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David A. Hensher , Matthew J. Beck , Camila Balbontín  Abstract COVID-19 has delivered an unintended positive consequence through working from home (WFH). While it may be some time until we are able to indicate, with some confidence, the impact that WFH will have on traffic congestion and crowding on public transport, there is a sense already... read more →

Carlos Barría , C. Angelo Guevara , Angel Jimenez-Molina , Sebastian Seriani  Abstract This study proposes an experimental framework for collecting on-board data on users' emotions, psychophysiological indicators, and context, to characterize their experience in a granular, scalable, non-intrusive, and ecological way. To gather emotions data, clustering techniques are used to adapt Russell's circumplex model to a transport framework, allowing... read more →

Nikole Guerrero, Marta Contreras, Alondra Chamorro, Carolina Martínez & Tomás Echaveguren Abstract Socio-natural disasters can have profound consequences for countries exposed to natural hazards. Consequently, Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) management and the development of techniques to measure social vulnerability, such as the Social Vulnerability Index (SoVI), are critical to comprehending and mitigating risk factors. However,... read more →

Paul Basnak, Ricardo Giesen Abstract Many public transport services receive operating subsidies from national, regional, or local Governments, part of which are directed to reducing fares. In recent years, different cities, most of them located in Europe, have advanced in the provision of free-fare public transport, which could help reduce car use and... read more →

Paula Voorheis , Syeda Mariam Hasnain , Ignacio Tiznado-Aitken , Michael J. Widener , Michelle P. Silver Abstract Introduction Encouraging older adults to active travel can lead to improved health outcomes in this population. Behavioural science theories, models, and frameworks can help us to understand the determinants of older adult active travel and to identify appropriate support strategies. This review paper uses behavioural... read more →