Centre for Transport and Society (CTS)

As a second-year PhD student researching nature and cycling here in the West of England, I was delighted to attend a Cycling Autumn School in the Netherlands this November, organised by the Netherlands Research School on Transport, Infrastructure and Logistics (TRAIL). The event saw 24 cycling PhD students from around the world gather at The … Continue reading "Representing Centre for Transport and Society at a global gathering of cycling PhD students"

New study warns that young people cannot access work, education and social opportunities due to transport barriers. It finds 16-24-year-olds make 21% fewer trips compared to other working age adults.

We’re happy to have welcomed many wonderful and talented new faces to the Centre for Transport and Society (CTS) team over the past year. Here’s a brief introduction to our newer members of teaching and research staff as well as our postgraduate research students. Muhammad Adeel, Research Fellow I joined UWE in August 2022 as … Continue reading "Welcoming new Centre for Transport and Society members"

On 2nd October 2023, the Government published a ‘Plan for Drivers’. The plan has five themes, and some proposed actions will be bad for drivers as well as other road users. Whose voice has the government listened to? The title of the second theme ‘Stopping unfair enforcement’, with five actions, contrasts with the title of … Continue reading "Driving: the nail in the coffin"

Rishi Sunak’s announcement of a delay from 2030 to 2035 on the ban on sales of internal combustion engine (ICE) cars is understandable in political terms given the emotive role cars play in many peoples’ lives – mainly, because of the inability of public transport to cope with (sub)urbanisation and rural areas – and a … Continue reading "2030 to 2035: what a difference five years make?"

Social aspects of mobility have been widely disregarded in social sciences, while at the same time there is a widespread fetishism around cars as machines with magical powers.

Welsh transport policy moved on dramatically on the 14th February 2023 with the announcement of its new roads policy. This development emanated from the scrutiny of roads in the current programme in the Welsh Roads Review Panel report, published on the same day. The report contained recommendations for the types of transport infrastructure scheme to support in the future.

Comparing how people experience busy and greener walking routes in Bristol, Auckland, and Buenos Aires, using an innovative walking app.

A new book edited by Graham Parkhurst and Billy Clayton tackles the critical question as to whether the rise of the electric car represents an important contribution to sustainable mobility.

Do you know how much carbon you produce when you buy something? The UK is the third market worldwide for online shopping. Read the post to find out how we can decarbonise last-mile deliveries.