Urban Transport Archives - National Centre for Accessible Transport

Street mobility project toolkit: Measuring the effects of busy roads on local people.

This project developed a suite of tools to assess and value the negative effects of busy roads on local residents.…

rbh_admin_2318 December 2024

Accessible Bus Stop Design Guidance

The Accessible Bus Stop Design Guidance sets out requirements and guidance for the design of accessible bus stop environments. It…

rbh_admin_2318 December 2024

Painful Journeys: Why getting to hospital appointments is a major issue for older people

For most of us just having a hospital appointment is enough to worry about but imagine having to make the…

rbh_admin_2318 December 2024

Streets toolkit

Design guidance documents to help planners, engineers, designers and other practitioners create high quality streets and public spaces. Includes guidance…

rbh_admin_2318 December 2024

Toy or Tool: Expectations, Impacts, and Contradictions of E-Scooters from a Social-Exclusion Perspective

Few attempts at introducing new personal transport technologies have made as much noise as the relatively recent appearance of electric…

rbh_admin_2318 December 2024

Where everyday mobility meets tourism: an age-friendly perspective on cycling in the Netherlands and the UK

Tourism is traditionally presented as an escape from daily life and located at places we do not normally visit. Against…

rbh_admin_2318 December 2024

Night-time mobilities and (in)justice in London: Constructing mobile subjects and the politics of difference in policy-making

The growing interest in urban night-time economies and night-time transport policies presents an important context in which to examine how…

rbh_admin_2318 December 2024

Shared space: Negotiating sites of (un)sustainable mobility

Shared mobility spaces have become increasingly popular internationally as attempts to increase the uptake of active travel modes (walking, cycling…

rbh_admin_2318 December 2024

Active and healthy ageing in urban environments: Laying the groundwork for solution-building through citizen science

Urban age-friendly initiatives strive to promote active and healthy ageing by addressing urban influences that impact individuals as they age.…

rbh_admin_2318 December 2024

Demographic and behavioural factors affecting public support for pedestrianisation in city centres: The case of Edinburgh, UK

This paper provides an integrated analytical framework to investigate the demographic and behavioural factors that significantly influence public support for…

rbh_admin_2318 December 2024