For this year’s International Bystander Awareness Day on 13th March we are releasing a new guide “Bystander intervention against gendered harassment and gender-based violence in public transport: a guide for bystander trainers and campaigners”. The guide is produced by THINK researcher Dr Lucy Baker and is an outcome of the project Gender+ Bus, which is…
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Research involvement in a gender sensitive approach to bus services
Transport for Wales and THINK – the Transport and Health Integrated research NetworK at Aberystwyth University is inviting you to take part in our research. The project is called ‘Gender+ bus: tackling sexual harassment and violence against women for a gender inclusive bus service in Wales and the UK’. The project is looking at the…
THE E-MOVE TRIAL: E-CYCLING PRACTICES IN RURAL WELSH COMMUNITIES, AND THE POTENTIAL FOR LOW-CARBON TRANSPORT TRANSITIONS
Guest Author: Jack Kinder, graduated MSc student, Cardiff University [A summary of the blog is available below] In 2021, the Welsh Government provided funding for an e-bike loan scheme, E-Move, through which participants across a number of rural, and semi-rural Welsh communities, namely in Newtown, Aberystwyth, Rhyl, and Barry could trial an e-bike and accessories…
THINK and Transport for Wales (TfW) are seeking women to participate in research workshops on their safety using public transport in, to and from Cardiff
Workshops are taking place in Cardiff in June on the 19th and 27th June 2023 (10:00am-12:30pm). We are recruiting participants who are women or identify as women, who travel to, or within, Cardiff using public transport, and women who do not use public transport in this location because of safety concerns, or concerns relating to…
THINK is seeking senior managers of bus companies to get involved in our research
The project is ‘Gender+ Bus: tackling sexual harassment and violence against women for a gender inclusive bus service in Wales and the UK’. The study will examine the different practices and policies used to tackle sexual harassment, harassment, and violence against women (and other passengers) by various stakeholders. It will consider perceptions and barriers…
E-cycling: opportunities for enabling inclusion in active travel
Authors: Dr Lucy Baker, Dr Sarah Jones, Amy Nicholass, Prof Charles Musselwhite With the ability to offer moderate levels of exercise intensity and to extend people’s mobility, the time they spend exercising, their autonomy, and opportunities to be out in natural and social environments, e-bikes and e-trikes offer numerous health benefits. Summary E- cycling has…
The impact of commuting to work via public transport on pregnant women
Guest Author: Dr Sarah O’Toole, Senior Research Fellow, University College London Public transport in the UK has priority seating for those who are less able to stand, including those who are pregnant. Providing a seat for those who are in greater need of one during their journey has been found to make the difference between…
THINK Agenda Setting Workshops Summary
THINK held a series of workshops in the Spring that brought together stakeholders working in transport and health. The purpose of the workshops was to help steer strategic decisions about where to invest time and resources in THINK depending on stakeholder needs and interests, priorities and barriers identified, and the kind of changes considered necessary…
Can 20 mph speed limits reduce community severance?
Author: Dr Lucy Baker For the full-length discussion article ‘Can 20 mph speed limits reduce community severance?’ please follow this link: https://think.aber.ac.uk/20mph-and-health/ Summary There is a clear imperative to reduce average speeds and excessive speeding to prevent injury and death. One approach to achieve this is to use strategically placed infrastructure that slows traffic. In…
Collaborative working blog series: Working with big and thick data for collaborative urban planning and research
THINK recently held a series of workshops where transport and health practitioners, researchers and policy-makers discussed the challenges and possibility for progression in improving public health through transport interventions and policy, while also working toward broader social and environmental goals. One of the key themes that came from the discussions was collaboration. Suggestions included more…