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Concessionary bus fares for older people in Scotland – are they achieving their objectives?

Journal Article
Rye, T., & Mykura, W. (2009)
Concessionary bus fares for older people in Scotland – are they achieving their objectives?. Journal of Transport Geography, 17(6), 451-456. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2008.08.003
A concessionary fare (hereafter referred to as a “concession”) is offered to defined groups of people to travel at a reduced fare on public transport. This paper discusses con...

The role of market research and consultation in developing parking policy

Journal Article
Rye, T., Hunton, K., Ison, S., & Kocak, N. (2008)
The role of market research and consultation in developing parking policy. Transport Policy, 15(6), 387-394. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2008.12.005
There is a demonstrable link between parking availability, price and mode choice, and parking policy has been shown to be a powerful demand management tool. Parking however is...

Edinburgh's Congestion Charging Plans: An Analysis of Reasons for Non-Implementation

Journal Article
Rye, T., Gaunt, M., & Ison, S. (2008)
Edinburgh's Congestion Charging Plans: An Analysis of Reasons for Non-Implementation. Transportation Planning and Technology, 31(6), 641-661. https://doi.org/10.1080/03081060802492686
The City of Edinburgh in Scotland in the UK had advanced plans for a congestion charging scheme until 25 February 2005. However, these plans were abandoned at that time after ...

Concessionary fares and bus operator reimbursement in Scotland and Wales: No better or no worse off?

Journal Article
Rye, T., & Carreno, M. (2008)
Concessionary fares and bus operator reimbursement in Scotland and Wales: No better or no worse off?. Transport Policy, 15(4), 242-250. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2008.06.003
Governments in the three constituent countries in Britain—Scotland, Wales and England—have recently introduced much more generous concessionary fares on buses for people of 60...

Expansion of a controlled parking zone (CPZ) and its influence on modal split: the case of Edinburgh.

Journal Article
Rye, T., Cowan, T., & Ison, S. (2007)
Expansion of a controlled parking zone (CPZ) and its influence on modal split: the case of Edinburgh. Transportation Planning and Technology, 29(1), 75-89. https://doi.org/10.1080/03081060600585368
This article considers the inter-relationship between on-street parking and choice of mode for journeys to work in the Scottish city of Edinburgh. This city is typical of many...

Public Acceptability of Road User Charging: The Case of Edinburgh and the 2005 Referendum

Journal Article
Gaunt, M., Rye, T., & Allen, S. (2007)
Public Acceptability of Road User Charging: The Case of Edinburgh and the 2005 Referendum. Transport Reviews, 27(1), 85-102. https://doi.org/10.1080/01441640600831299
In February 2005 residents of Edinburgh in Scotland, UK, were given the opportunity to vote in a referendum on the introduction of a road user charging scheme, which had been ...

Success and failure of travel demand management: Is congestion charging the way forward?

Journal Article
Saleh, W. (2007)
Success and failure of travel demand management: Is congestion charging the way forward?. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 41(7), 611-614. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2006.09.014
Success and failure of travel demand management: Is congestion charging the way forward?

Car parking management at airports: A special case?

Journal Article
Aldridge, K., Carreno, M., Ison, S., Rye, T., & Straker, I. (2006)
Car parking management at airports: A special case?. Transport Policy, 13(6), 511-521. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2006.05.002
The number of employees who daily commute to an airport represents, on average, one quarter to one half of the daily number of passengers. At UK airports it is rare for employ...

Road-user charging and the modelling of revenue allocation.

Journal Article
Farrell, S., & Saleh, W. (2005)
Road-user charging and the modelling of revenue allocation. Transport Policy, 12(5), 431-442. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2005.06.003
The objective of this paper is to investigate the potential impacts of implementing variable congestion charging on the peak spreading of departure time choices, taking into a...

Implications of congestion charging for departure time choice: Work and non-work schedule flexibility

Journal Article
Saleh, W., & Farrell, S. (2005)
Implications of congestion charging for departure time choice: Work and non-work schedule flexibility. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 39(7-9), 773-791. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2005.02.016
The objective of this paper is to investigate the potential impacts of implementing variable congestion charging on the peak spreading of departure time choices, taking into a...