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 ...
Mind the gap! The UK's record in European perspective
Book Chapter
Rye, T. (2008)
Mind the gap! The UK's record in European perspective. In I. Docherty, & J. Shaw (Eds.), Traffic jam: Ten years of 'sustainable' transport in the UK, 205-230. Policy Press. https://doi.org/10.1332/policypress/9781847420732.003.0010
This chapter examines the changes or improvements in the transport sector in Great Britain from 1998 to 2008, and compares them with those of other European countries. It eval...
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...
The European and Asian Experience of Implementing Congestion Charging: Its Applicability to the United States
Book Chapter
Rye, T., & Ison, S. (2008)
The European and Asian Experience of Implementing Congestion Charging: Its Applicability to the United States. In Road Congestion Pricing in EuropeGloucester, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781848441453.00022
Passenger perceptions and the ideal urban bus journey experience
Journal Article
Stradling, S., Carreno, M., Rye, T., & Noble, A. (2007)
Passenger perceptions and the ideal urban bus journey experience. Transport Policy, 14(4), 283-292. doi:10.1016/j.tranpol.2007.02.003
Respondents living close to a Quality Bus Corridor indicated which of 68 items were ‘Things I dislike or things that discourage me
from using the bus in Edinburgh’. Eight unde...
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 ...
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...