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With apologies for cross-posting Engineering Sustainability is planning a themed issue on facilitating active travel in urban areas Active travel by cycling and walking has benefits for both participants and wider society, including reduced pollution, congestion, disease, obesity; and increased health, well-being, productivity, and 'liveability' of urban areas. Some countries, particularly in Northern Europe, have progressive ideas of infrastructure design for active travel. Many other developing and developed countries are challenged with how to introduce, or re-introduce, such infrastructure in urban areas. In the UK for example, there is talk of a 'cycling revolution' with a range of promotional activities in London and other regional cities. Cyclist numbers have increased steadily but surveys show potential for many more. Fear for safety and forced proximity to fast and heavy vehicles is deemed a major deterrent. Design guidance is being reconsidered and action taken to manage the risk posed by motor vehicles, especially heavy goods vehicles. Engineering Sustainability invites papers from practitioners and academics showcasing how cycling and walking can be the preferred choice of travel, how barriers can be overcome, and how the benefits can be realised and quantified. Topics to address could include: n Network design to promote active travel n Link and junction design solutions n Public realm maintenance to promote active travel n Traffic management interventions to promote active travel n Vehicle interventions to improve safety of cyclists and pedestrians n Comparison of vehicle safety interventions for non-occupants versus occupants n Road risk management of specific vehicle types n Systemic failures in relation to active travellers n Cultural barriers to active travel relating to motorized road users and wider society n Promotion of active travel to wider diversity n Measurement of economic, social and environmental benefits associated with modal shifts The deadline for abstracts is 1 September 2014. The deadline for submissions is 1 December 2014. To request further information and full journal guidelines, please contact Alison McAnena T: +44 20 7665 2450; E: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> For more information about the journal, visit: www.icevirtuallibrary.com<http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com> Regards John Parkin, Professor of Transport Engineering University of the West of England, Centre for Transport and Society Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Lane Bristol, BS16 1QY, UK t: +44 (0)117 32 86367 m: +44 (0)7848 029 902 Skype: john.parkin9, Twitter: @JohnParkin28 www.uwe.ac.uk/research/cts<http://www.uwe.ac.uk/research/cts>