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Travel Plans for New Developments: A Global Review (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
De Gruyter, C., Rose, G., Currie, G., & Rye, T. (2017). Travel Plans for New Developments: A Global Review. In Proceedings Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting

Travel plans, also known as Transportation Demand Management (TDM) plans, can be required for new infill and greenfield developments through the land use planning and approvals process. They aim to manage car use through delivering a package of trans... Read More about Travel Plans for New Developments: A Global Review.

Parking enforcement activity and public attitudes to enforcement: a case study of Edinburgh, Scotland (UK) in the context of the EU Push and Pull project (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Rye, T., & Llewellyn, R. (2016, November). Parking enforcement activity and public attitudes to enforcement: a case study of Edinburgh, Scotland (UK) in the context of the EU Push and Pull project. Paper presented at International workshop on the economic

Effective parking enforcement is absolutely critical to the effective operation and to the public acceptability of on-street parking policy. Very little empirically-based academic research has however been devoted to this topic; one of the more rece... Read More about Parking enforcement activity and public attitudes to enforcement: a case study of Edinburgh, Scotland (UK) in the context of the EU Push and Pull project.

The role of reporting mechanisms in transport policy implementation by local authorities in England. (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McTigue, C., Rye, T., & Monios, J. (2016, July). The role of reporting mechanisms in transport policy implementation by local authorities in England. Paper presented at World Conference on Transport Research, Shanghai, China

Objectives This paper provides an insight into the implementation of local transport policy. The UK Transport Act 2000 made a number of reforms, requiring all local transport authorities in England, outside of London, to produce a local transport pl... Read More about The role of reporting mechanisms in transport policy implementation by local authorities in England..

A Comparison of Policy Transfer Processes: Different Sustainable Transport Concepts Transferred to and from Different Countries (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mladenovic, L., Plevnik, A., & Rye, T. (2016). A Comparison of Policy Transfer Processes: Different Sustainable Transport Concepts Transferred to and from Different Countries. In Proceedings of Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting

Policy transfer is the process of applying a policy, or knowledge that informs a policy, from one setting to another. The European Union (EU) provides the ideal platform for knowledge exchange between member states and its various funding streams for... Read More about A Comparison of Policy Transfer Processes: Different Sustainable Transport Concepts Transferred to and from Different Countries.

Why Sweden has the highest public transport mode share in western Europe and what Scotland might be able to learn from this (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Rye, T. (2015, May). Why Sweden has the highest public transport mode share in western Europe and what Scotland might be able to learn from this. Paper presented at Scottish Transport Applications and Research Conference

This paper first carries out some comparative analysis of travel survey data from different EU countries that collect such data, and in particular at the share of trips made by public transport. This analysis reveals that Sweden has the highest shar... Read More about Why Sweden has the highest public transport mode share in western Europe and what Scotland might be able to learn from this.

Urban parking policy in Europe: A conceptualization of past and possible future trends (2015)
Journal Article
Mingardo, G., van Wee, B., & Rye, T. (2015). Urban parking policy in Europe: A conceptualization of past and possible future trends. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 74, 268-281. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2015.02.005

In the last two decades parking has increasingly gained importance in urban planning. Despite the growing number of papers published in recent years, an overall conceptualization of parking policy is still missing. Previous attempts (Shoup, 2005; Lit... Read More about Urban parking policy in Europe: A conceptualization of past and possible future trends.

Converging structures? Recent regulatory change in bus-based local public transport in Sweden and England (2014)
Journal Article
Rye, T., & Wretstrand, A. (2014). Converging structures? Recent regulatory change in bus-based local public transport in Sweden and England. Research in Transportation Economics, 48, 24-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.retrec.2014.09.028

This paper compares the regulatory structures that have developed in local bus regulation over the past 20 years in local public transport in Sweden and England outside London, and their impacts. The paper will attempt to assess how far there are si... Read More about Converging structures? Recent regulatory change in bus-based local public transport in Sweden and England.

The marginalisation of bicycling in Modernist urban transport planning (2014)
Journal Article
Koglin, T., & Rye, T. (2014). The marginalisation of bicycling in Modernist urban transport planning. Journal of transport & health, 1(4), 214-222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2014.09.006

This article deals with the scientific factors that have contributed to the dominance of motorised transport and the development of theoretical approaches in transport planning. Connections are made to modernism and to the theories within the field o... Read More about The marginalisation of bicycling in Modernist urban transport planning.

An insight into policy transfer processes within an EU project and implications for future project design (2012)
Journal Article
O'Dolan, C., & Rye, T. (2012). An insight into policy transfer processes within an EU project and implications for future project design. Transport Policy, 24, 273-283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2012.09.006

Policy transfer is the process of applying a policy, or knowledge that informs a policy, from one setting to another. It is considered to be an effective way for cities, municipalities or countries to learn from one another, and is documented by many... Read More about An insight into policy transfer processes within an EU project and implications for future project design.

First steps towards cross-national transfer in integrating mobility management and land use planning in the EU and Switzerland (2011)
Journal Article
Rye, T., Welsch, J., Plevnik, A., & Tommasi, R. D. (2011). First steps towards cross-national transfer in integrating mobility management and land use planning in the EU and Switzerland. Transport Policy, 18, 533-543. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2010.10.008

This paper is based on research carried out in an EU Framework project, concerning the better integration of mobility management (MM) with land use planning. The objective of the paper is to analyse how, and how far, policies in this field of action... Read More about First steps towards cross-national transfer in integrating mobility management and land use planning in the EU and Switzerland.

Using the land-use planning process to secure travel plans: an assessment of progress in England to date (2011)
Journal Article
Rye, T., Green, C., Young, E., & Ison, S. G. (2011). Using the land-use planning process to secure travel plans: an assessment of progress in England to date. Journal of Transport Geography, 19, 235-243. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2010.05.002

A travel plan is a package of measures implemented by an organisation to encourage people who travel to/from that organisation to do so by means other than driving alone by private car. This paper advances two principal arguments: firstly, that the p... Read More about Using the land-use planning process to secure travel plans: an assessment of progress in England to date.

How best to evaluate mobility management projects: can psychological theory help? (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Carreno, M., Bamberg, S., Rye, T., & Welsch, J. (2010). How best to evaluate mobility management projects: can psychological theory help?.

In order to persuade both policy makers and practitioners to adopt mobility management (MM) strategies there is a need for these decision makers to accept, understand and be able to predict (with confidence) their likely effectiveness. To satisfy the... Read More about How best to evaluate mobility management projects: can psychological theory help?.

Sustainable urban transport in Central America - a future without the car? (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Schreffler, E., Umana, N. U., Garcia Moreno, P. S., Mattsson, C., Rye, T., & Carreno, M. (2010, July). Sustainable urban transport in Central America - a future without the car?. Paper presented at World Association of Transportation Research (WCTR)

Is it conceivable to contemplate a future without the car as the center of an urban transportation system? Can emerging economies grow without concomitant growth in car usage? San Pedro Sula, Honduras, is one city at a critical decision point about t... Read More about Sustainable urban transport in Central America - a future without the car?.

MAX - new tools for evaluating mobility management. (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Schreffler, E., Welsch, J., Hyllenius, P., Rye, T., & Carreno, M. (2010, July). MAX - new tools for evaluating mobility management. Paper presented at World Association of Transportation Research (WCTR)

The governance of transport and climate change (2009)
Journal Article
Marsden, G., & Rye, T. (2010). The governance of transport and climate change. Journal of Transport Geography, 18(6), 669-678. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2009.09.014

Climate change is one of the key global policy issues of our time. Transport is the sector from which it has been hardest to cut emissions and, to make substantial progress in the future, action will be required at all levels of government from inter... Read More about The governance of transport and climate change.