Transport planning and placemaking

This theme seeks to understand the appraisal, planning and design of local transport services and infrastructures to enhance the accessibility and liveability of places.

Research projects

• The role of demand responsive transport in connecting people to opportunities in less densely populated areas (2024)
• Modelling street design in virtual reality (2023)
• Walking environments and experiences (WalkEE) (2023)
• Motorcycle taxi safety in Nepal (2023)
• Safe trip Nepal (2022)
• Rural Mobility Fund (2021)
• Renaissance of places with innovative citizenship and technology (REPLICATE) (2021)
• Design development of side road crossings (funded by RTS) (2019)
• Car clubs in new development (2015)
• Brighton Old Town traffic evaluation (2013)
• Mobility disadvantage, access to training and employment, and wellbeing: the case of Lawrence Weston in Bristol (2013)
• Cyclist and pedestrian interactions on shared use paths (2012)
• Evaluation of the West of England (WEST) Local Sustainable Transport Fund (LSTF) (2011)
• Evaluating cycle mapping styles (2011)
• Making the case for investment in the walking environment (2011)
• Interdisciplinary study of crowd behaviour (2010)
• Evaluation of investment in cycling (2009)
• RENAISSANCE: Testing innovative strategies for clean urban transport (2008)
• Southville home zone evaluation (2005)
• VIVALDI: Visionary and vibrant actions through local transport demonstration initiative (2002)