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…
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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…
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,…
Blog post: From Intelligent Transport Systems to Integrated Transport Systems
A blog for the Centre for Transport and Mobility, at Aberystwyth University, from Richard Harris The Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) industry has made incredible advances since the early pioneering days of the 1970s and 1980s. These have been driven by the revolution in communications, data capacity and computer processing capabilities. The way we describe what…
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…
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…
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…