We rarely travel just for the sake of it (and then we usually call it tourism).
We tend not to treat all modes of transport the same: walking, cycling, motorcycling, cras, sport utilities, light vans, gods vehicles and trucks, buses and trams all share the road and the adjacent areas.
This page will be built up to make links to all the modes of transport and the reasons why we use each of them..... and so it leads us to time use, activity patterns and expenditure profiles as well as accessibility and mobility.
The links are generally to work I have done or been involved in over many years, or to groups where expertise may be found. Feedback is welcomed.
One of the controversial issues on which I have worked include the privacy, trust and surveillance aspects of Intelligent Transport Systems. Electronic Road pricing and smart cards in public transport raise serious questions of equity and the use made of the revenue obtained.
Pedestrians, bicycles and motorcycles are rarely treated as full transport modes, yet can be assessed and planned for in an equitable manner - if we spend more time and effort on finding out about mobility, accessibility, and traffic effects as well as the safety issues that dominate the transport debate for vulnerable modes.
