In the summer 2023 some of the THINK members got together to create the first draft of a systems map to capture the barriers and enablers of active travel for all in the UK. In total we spent a whole day together over two sessions, reflecting on how best to show the connections between elements…
Author: amynicholass
Summary of THINK’s Public Agenda Setting Workshops 2023
A Summary of THINK’s Public Agenda Setting Workshops 2023 The full report can be downloaded from our publications page This is a short version of what the members of the public who took part in the workshops shared with us. There were 7 participants in total, 4 male, 3 female from cities and more rural…
The Human Factor
Author: Dr Burcu TEKEŞ, THINK Research Associate, Aberystwyth University The human factor, which has become an increasingly important concept worldwide, is a critical point to be considered not only in traffic but also in many other fields of work where safety is concerned, such as health, aviation, manufacturing or engineering. Human factor is an interdisciplinary…
Why do people use Age Connects Morgannwg for transport?
Guest blog from Bethan Shoemark-Spear, an award winner of the THINK Transport Issues in the Community Award As a charity Age Connect Morgannwg (ACM) pride ourselves on listening to older people and ensuring the services we provide are wanted and meeting their needs. We are a charity for older people living in Rhondda Cynon Taf,…
Tools you can use to reduce the barrier effect of busy roads on pedestrians
Guest author: Paulo Anciaes, Senior Research Fellow – Transport Behaviour Modeller, Bartlett School Env, Energy & Resources, Faculty of the Built Environment, University College London. Key messages Roads are barriers to pedestrians. These barriers are linked with less walking and poorer social capital, health and wellbeing. The wider impacts of the barriers can be estimated…
Opening Streets for Play
Guest Author: Marianne Mannello, Assistant Director: Policy, Support and Advocacy for Play Wales The Impact of the Car Issues such as increased traffic and car use (moving and parked) are well-known barriers to children being able to play in their neighbourhoods. Children continue to raise concerns about the speed and volume of cars and traffic in their…
Why slowing down is key to speeding up the COVID-19 recovery
Author Dr Sarah Jones, THINK Co-Director from Public Health Wales The COVID-19 pandemic has been the greatest threat to health and health services since at least the emergence of HIV in the 1980s, but arguably for longer. Recovering from it is a significant challenge on an individual and population health level, as well as for…
ICTH 2022 Cardiff Transit Stop 21/22 June highlights
On two warm sunny days in mid-June (and amid a national rail strike), THINK was delighted to host The International Conference on Transport and Health (ICTH) “transit stop” at the beautiful Bute Park visitor centre and Glamorgan Cricket Ground conference centre known as Sophia Gardens in Cardiff. We got outside as much as possible to…
Welcome to the Transport and Health integrated research NetworK – THINK
This is your network, facilitated by the THINK team, so if you have ideas for what the THINK network could do to support greater integration of transport and health thinking into your work please email think@aber.ac.uk