Outputs (10)

The future of work beyond the pandemic (2021)
Journal Article

On 21 October 2021 the PTRC Fireside Chat Series returned after a summer break. Continuing with its overall focus upon the transport implications of the pandemic, attention turned to consider whether or not we should be expecting a ‘big return’ to th... Read More about The future of work beyond the pandemic.

This is beyond a joke (2021)
Journal Article

This opinon piece reflects a critical assessment of the (ab)use of pavements (walkways) by owners of motorised vehicles.

How street quality influences the walking experience: An inquiry into the perceptions of adults with diverse ages and disabilities (2021)
Journal Article

The benefits of walking are now well understood. However, there is still no consensus on what causes people to forego short walking trips. This study examined users’ perceptions on trips usually walked, as well as perceptions of desirable trips withi... Read More about How street quality influences the walking experience: An inquiry into the perceptions of adults with diverse ages and disabilities.

Non-walkability in the car-centric city (2021)
Thesis

Background
Increasing the levels of walking for transport is a widespread urban policy goal, aligning with actions related to climate change, public health, equity of access and participation, and more liveable cities. The walking environment (WE),... Read More about Non-walkability in the car-centric city.

Mini Cooper 1961-2000 (2021)
Book

From its launch on 20 September 1961 the Mini Cooper caused a sensation. The world’s first sports saloon, the diminutive Cooper combined the glamour and racing heritage of 1959 and 1960 Formula 1 champions the Cooper Car Company with the outstanding... Read More about Mini Cooper 1961-2000.

How to improve the walking realm in a car-oriented city? (Dis)agreements between professionals (2021)
Journal Article

Purpose: Urban environments and transport systems can enable and encourage walking, and therefore play a key role in climate action, public health, equity of access, and population wellbeing. The question, especially in cities that have been dominate... Read More about How to improve the walking realm in a car-oriented city? (Dis)agreements between professionals.

Exploring the use and perception of shared bikes for commuting and business travel on the urban fringe (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

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.

Technology and travel (2021)
Book Chapter

This book chapter explores our undertanding of the complex relationship between technology and travel and the digital age continues to unfold.

Public transport and the future of mobility (2021)
Book Chapter

Across the chapters in this Handbook, the breadth and diversity encompassed under the label ‘public transport’ is apparent. The book’s contents also reflect a number of significant dynamics. The future of public transport may well be characterised ve... Read More about Public transport and the future of mobility.

Post-war UK transport policy and the Mini Cooper S (2021)
Newspaper / Magazine

The strange story of Minister of Transport Ernest Marples, Chairman of British Railways Board Dr Richard Beeching, the Mini Cooper S and the decimation of Britain's passenger carrying railways from 1963