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Giulio Mattioli @giuliomattioli.bsky.social · Jun 25

New article in TRD by our ex PhD student Pinar Bilgin with @drmalcolmmorgan.bsky.social sky.social & @ziawadud.bsky.social : an empirical study of the impact of ridesourcing (= services like Uber) on car ownership, based on longitudinal @usociety.bsky.social ‬data
doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...

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Dr Malcolm Morgan @drmalcolmmorgan.bsky.social · Jun 20

Very similar to my work with Friends of the Earth policy.friendsoftheearth.uk/insight/how-...

How Britain’s bus services have drastically declined | Policy and insight

New research shows that, while London has been spared, bus services have been slashed throughout the rest of the country. Find out who’s worst impacted.

policy.friendsoftheearth.uk

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IPPR North @ipprnorth.bsky.social · Jun 20

The decline of buses has had economic, environmental and social consequences 🚌

Thanks @georginaq.bsky.social for highlighting our recent research on buses in this week's The State of Britain newsletter @financialtimes.com 🗞️

on.ft.com/3G2J2iD 🔗

Screengrab of the article linked to from this post.

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Giulio Mattioli @giuliomattioli.bsky.social · Jun 5

New article in Transport Reviews by our ex PhD student
Pinar Bilgin (with @drmalcolmmorgan.bsky.social & @ziawadud.bsky.social): a systematic review of the impact of ridesourcing (= services like Uber) on vehicle ownership. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Dr Malcolm Morgan @drmalcolmmorgan.bsky.social · May 20

In #Coventry with @edrc-uk.bsky.social people to see the new Very Light Rail. Track built in 4 weeks without needing to disturb utilities under the road due to innovative construction techniques. Could it be the future for mass roll out of trams across the UK?

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David Brennan @magnatom.bsky.social · Apr 24

The Scottish Government are shocked, that doing pretty much nothing to reduce car use has resulted in pretty much no reduction in car use. You just couldn't predict it...🧐🙄☹️
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Scottish government drops key climate target to cut car use by 20%

Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop told MSPs that the goal was

www.bbc.co.uk

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The ELEVATE Research Project @micromobility-its.bsky.social · Feb 20

‼️JOB ALERT: Closes 17th March 2025 ‼️

Quantitative Transport Data Analyst needed for the HELMET (HEaLth iMpact of E-bikes and e-scooters) project based at the Institute for Transport Studies @universityofleeds.bsky.social
👇👇👇
jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

#ITSLeeds @drianphilips.bsky.social

Job Opportunity: Quantitative Transport Data Analyst
12-month fixed-term position for the HELMET research project (HEaLth iMpact of E-bikes and e-scooters) at the Institute for Transport Studies.
Responsibilities include supporting carbon impact analysis, calculating CO₂ savings from survey data on shared e-bikes and e-scooters in UK cities, and extrapolating findings to estimate population-wide impacts.
Application Deadline: Monday, 17th March 2025.

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Dr Malcolm Morgan @drmalcolmmorgan.bsky.social · Mar 1

Official emissions estimates only consider flights, leaving a country as part of that countries emissions to avoid double counting. In this paper we are looking emissions in and out of the UK. So the figures are not comparible. Section 5.1 of paper explains the details.

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Dr Malcolm Morgan @drmalcolmmorgan.bsky.social · Feb 24

I should say I'm not planning on doing this; I'm making a point about land use for a lecture and would like clarity on the law.

Dr Malcolm Morgan @drmalcolmmorgan.bsky.social · Feb 24

Does anybody know the UK laws that make it legal to store private property on the public highway if it is a car but illegal if it were a shed? What is the dividing line? Can you park a caravan in the street? If so, can I put wheels on my shed? Could I convert a van into a home office?

AI image of a street with a green shed in one of the parking bays.

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Dr Malcolm Morgan @drmalcolmmorgan.bsky.social · Feb 4

Deadline fast approaching (Friday 14th) for this funded PhD opportunity. Please spread the word.

Dr Malcolm Morgan @drmalcolmmorgan.bsky.social · Jan 13

New funded PhD at ITS Leeds: Spatial interaction modelling for future transport demand simulation 📢
phd.leeds.ac.uk/project/2171...
Spread the word and get in touch with any questions about this new opportunity with me and Robin Lovelace
🚀

EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award: Spatial interaction modelling for future transport demand simulation

Project opportunity - EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award: Spatial interaction modelling for future transport demand simulation at the University of Leeds

phd.leeds.ac.uk

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Dr Malcolm Morgan @drmalcolmmorgan.bsky.social · Jan 30

Transport Scotland funds www.npt.scot to help councils plan better cycling infrastructure. But still lots to do.

NPT Scotland

An interactive map to aid cycle planning in Scotland

www.npt.scot

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Dr Malcolm Morgan @drmalcolmmorgan.bsky.social · Jan 28

The interesting thing here is that the Chancellor is identifying areas around stations as places where development should be concentrated. This is an old and proven idea. But it is unusual for it to be discussed at such a high level. That is what makes it exciting times.

Dr Malcolm Morgan @drmalcolmmorgan.bsky.social · Jan 28

The UK system is unusual in that is largely responsive, so slow and unpredictable.You ask for permission on a case by case basis. Most countries have a more zone based approach where areas have pre-granted permission for anything within specific limits as defined in the plan.

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Dr Malcolm Morgan @drmalcolmmorgan.bsky.social · Jan 26

Exciting times: The Chancellor is talking about Transit-Orineted Development www.theguardian.com/global/2025/...

Reeves thinks big on planning and growth with housebuilding project

Chancellor to apply ‘zoning scheme’ around commuter train stations to boost fragile UK economy and encourage investment

www.theguardian.com

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Dr Malcolm Morgan @drmalcolmmorgan.bsky.social · Jan 25

Fascinating read. I wrote last year that moving the capital might be a way to rebalance the north-south divide www.edrc.ac.uk/news-blog/it...

It is time to move Britain’s capital - Energy Demand Research Centre

www.edrc.ac.uk

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Dr Malcolm Morgan @drmalcolmmorgan.bsky.social · Jan 15

A 1 month snapshot of each years GB bus/rail timetable as GTFS file for 2004 - 2024. Some gaps and quality issues. Patched together from various sources. I now update with quarterly snapshots of BODS, Traveline, RDG. DFT told me no archives are kept of BODS but would love to hear differently.

Dr Malcolm Morgan @drmalcolmmorgan.bsky.social · Jan 15

Is the a github repo or similar I can look at for the data collection code?

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Dr Malcolm Morgan @drmalcolmmorgan.bsky.social · Jan 15

I'm interested in making before and after comparisons, e.g. policy changes. But that can be hard if you only realise during or after the event you need data. So there is value in grabbing data now, before you know why you need it.

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Dr Malcolm Morgan @drmalcolmmorgan.bsky.social · Jan 15

I've been trying to build a historical record of timetables, in the UK. With annual/quarterly snapshots of BODS/Traveline/Network Rail data. First thought is to add realtime data for validation and to see things not in the timetable. Punctuality stats etc.

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Dr Malcolm Morgan @drmalcolmmorgan.bsky.social · Jan 15

Are you planning to expand this? Would be interested to link it up with work I'm doing on bus timetables e.g. friendsoftheearth.uk/climate/bus-... and www.carbon.place.

Bus services outside London plummet – new research | Friends of the Earth

A silent war on bus users for over a decade

friendsoftheearth.uk

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Dr Malcolm Morgan @drmalcolmmorgan.bsky.social · Jan 13

New funded PhD at ITS Leeds: Spatial interaction modelling for future transport demand simulation 📢
phd.leeds.ac.uk/project/2171...
Spread the word and get in touch with any questions about this new opportunity with me and Robin Lovelace
🚀

EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award: Spatial interaction modelling for future transport demand simulation

Project opportunity - EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award: Spatial interaction modelling for future transport demand simulation at the University of Leeds

phd.leeds.ac.uk

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Faculty of Environment, University of Leeds @envleeds.bsky.social · Dec 19

Dr Malcolm Morgan joined BBC Radio 4 to talk about his research into the feasibility of switching planes for trains to decarbonise holidays.

Listen from 31:59:
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

You and Yours - Dangerous Sweets; Grinch Bots; Shop Christmas Windows - BBC Sounds

The American imported snacks containing banned ingredients in UK shops

www.bbc.co.uk

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Dr Malcolm Morgan @drmalcolmmorgan.bsky.social · Dec 20

As an early Christmas present for everyone, the beta of carbon.place's #retrofit explorer is live, for 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿. You can see lots of data on #EPCs, #gas, #electricity and #emissions. More to do in 2025, but now I'm taking a much-needed break!

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