Author Archives: Steve Watkins

Last Updated on 7 October 2015 by Go towards changing the default urban speed limit to 20mph A report has been produced by Blake (the road and safety charity) exploring the current evidence on 20mph speed limits and their effects … Continue reading →

Last Updated on 23 September 2015 by Fifth Regional Seminar on Active Travel Active Travel – Better Towns Ride the Lights, Walk the Prom co-hosted by Living Streets and North West Active Travel Network Venue: The Solaris Centre, Blackpool Wednesday … Continue reading →

Last Updated on 9 July 2015 by Journal of Transport & Health Volume 2, Issue 2, June 2015 Health and transportation: Small scale area association Mehran Fasihozaman Langerudi, Mohammadian Abolfazl (Kouros), P.S. Sriraj Highlights A methodology is developed to disaggregate … Continue reading →

Last Updated on 6 July 2015 by Is there evidence that walking groups have health benefits? A systematic review and meta-analysis Sarah Hanson, Andy Jones 9 November 2014 Regular physical activity positively impacts health potentially offering similar effects to some … Continue reading →

Last Updated on 3 July 2015 by Does active commuting improve psychological wellbeing? Longitudinal evidence from eighteen waves of the British Household Panel Survey Adam Martin, Yevgeniy Goryakin, Marc Suhrcke Abstract Highlights The aim of this study is to explore … Continue reading →

Last Updated on 24 July 2015 by May 27, 2015 Building Bridges between Transportation and Health Meeting Description: This webinar will discuss the connection between transportation and health and give insight into the specific process one community used to fund … Continue reading →

Last Updated on 15 April 2015 by Applicants are invited for a Research Associate position in an exciting cross-faculty research project: Street mobility and accessibility: developing tools for overcoming older people’s barriers to walking to develop tools to measure and … Continue reading →

Last Updated on 14 April 2015 by   The strong links between transport and health are becoming better understood and, in April 2013, they were given formal recognition through the transfer to English local authorities of responsibility for public health. … Continue reading →

Last Updated on 17 March 2015 by   This event in York will focus on addressing the perceived barriers and obstacles to cycling in Britain: featuring presentations, roundtable workshops and discussion about the current projects, campaigns and research. Those in … Continue reading →

Last Updated on 25 February 2015 by World Health Organisation (WHO) Health Economic Assessment Tool for Walking and Cycling are running free online training courses on the 1st (in English) and 9th (in German) of April – sign up click … Continue reading →