Ben Hi from Oxford. No we are not one of the demonstration towns but our closest is Aylesbury. Would definitely be interested in a qualitative approach to awareness and attitudes to this initiative following on from some of the work I'm doing for my PhD - albeit a quantitative approach. Tim Paul Rosen wrote: > Ben - very interested in this possibility, being in none of the towns, > though I'm probably as near to Darlington as anybody could be on this > list. More the point, I've been wanting to do something of this sort > for a very long time, but without time to take it anywhere. The DfT > Sustainable Travel Towns programme should also be brought into the > equation. As far as I understand it, nothing qualitative is likely to > be a part of either of these initiatives, but there will likely be a > lot of quant data to help us along. > > Hope you're enjoying Brighton. > > Paul > > > > Ben Fincham wrote: > >> Dear All, >> >> Is anybody doing any research on the Cycling England Cycling >> Demonstrations Towns? Having just moved to Brighton, and knowing that >> it is one, I am keen to do a bit of research into the processes >> underpinning the implementation of these sorts of initiatives. I >> haven’t bid for any money for it, but will do a bit of enquiring and >> maybe carry on regardless. I would be particularly interested to hear >> from anybody in any of the other towns (Aylesbury, Darlington, Derby, >> Exeter or Lancaster (Hello Dave)) who might want to do a bit of >> comparative qualitative research. >> >> Over and out >> >> Ben >> >> Dr Ben Fincham >> >> Brighton University >> >> >> >