Densely populated, mixed land uses support sustainable travel patterns, including high public transport ridership, but research is limited in understanding how such development, known as transit-oriented development (TOD), could be... read more →
Increasing public transport ridership is now a common worldwide strategy for growing cities facing the economic, social and environmental problems of increasing traffic congestion. While much is understood about the... read more →
Trams have superior ride quality to buses and can also accelerate and decelerate at a quicker rate. This and the frequent need for braking due to traffic interference has been... read more →
Tourism provides a large net gain to the Victorian economy and the Tourism industry is seeking ways to improve access to the many tourism venues in Melbourne and regionally. Tourists... read more →
The transition to parenthood, as a change in life stage, disrupts habitual travel behaviour and provides a valuable opportunity to influence the adoption of sustainable transport practices. However, while changes... read more →
The community’s needs for personal mobility increasingly include transport options such as bike share and car share. This creates a need for PTV to better understand usage of these modes... read more →
This project is funded by the National Research Council of Norway and is undertaken by PTRG in association with The Institute of Transport Economics, Oslo (lead Partner), The Institute of... read more →
The Queensland Department of Tourism, Major Events, Small Business and the Commonwealth Games is developing a strategy around Tourism and Transport and seeks to better understand the experience of tourists, notably... read more →