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Findings Press @findingspress.org · 1d

Access Surplus: Valuing Accessibility by Integrating Opportunity Supply and Willingness to Pay

This paper defines access surplus, a welfare metric that separates option value from generalised cost, operates on ranked opportunities, and avoids cut-offs.

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Findings Press @findingspress.org · 2d

Close, but how Close? Understanding Proximity Perceptions of Public Transport Construction Sites

Perceptions of "nearness" to light-rail construction depend on where you are and how you travel. Active and transit users perceive impacts at a smaller distance. Findings help target smarter mitigation.

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Findings Press @findingspress.org · 16d

The Perfect Cycling Family? An exploratory analysis of depictions of family cycling

'Family cycling' images did not depict people with visible disabilities or visibly non-heterosexual families, with larger bodies rarely shown and most riders white. No images showed on-street separated cycling infrastructure.

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Findings Press @findingspress.org · 16d

The Perfect Cycling Family? An exploratory analysis of depictions of family cycling

'Family cycling' images did not depict people with visible disabilities or visibly non-heterosexual families, with larger bodies rarely shown and most riders white. No images showed on-street separated cycling infrastructure.

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Findings Press @findingspress.org · 22d

Bicycle and Free Car Parking Availability at Trip Destinations: A Sustainable Mobility Test for Parking

There is a relative undersupply of bicycle parking at trip destinations compared with free car parking, it varies based on trip purpose, and may hinder e-bike use.

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Findings Press @findingspress.org · 27d

Safety as Access

This paper shows how crash risk cuts lifecycle accessibility, integrates safety into access metrics, monetises gains with hedonic prices, and supports access-based appraisal.

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Findings Press @findingspress.org · 27d

Assessing the Benefits of On-demand Transit Service in a Small US Urban Region

Trip Connect, and on-demand transit service in Johnson County, Iowa fills important service gaps. Only some trips could have been completed using existing fixed-route network and would take much longer.

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Findings Press @findingspress.org · 27d

Assessing the Benefits of On-demand Transit Service in a Small US Urban Region

Trip Connect, and on-demand transit service in Johnson County, Iowa fills important service gaps. Only some trips could have been completed using existing fixed-route network and would take much longer.

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Findings Press @findingspress.org · 28d

Perceived Accessibility Scale Adapted to Cycling: What Insights can it Provide in the Context of Stockholm?

This study adapts the Perceived Accessibility Scale to cycling in Stockholm, and reveals strong factor reliability, limited sociodemographic effects, and significant links between mobility characteristics, peer influence, and cycling frequency.

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Findings Press @findingspress.org · 28d

Perceived Accessibility Scale Adapted to Cycling: What Insights can it Provide in the Context of Stockholm?

This study adapts the Perceived Accessibility Scale to cycling in Stockholm, and reveals strong factor reliability, limited sociodemographic effects, and significant links between mobility characteristics, peer influence, and cycling frequency.

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Findings Press @findingspress.org · Sep 3

Investigating the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Traffic Crash Injury Outcomes among Different Demographic Groups

This study analyzes how the COVID-19 pandemic affected crash injury severity in California, revealing disproportionate impacts on young and Black drivers and highlighting transportation safety equity concerns.

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Findings Press @findingspress.org · Aug 27

Are Women More Transport Poor Than Men? Exploring Gender Discrepancies in Transport Poverty

We examined differences in transport poverty between men and women in Canada using a national index. Men have higher inaccessibility, while women have higher marginalization, and a more transport poverty

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Findings Press @findingspress.org · Aug 27

Are Women More Transport Poor Than Men? Exploring Gender Discrepancies in Transport Poverty

We examined differences in transport poverty between men and women in Canada using a national index. Men have higher inaccessibility, while women have higher marginalization, and a more transport poverty

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Findings Press @findingspress.org · Aug 27

The Sector Effect: Differences between Public and Private School Travel in Australia

We analyse travel data from 6,505 children in Australia to show how school sector impacts mode. Private school students commute farther and use active transport less than public school peers.

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Jamie Furlong @jwfurlong.bsky.social · Aug 26

This reduction was consistent across:
✔️ travel modes
✔️ junctions with/without traffic lights

Filtering side streets hasn't just made internal LTN roads safer - it has made boundary-LTN junctions safer too. No negative impacts on other boundary road junctions.

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Removing Through-traffic on Minor Roads Reduces Road Danger at Junctions with Surrounding Major Roads | Published in Findings

By Jamie Furlong, David Fevyer & 6 more. Filtering minor roads through LTNs reduced casualties at their junctions with major roads by 14%, supporting improved road safety. Effects were consistent acro...

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Jamie Furlong @jwfurlong.bsky.social · Aug 26

We focused on junctions between boundary roads and newly filtered minor roads - not streets inside LTNs.

After implementation, casualties at these junctions fell by 14% (95%CI: -21% to -8%).

Cyclist and motorcyclist casualties fell 20% (CI: -29% to -11%) and 22% respectively (CI: -32% to -10%).

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Jamie Furlong @jwfurlong.bsky.social · Aug 26

*Our new LTN paper out today*

Do 'boundary road' junctions with minor roads get safer when minor roads are filtered (i.e. closed to through-traffic)?

We tested this using police-reported casualty data (2012–24) from 113 London Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) introduced between 2015–24.

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