Dear colleagues,
I have pleasure in extending an invitation to attend a daytime conference
and evening debate at the London Transport Museum on Wednesday 6 May 2009.
The daytime conference centres upon the contribution of new technologies to
achieving a more sustainable urban transport system and urban environment.
It will showcase the findings emerging from the FUTURES research programme.
The evening debate is entitled ''Homeworking the end of the line for
commuting?" and focuses upon the (changing) nature of working practices.
Both events are free to attend but places are limited.
For further details and booking please go to:
<http://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/getinvolved/190.aspx>http://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/getinvolved/190.aspx
An overview of the research examined within FUTURES is offered below.
I hope to see some of you on 6 May!
Best wishes,
Glenn
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OVERVIEW OF FUTURES
FUTURES has examined what navigational support pedestrians in particular
use or would benefit from in being better able to make unfamiliar journeys
without relying on the car in urban areas. It has sought to gain new
insights into the opportunities and challenges of liftsharing which has the
potential to address the 'wastefully' underutilised passenger carrying
capacity of cars. The programme has included leading work into the
understanding and modelling of vehicles and urban traffic in terms of noise
and air pollution impacts. Travellers now have at their disposal a myriad
of information services to support their journey planning and execution -
and yet such services seem often to be overlooked in people's travel
decisions. FUTURES has examined the barriers to information use.
Technologies are indirectly affecting travel with their impacts on the
spatial and temporal patterns of work a good examine. FUTURES has been
examining in-depth the phenomenon of part-day homeworking. Roadspace is a
scarce resource in our urban networks and the programme has been examining
innovative means of using this with a specific focus upon the use of bus
and toll lanes. A major development in recent years has been the mass
market penetration of in-vehicle satellite navigation systems. FUTURES has
examined in what ways this represents new opportunities for urban traffic
management.
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Professor Glenn Lyons
Centre for Transport & Society
Faculty of Environment and Technology
University of the West of England
Frenchay Campus
BRISTOL BS16 1QY
Tel 0117 32 83219
Mobile 07748 768404
Fax 0117 32 83899
Email [log in to unmask]
Web www.transport.uwe.ac.uk
Office location - 4Q61
International Network http://www.geo.uu.nl/mobilizingICT
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