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PhD on cycling with public transport at the Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds , 2018. Transport Design Lecturer at Coventry University.

Leeds and Coventry
Joined November 2014
Co-hosting today’s Mobility Roundtable talk: Mobility and Ageing: Is getting old a barrier to getting about? 17.00 UK 12.00 ET 11.00 Col Panelists: Dr. Noelle Fields @lecronefields @SocialWorkUTA Ms. Jana Lynott @JanaLynott @AARPpolicy Register free: lnkd.in/eXEqWFZa
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And environmental? Leeds vehicle emissions have reduced so much recently there's no more need for Cleaner Air? news.leeds.gov.uk/news/leeds…
The reporting of economic performance is doing my nut. Assessments year on year are comparisons almost impossible to make sense of right now - but it get reported as if the baseline makes sense.
Flexible season tickets finally revealed and as we predicted, it's a HUGE disappointment: ◾️They're just carnet tickets, offering a 15% discount on peak fares ◾️The cost of commuting 3 days a week will be MORE expensive than a full-month season ticket telegraph.co.uk/business/202…
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Multi-site, home-based and flexi-time workers also need bargain-priced flexible season ticket alternatives to attract from car dependency. See @CBTransport
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Returning from Ralph Buehler's Reducing Dar Dependence talk @London cycling campaign: European cities public transport investment pays off.
New December and January PT-Cycling Discussions in Leeds ptcycling.weebly.com/1/post/… via @weebly
I'm at Moor Allerton Bike Library shar.es/18YNmf this morning to meet cyclists b4 my Research Discussion there Sunday 11th at 10:30
Biked uphill to Middleton St George's Centre & Moor Allerton Library, venues for my Public Transport Cycling discussions on 16 & 18 January
I enjoyed last Friday's @nottsritical Mass, good to tour Nottingham slowly with a friendly bunch of cyclists!
unfinished, but more reflectoins from the Qual Methods Summer School to follow, with time... ptcycling.weebly.com/1/post/… via @weebly
Qualitatively Immersed in Methods at the LSE this fortnight ptcycling.weebly.com/1/post/… via @weebly
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Heading X-country for slot on @mikebettison broadcast #BBC radio Nottingham live tomorrow 11:45am to talk cycling with public transport!
Attending #imodal in Nottingham for Sander van der Eijk's talk "Cycling and public transport make a dream team" at 9:35am today.
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Enjoying sights and aromas @oakwoodmarket on the @LeedsCyclists campaign stall this morning!
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#Energy Conversations - Christian Wolmar's rejection of Copenhagen-style train bike carriages was disappointing!
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Just started my PhD-fledgling blog on Cycling Integration with Public Transport in time for showing... ptcycling.weebly.com/blog/st… via @weebly
Phew! I've handed in my poster artwork to Leeds uni print bureau for the 4th Dec Showcase PGR conf this morning - job done!