No 187: Examining the politics of transport planning
Top line: Politics is a key determinant of transport policy. Attempts at evidence-based transport policy are often thwarted by ideological...
Essential Evidence
Key evidence from peer-reviewed literature is being used to strengthen the case for current transport policies and practice.
All of the summaries found below are published on a single page in order to better disseminate academic research to practitioners for implementation within planning and policy.
Dr Adrian Davis has been key to providing evidence to influence the work of many projects in Bristol including Cycling City and the Local Sustainable Transport Fund.
Please note that as of August 2019 Dr Adrian Davis is no longer producing Essential Evidence summaries for Bristol City Council, so no new ones will be uploaded to Travelwest. Dr Adrian continues to produce these for the Transport Research Institute at Edinburgh Napier University, where you can access his latest Essential Evidence.
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No 186 Active Travel & Physical Activity. Evidence Review.
Top line: The evidence for positive impacts in increasing physical activity is greatest for town and city-wide interventions. All studies...
No 185: The effectiveness of a 20mph speed limit intervention on vehicle speeds in Bristol
Top line: The findings indicated that the sign-only 20mph intervention was successful in lowering vehicle speeds. Policy makers are encouraged...
No. 184 How methods and levels of policing affect road casualty rates
Top line: Increasing levels of traffic policing reduces the number of road accidents and traffic violations.
No. 183 Assessing the potential for carbon emissions savings from replacing short car trips with walking and cycling
Top line: In an urban area, 41% of short car trips (up to 69% when including escort, large-retail shopping and...
No 182 Sustainable Travel Towns: An evaluation of the longer term impacts
Top line: City-wide sustainable travel interventions in three English towns led to increases in cycling and walking, sustained five year...
