Outputs (765)

Continuously connected customer: Final project report
Report

This report finalises the research collaboration between Chiltern Railway and the Centre for Transport and Society, University of the West of England (UWE) for the project ‘Continuously Connected Customer’, which was funded by the RSSB through TOC15... Read More about Continuously connected customer: Final project report.

Findings from workshops held with older people considering participating in connected autonomous vehicle trials (2018)
Report

This report contains findings from a series of four workshops held with older people as part of the Flourish project. The workshops were held with potential participants in driverless vehicle trials at UWE. The report details how this group would use... Read More about Findings from workshops held with older people considering participating in connected autonomous vehicle trials.

Epilogue: the new frontiers of behavioral research on the interrelationships between ICT, activities, time use and mobility (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature. This special issue is a product of the international symposium on “ICT, Activities, Time Use and Travel” that was hosted by Nanjing University from 16 to 18 July 2016. The symposi... Read More about Epilogue: the new frontiers of behavioral research on the interrelationships between ICT, activities, time use and mobility.

Continuously connected customer (2018)
Report

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.

Bristol urban integrated diagnostics project case study report: MetroBus
Other

MetroBus is a major infrastructure project that has brought permanent change to some areas of the Bristol Urban Area. Its objectives as an infrastructure project went beyond the directly-related transport issues of capacity, congestion, and emissions... Read More about Bristol urban integrated diagnostics project case study report: MetroBus.

Young people’s travel – What’s changed and why? Review and analysis (2018)
Report

Young adults in Great Britain and other countries are driving less now than young adults did in the early 1990s. The Department for Transport (DfT) commissioned the Centre for Transport and Society (UWE, Bristol) and the Transport Studies Unit (Unive... Read More about Young people’s travel – What’s changed and why? Review and analysis.

Family formation and everyday travel in Britain since c.1850 (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This paper focuses on the extent to which everyday travel behaviour in Britain changes in relation to family responsibilities, and examines how this has alter... Read More about Family formation and everyday travel in Britain since c.1850.

Trust in an autonomously driven simulator and vehicle performing maneuvers at a T-junction with and without other vehicles (2018)
Book Chapter

Autonomous vehicle (AV) technology is developing rapidly. Level 3 automation assumes the user might need to respond to requests to retake control. Levels 4 (high automation) and 5 (full automation) do not require human monitoring of the driving task... Read More about Trust in an autonomously driven simulator and vehicle performing maneuvers at a T-junction with and without other vehicles.

What happens to travel behaviour when the right to park is removed? (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018 Elsevier Ltd What happens to travel behaviour when the right to park at a destination is removed? This question, fundamental to travel demand management and land-use planning, has only been partially addressed in the literature so far. The imp... Read More about What happens to travel behaviour when the right to park is removed?.

Designing for Cycle Traffic (2018)
Book

The many assumptions about self‐driving cars – Where are we heading and who is in the driving seat? (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

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?.

10‐year review of  the competencies expected of  transport planning professionals (2018)
Report

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.

Is transport planning fit for purpose? (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Transport planning to those outside the profession may be invisible or misconstrued, yet for those on the inside we see its significance to each and every person in society. Transport planning is about developing the transport system and its use in a... Read More about Is transport planning fit for purpose?.

Identifying road user classes based on repeated trip behaviour using Bluetooth data (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018 The Authors Analysing the repeated trip behaviour of travellers, including trip frequency and intrapersonal variability, can provide insights into traveller needs, flexibility and knowledge of the network, as well as inputs for models includin... Read More about Identifying road user classes based on repeated trip behaviour using Bluetooth data.

The dynamics of urban metabolism in the face of digitalization and changing lifestyles: Understanding and influencing our cities (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017 Elsevier B.V. The world's population continues to grow. With a trend of urbanisation apparent, increasing attention is now being given to understanding and shaping our cities to support an evolving society. Urban metabolism concerns the flows... Read More about The dynamics of urban metabolism in the face of digitalization and changing lifestyles: Understanding and influencing our cities.

Development of a Combined Heat and Power sizing model for higher education buildings in the United Kingdom (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018 Elsevier B.V. The four Higher Education Funding Councils in the United Kingdom want all universities to reduce CO2 emissions by 34% by 2020 compared to a 2005 base. Universities that have installed Combined Heat and Power (CHP) technology are... Read More about Development of a Combined Heat and Power sizing model for higher education buildings in the United Kingdom.

Alternative transport scenarios for South East Wales: Building for a sustainable transport future
Report

This report presents an analysis and discussion of current and future alternative transport options in south east Wales. The report considers the current challenges faced as a result of high levels of private vehicle use, and examines alternative tra... Read More about Alternative transport scenarios for South East Wales: Building for a sustainable transport future.

Special Issue on the theory, design and evaluation of behaviour change interventions in transport (2018)
Journal Article

With increasing realisation of how the way we travel affects our health, the search is on for transport solutions that achieve safer and healthier travel behaviour. Given this context, we invited papers on the theory, design and evaluation of behavio... Read More about Special Issue on the theory, design and evaluation of behaviour change interventions in transport.

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

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.

Local sustainable transport fund case study evaluation: Strategic employment sites and business parks West of England summary report (2018)
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.