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Are we there yet? Barriers to transport for disabled people in 2023

This link reports findings from research carried out by Transport for All during 2022 and 2023. This included a literature…

rbh_admin_2318 December 2024

Challenges of using the bus as an older person

The UK public transport system is generally considered to be safe. However, annually around 6,000 people are reported to be…

rbh_admin_2318 December 2024

Examining inclusive mobility through smartcard data: What shall we make of senior citizens’ declining bus patronage in the West Midlands?

Free access to public transport is viewed as an effective means to enable inclusive mobility, but the recent decline in…

rbh_admin_2318 December 2024

Reducing non-collision injuries aboard buses: Passenger balance whilst walking on the lower deck

Travelling by bus is a way millions of people choose for their everyday activities. However, the large acceleration levels, and…

rbh_admin_2318 December 2024

Systematic review of the epidemiology of non-collision injuries occurring to older people during use of public buses in high income countries

Each year more than 6000 people are injured on public buses in the UK, approximately half of whom are aged…

rbh_admin_2318 December 2024

Linking loyalty card data to public transport data to explore mobility and social exclusion in the older population

Inequalities in the provision of public transport and the accessibility of both public transport services and key facilities can impact…

rbh_admin_2318 December 2024

Ageing, Mobility and the City: Objects, Infrastructures and Practices in Everyday Assemblages of Civic Spaces in East London

This article considers how older people inhabit cities in the UK, looking specifically at how everyday practices of mobility intersect…

rbh_admin_2318 December 2024

Injuries to older users of buses in the UK

The increasing age of the United Kingdom (UK) population coupled with enhanced life expectancy impacts on transport-user demographics and will…

rbh_admin_2318 December 2024

A stated preference model to value reductions in community severance caused by roads

This paper uses a stated preference survey to estimate the value of reductions in community severance (the barrier effect of…

rbh_admin_2318 December 2024

The Economic Value of Bus Subsidy

Bus networks carry 4. 7 billion passenger trips a year in England, around three times the total number of trips…

rbh_admin_2318 December 2024