Transportation

Why We Don't "Walk the Talk": Understanding the Environmental Values/Behaviour Gap in Canada

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Huddart, E; Beckley, T M.; McFarlane, B L.; Nadeau, S. (2009). Why We Don't "Walk the Talk": Understanding the Environmental Values/Behaviour Gap in Canada. Human Ecology Review, 16(2) 151-160.
Worldwide, studies have shown increases in environmental values and beliefs over the past four decades. However, in few cases have researchers observed parallel increases in envir…

TDM at Seattle Children’s Hospital - new Landmark behavior change case study posted.

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Jay Kassirer Ottawa Jan 21, 2022 15:15 pm
 “TDM at Seattle Children’s Hospital” has been designated a Landmark behavior change case study and added to the collection of over 200 behavior change case studies available at w…

How to Obtain a Healthy Journey to School

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Jensen, S. U. (2008). How to obtain a healthy journey to school. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 42(3), 475-486.
Danish children walk and cycle a lot and at the same time have one of the best child road safety records in the western part of world. Based on several studies, the paper describe…

Determinants of Active Commuting

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Kayser, B. (2008). Determinants of active commuting. Preventive Medicine: An International Journal Devoted to Practice and Theory, 46(1), doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2007.08.016.
Comments on an article by Bringolf-Isler et al. (see record 2008-01000-014). The paper report on factors associated with active commuting to school in more than 1000 children aged…

Looking for Model (1) Travel Behavior Programs and (2) Behavioral Building Energy Conservation Programs

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Jay Kassirer Ottawa Mar 8, 2021 15:04 pm
Do you know of a particularly effective or innovative approach for changing travel or energy use behaviours? Your own program? Nominate it for Landmark designation. Designation as…

Videoconferencing impact on Reducing Travel

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Steve Burtch Victoria Feb 18, 2010 13:48 pm
Does anyone know of a study that establishes an emissions reduction factor for videoconferencing? Obviously not every videoconference replaces a face-to-face meeting involving…

Carpooling Promotion in France

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Jay Kassirer Ottawa Jan 25, 2024 14:45 pm
France provides financial incentives to local travel authorities (LTAs), employers and employees to promote carpooling. This case study covers the formative research and early imp…

Shifting Drive-alone Trips to Public Transit for Campus and Shopping

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Ivy Thomson Logan Jan 8, 2016 13:47 pm
Hi all! I work for a public transportation agency. We are zero-fare, meaning we do not charge anyone to ride the bus. I am working to shift "drive alone" trips to our local c…

Are Energy-Intensive Life-Images Fading? The Cultural Meaning of the Automobile in Transition

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Sachs, W. Are energy-intensive life-images fading? The cultural meaning of the automobile in transition. Vol. 3. 1983. 347-365.
Focuses on the symbolic significance of energy consuming technology, using the automobile as an illustration. It is suggested that the automobile cannot be considered as only a te…

Climate smart choices: Shifting traveller behaviour from planes to trains

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Julie Cook Kitchener Apr 15, 2024 13:18 pm
Hi all,   I’m sure most of you are aware that changing flying behaviour is important for reaching global climate goals, and that one way to do that is to substitute flights with t…

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