2015, January). When policy recommendations get lost in translation: An examination of the express coach ‘niche’ as a missed sustainable mobility opportunity in the dominant inter-city travel regime. Paper presented at 47th Universities' Transport Studies Group Conference, London, UK

Public express coach services potentially offer a solution to many inter-urban transport problems, providing additional capacity at a comparatively low financial and environmental cost, and deliverable in a much quicker timescale than the alternative... Read More about When policy recommendations get lost in translation: An examination of the express coach ‘niche’ as a missed sustainable mobility opportunity in the dominant inter-city travel regime.

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.

Assessing the local sustainable transport fund submissions in relation to disruption (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Williams, D., Chatterton, T., & Parkhurst, G. (2013, January). Assessing the local sustainable transport fund submissions in relation to disruption. Paper presented at Universities' Transport Study Group (UTSG) 2013, Oxford University

The Local Sustainable Transport Fund (LSTF) is a £560m investment by the UK Government in local authority transport schemes in England (excluding London). The fund will be matched by local authorities’ own investments from their transport budgets, me... Read More about Assessing the local sustainable transport fund submissions in relation to disruption.

Using disruption as an opportunity to change travel practices (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Williams, D., Chatterton, T., & Parkhurst, G. (2012, November). Using disruption as an opportunity to change travel practices. Paper presented at 1st International Conference on Urban Sustainability and Resilience, University College London

Disruption has negative connotations in society, yet it can provide the opportunity for change to reduce our reliance on high carbon travel practices. Using local authorities in England as the unit of enquiry the paper discusses how local authorities... Read More about Using disruption as an opportunity to change travel practices.

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 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.

The promotion of bicycle access to the rail network as a way of making better use of the existing network and reducing car dependence (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Sherwin, H., & Parkhurst, G. (2010, October). The promotion of bicycle access to the rail network as a way of making better use of the existing network and reducing car dependence. Paper presented at European Transport Conference, Glasgow, UK

The level of bike-rail integration (combining cycling with rail) in the UK presents an unrealised sustainable mobility potential: two per cent of rail passengers access the rail network by bicycle, contrasting with 40% in the Netherlands. Cycling on... Read More about The promotion of bicycle access to the rail network as a way of making better use of the existing network and reducing car dependence.

Managing local traffic-related air pollution in England (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Olowoporoku, A., Hayes, E. T., Parkhurst, G., & Longhurst, J. (2009, December). Managing local traffic-related air pollution in England. Paper presented at Polis Conference 2009, Brussels, Belgium

Exploration of the motivations and existing behaviour of bike-rail integrators to inform future promotional interventions (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Sherwin, H., & Parkhurst, G. (2008, September). Exploration of the motivations and existing behaviour of bike-rail integrators to inform future promotional interventions. Paper presented at 5th Cycling & Society Symposium, Bristol, UK

Bike-rail integration (BRI) extends the catchment area of a station for those without access to a car or bus, whilst also enabling the substitution of more car journeys and allowing people to build exercise into their day. More cycle access to the r... Read More about Exploration of the motivations and existing behaviour of bike-rail integrators to inform future promotional interventions.

Understanding the attitudes of older people to road pricing (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Nikitas, A., Avineri, E., & Parkhurst, G. (2008, September). Understanding the attitudes of older people to road pricing. Paper presented at The Annual Conference of the British Society of Gerontology ''Sustainable Futures in an Ageing World'', Bristol, UK

Road pricing and the social dimension of sustainability (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Parkhurst, G., Dudley, G., & Lyons, G. (2007, January). Road pricing and the social dimension of sustainability. Paper presented at Proceedings of the 39th UTSG Conference, Harrogate, UK

Why do demand responsive transport systems fail? (2006)
Presentation / Conference
Enoch, M., Potter, S., Parkhurst, G., & Smith, M. (2006, January). Why do demand responsive transport systems fail?. Paper presented at Transportation Research Board 85th Annual Meeting, Washington DC, USA

Implications of HGV charging for the UK (2005)
Presentation / Conference
Warren, J. P., Potter, S., & Parkhurst, G. (2005, January). Implications of HGV charging for the UK. Paper presented at 37th Universities Transport Studies Group Conference, Bristol, UK

Park and ride: First aid for the urban traffic crisis (1994)
Presentation / Conference
Parkhurst, G. (1994, June). Park and ride: First aid for the urban traffic crisis. Paper presented at Park and ride: Increasing the Chances of Success, Aston University, Birmingham, UK