Streetscape Guidance
The purpose of this Streetscape Guidance is to set a high standard for the design of London's streets and spaces…
rbh_admin_2318 December 2024
Impact of the statutory concessionary travel scheme on bus travel among older people: A natural experiment from England
In the context of worldwide ageing, increasing numbers of older people are lonely, isolated and excluded, with serious implications for…
rbh_admin_2318 December 2024
Access to urban transportation system for individuals with disabilities
Urbanization and aging population has become a significant issue in many global cities. It is necessary that the design of…
rbh_admin_2318 December 2024
Taking part in activities, an exploration of the role of discretionary travel in older people’s wellbeing
Introduction: Activity theory, a construct from social gerontology, provides a framework to bridge the themes of ageing and transport, and…
rbh_admin_2318 December 2024
User-centred Information Design for the Traveller
In any consideration of design for transport from the point of view of the user it is self-evident that public…
rbh_admin_2318 December 2024
Accessibility: The Rural Challenge
Originally published in 1979, this book discusses the problem faced by planners, county councils, transport, health and education authorities as…
rbh_admin_2318 December 2024
A qualitative geographical information systems approach to explore how older people over 70 years interact with and define their neighbourhood environment
A growing body of literature explores the relationship between the built environment and health, and the methodological challenges of understanding…
rbh_admin_2318 December 2024
Gender, mental health and travel
This paper examines gender differences in travel behaviour by people with mental health conditions based on the results of an…
rbh_admin_2318 December 2024
Associations of increases in public transport use with physical activity and adiposity in older adults
Background: We investigated predictors of two increases in older people's public transport use: initiating public transport use among non-users; and…
rbh_admin_2318 December 2024
Take up and use of subsidised public transport: Evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing
Background: Since 2006 England has had a bus pass scheme which provides free bus travel for older people. The scheme…
rbh_admin_2318 December 2024