Join this webinar with UWE on e-scooter trials in the West of England

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Rental e-scooter schemes promise a convenient, low-carbon solution for travel. While regulations are to be defined, in the UK, evidence on impacts of such schemes on walking experiences, across age and disability, remains limited.

This TPS and UWE presentation on the 4th of December will cover pedestrians’ perspectives, gathered from a survey and walk-along interviews about e-scooter use.

The speakers will delve into the results which highlight the magnitude of impacts shared e-scooter schemes can have on pedestrians and the fact these impacts are diversely felt across demographic groups. For example, disabled people, older people and non-users are less likely to feel safe around e-scooter riders and reported a sense of risk; loss of pedestrian space; and barriers to access.

The floor will then be opened up to the audience for questions following the presentation.

Speakers:

Tamara Bozovic is walkability researcher (PhD, Auckland University of Technology) with a transport engineering background (EPFL 04). She is interested in urban systems’ retrofit supporting low carbon transport, equity of access for people of all ages and abilities, public health, and liveability.    

Dr Jonathan Flower is a Transport Planner and researcher at the Centre for Transport and Society at UWE Bristol, and a Board member with the Transport Planning Society. His current research project portfolio has a road safety focus and includes bus safety in Nepal; behaviour in proximity to automated vehicles; street design improvements for people walking and cycling; and an evaluation of the West of England e-scooter trial.

Kiron Chatterjee - tbc