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From ‘I’ to ‘we’: An exploration of how theories of cooperation might inform policymaking around sustainable travel behaviour (2023)
Journal Article
Donegan, B., Gold, N., Dyson, P., & Bartle, C. (2023). From ‘I’ to ‘we’: An exploration of how theories of cooperation might inform policymaking around sustainable travel behaviour. Global Discourse: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Current Affairs and Applied Contemporary Thought, 13(3-4), 243-264. https://doi.org/10.1332/204378921x16886283502537

This article considers how theories of social cooperation might be helpful in developing policy levers for changing travel behaviours towards environmentally beneficial outcomes, especially in reducing private car use. ‘Theories of cooperation’ can b... Read More about From ‘I’ to ‘we’: An exploration of how theories of cooperation might inform policymaking around sustainable travel behaviour.

Exploring the user experience of the Milton Park Bike-share Scheme: Final report (2022)
Report
Bartle, C., Calvert, T., & Parkhurst, G. (2022). Exploring the user experience of the Milton Park Bike-share Scheme: Final report. Bristol: Innovate UK

This report presents the findings of a study to explore the role of bike-share services (including both unassisted and electric motor-assisted ‘e-bikes’) as part of a multi-modal transport offer to encourage sustainable travel to, and within, the Mil... Read More about Exploring the user experience of the Milton Park Bike-share Scheme: Final report.

Who uses e-bikes in the UK and why? (2021)
Journal Article
Melia, S., & Bartle, C. (2022). Who uses e-bikes in the UK and why?. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, 16(11), 965-977. https://doi.org/10.1080/15568318.2021.1956027

This article reports on the findings of a survey of 2,092 users and potential users of e-bikes in the UK. It analysed their characteristics, their motivations, journey purposes and the barriers they perceive to the wider use of e-bikes. It compared... Read More about Who uses e-bikes in the UK and why?.

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.

A qualitative study of the accessibility of a typical UK town cycle network to disabled cyclists (2020)
Journal Article
Cox, B., & Bartle, C. (2020). A qualitative study of the accessibility of a typical UK town cycle network to disabled cyclists. Journal of Transport and Health, 19, Article 100954. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2020.100954

© 2020 Elsevier Ltd Introduction: Cycling offers significant benefits for disabled people in the form of independent mobility and improved management of chronic health conditions, such as heart disease, diabetes and obesity through increased physical... Read More about A qualitative study of the accessibility of a typical UK town cycle network to disabled cyclists.

Employer perceptions of the business benefits of sustainable transport: A case study of peri-urban employment areas in South West England (2019)
Journal Article
Bartle, C., & Chatterjee, K. (2019). Employer perceptions of the business benefits of sustainable transport: A case study of peri-urban employment areas in South West England. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 126, 297-313. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2019.04.012

There is considerable interest in the contribution that workplace-based mobility management interventions can make to achieving more sustainable mobility patterns. A number of studies have evaluated the impacts of workplace-based interventions on the... Read More about Employer perceptions of the business benefits of sustainable transport: A case study of peri-urban employment areas in South West England.

What do we mean by mobility as a service? A working note of the MultiCAV project (2019)
Working Paper
Bartle, C., Calvert, T., Lyons, G., & Parkhurst, G. What do we mean by mobility as a service? A working note of the MultiCAV project

The term Mobility as a Service (MaaS) is in growing use by professional associations, research and governmental organisations, and in academic publications. However, it is clear that the use of the term shows considerable variation across the transpo... Read More about What do we mean by mobility as a service? A working note of the MultiCAV project.

Local sustainable transport fund case study evaluation: Strategic employment sites and business parks West of England summary report (2018)
Report
Bartle, C., & Chatterjee, K. (2018). Local sustainable transport fund case study evaluation: Strategic employment sites and business parks West of England summary report

In 2013 the UK Department for Transport commissioned a number of ‘Case Study evaluations’ of the impacts of Local Sustainable Transport Fund (LSTF) investment. One of these was an evaluation of LSTF impacts on Strategic Employment Sites and Business... Read More about Local sustainable transport fund case study evaluation: Strategic employment sites and business parks West of England summary report.

Local sustainable transport fund case study evaluation: Strategic employment sites and business parks summary report (2018)
Report
Chatterjee, K., Bartle, C., Smyth, A., & Kelleher, L. (2018). Local sustainable transport fund case study evaluation: Strategic employment sites and business parks summary report

In 2013 the UK Department for Transport commissioned a number of ‘Case Study evaluations’ of the impacts of Local Sustainable Transport Fund (LSTF) investment. One of these was an evaluation of LSTF impacts on Strategic Employment Sites and Business... Read More about Local sustainable transport fund case study evaluation: Strategic employment sites and business parks summary report.

Local sustainable transport fund case study evaluation: Strategic employment sites and business parks West of England final report (2018)
Report
Bartle, C., & Chatterjee, K. (2018). Local sustainable transport fund case study evaluation: Strategic employment sites and business parks West of England final report

In 2013 the UK Department for Transport commissioned a number of ‘Case Study evaluations’ of the impacts of Local Sustainable Transport Fund (LSTF) investment. One of these was an evaluation of LSTF impacts on Strategic Employment Sites and Business... Read More about Local sustainable transport fund case study evaluation: Strategic employment sites and business parks West of England final report.

Continuously connected customer (2018)
Report
Jain, J., Bartle, C., & Clayton, W. (2018). Continuously connected customer

The Continuously Connected Customer research was the first in-depth evaluation of free WiFi in a real-world setting within the UK. This document summarises four key messages and what they mean next for the rail industry.

Connected by rail: A study of internet use on the train (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Jain, J., Clayton, W., & Bartle, C. (2017, August). Connected by rail: A study of internet use on the train. Paper presented at RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2017, London

The UK government expects all GB passenger train operators to provide free internet to passengers with new train franchises obliged to provide a minimum standard of free WiFi to all. By 2018 90% of rail passengers will have access to free WiFi. The M... Read More about Connected by rail: A study of internet use on the train.

Commute mode choice dynamics: Accounting for day-to-day variability in longer term change (2016)
Journal Article
Chatterjee, K., Clark, B., & Bartle, C. (2016). Commute mode choice dynamics: Accounting for day-to-day variability in longer term change. European Journal of Transport and Infrastructure Research, 16(4), 713-734

It is of interest to transport policy makers to know whether interventions promoting sustainable transport modes can produce long-term changes in commute mode choices. Recent evidence has shown that a significant minority of commuters are variable in... Read More about Commute mode choice dynamics: Accounting for day-to-day variability in longer term change.

The Bristol method: How to reduce traffic and its impacts (2015)
Other
Barnes, J., Crawshaw, S., Parkhurst, G., Toy, J., Robinson, B., Ricci, M., …Davis, A. (2015). The Bristol method: How to reduce traffic and its impacts. Bristol

THE BRISTOL METHOD The Bristol Method is a knowledge-transfer programme aimed at helping people in other cities understand and apply the lessons that Bristol has learned in becoming a more sustainable city, not just in 2015 but in the last decade.... Read More about The Bristol method: How to reduce traffic and its impacts.

Personalised travel plans in the workplace: a case study (2014)
Journal Article
Bartle, C., & Avineri, E. (2014). Personalised travel plans in the workplace: a case study. Proceedings of the ICE - Municipal Engineer, 167(4), 183-190. https://doi.org/10.1680/muen.13.00024

© 2014, Thomas Telford Services Ltd.All Rights Reserved. Workplaces are facing the challenge of sustainable auditing and reducing land dedicated to car parking. Personalised travel planning enables employees to evaluate the full range of alternatives... Read More about Personalised travel plans in the workplace: a case study.

Online information-sharing: A qualitative analysis of community, trust and social influence amongst commuter cyclists in the UK (2013)
Journal Article
Bartle, C., Avineri, E., & Chatterjee, K. (2013). Online information-sharing: A qualitative analysis of community, trust and social influence amongst commuter cyclists in the UK. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 16, 60-72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2012.08.013

Research into the use and behavioural effects of travel information has concentrated on top-down information from transport providers, but little is known about the role of informal information, shared through word-of-mouth, in everyday travel behavi... Read More about Online information-sharing: A qualitative analysis of community, trust and social influence amongst commuter cyclists in the UK.

Information-sharing, community-building and trust: A case study amongst commuter cyclists (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Bartle, C., Avineri, E., & Chatterjee, K. (2011, January). Information-sharing, community-building and trust: A case study amongst commuter cyclists. Paper presented at 43rd Universities Transport Study Group Conference, Milton Keynes, UK

Research into the use and behavioural effects of travel information has concentrated on top-down information from transport providers, but little is known about the role of informal information, shared through word-of-mouth, in everyday travel behavi... Read More about Information-sharing, community-building and trust: A case study amongst commuter cyclists.

Pro-social behaviour in transport social dilemmas: A review (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Bartle, C., & Avineri, E. (2007, October). Pro-social behaviour in transport social dilemmas: A review. Paper presented at Frontiers in Transportation 2007: Social Interactions, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

West of England Sustainable Travel (WEST): Final annual outcomes monitoring report
Report
Bartle, C., Chatterjee, K., Clayton, W., Parkin, J., & Ricci, M. West of England Sustainable Travel (WEST): Final annual outcomes monitoring report

The Local Sustainable Transport Fund was launched in January 2011 with the four West of England unitary authorities (Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol City, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Councils) being awarded nearly £30 million by th... Read More about West of England Sustainable Travel (WEST): Final annual outcomes monitoring report.

West of England Sustainable Travel (WEST) baseline and years one, two, and three (to 2014/15) annual outcomes monitoring report
Report
annual outcomes monitoring report

The Local Sustainable Transport Fund was launched in January 2011 with the four West of England unitary authorities (Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol City, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Councils) being awarded nearly £30 million by th... Read More about West of England Sustainable Travel (WEST) baseline and years one, two, and three (to 2014/15) annual outcomes monitoring report.

West of England Sustainable Travel (WEST) baseline and year one (2012/13) annual outcomes monitoring report
Report
annual outcomes monitoring report

The Local Sustainable Transport Fund was launched in January 2011 with the four West of England unitary authorities (Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol City, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Councils) being awarded nearly £30 million by th... Read More about West of England Sustainable Travel (WEST) baseline and year one (2012/13) annual outcomes monitoring report.

West of England Sustainable Travel (WEST) baseline and years one and two (to 2013/14) annual outcomes monitoring report
Report
annual outcomes monitoring report

The Local Sustainable Transport Fund was launched in January 2011 with the four West of England unitary authorities (Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol City, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Councils) being awarded nearly £30 million by th... Read More about West of England Sustainable Travel (WEST) baseline and years one and two (to 2013/14) annual outcomes monitoring report.

Spreading the word: A social-psychological exploration of word-of-mouth traveller information in the digital age
Thesis
Bartle, C. (2011). Spreading the word: A social-psychological exploration of word-of-mouth traveller information in the digital age. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/957130

The use of ‘formal’ travel information pertaining to costs, routes, journey times, or real-time transport disruptions, and its role in travel behaviour (for example, choice of mode, route or departure time) has been widely studied, but little is know... Read More about Spreading the word: A social-psychological exploration of word-of-mouth traveller information in the digital age.

User experience of the Milton Park bike-share scheme report of survey
Report
Calvert, T., Bartle, C., & Parkhurst, G. User experience of the Milton Park bike-share scheme report of survey. Innovate UK

In February 2020, six electric bikes (e-bikes) were added to the Milton Park fleet of 18 ‘conventional’ shared bikes, with funding from the MultiCAV project. The scheme is operated by Bainton Bikes of Oxford using Donkey Republic software, and brande... Read More about User experience of the Milton Park bike-share scheme report of survey.

Potential challenges facing persons-in-charge of automated buses, and means of recruiting, testing, and training them: An evidence review
Report
Calvert, T., Parkin, J., Parkhurst, G., & Bartle, C. Potential challenges facing persons-in-charge of automated buses, and means of recruiting, testing, and training them: An evidence review. Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, Innovate UK

Whilst promising many benefits, widespread private automated vehicles also hold potential to increase traffic flows, worsen congestion, worsen public health, and reduce public transport use (Ainsalu et al., 2018). At the same time, there is potential... Read More about Potential challenges facing persons-in-charge of automated buses, and means of recruiting, testing, and training them: An evidence review.