Stuck in the slow lane: reconceptualising the links between gender, transport and social exclusion

This article draws upon primary research undertaken with over 3,000 women in the North East of England to explore the links between women, transport and the labour market. The research, funded by the ESF, advances the idea of spatiality as a social construction and builds on seminal studies relating to women and poverty to consider the way in which a gender division of transport constrains women's mobility and restricts their employment opportunities. It is likely to contribute to important debates, concerning strategies to tackle worklessness and the most effective spatial level at which to configure public transport networks

A survey of women's travel needs in London

When analysed in conjunction with the data of the Greater London Transportation Survey (1981) and the London Travel Survey, the 'Women on the Move' survey, commissioned by the former Greater London Council between 1984 and 1986, provided a very detailed and clear picture of women's transport needs in London. This chapter (1) describes the methodology of these surveys; (2) provides details of the findings of these studies about women's work and shopping trips; (3) summarises these findings. The following conclusions are stated: (1) although the survey data enable initial identification of women's transport and travel needs, further data are required to provide an adequate assessment of problems in women's accessibility to transport and employment; (2) the results of the surveys indicate clearly that the public transport system in London is not yet designed to meet women's travel needs; (3) women need a public transport system which is not only safe but perceived by them to be safe; (4) women's mobility and especially accessibility are reduced, because the public transport system does not meet many women's needs and because cars are much less available to women than to men

An analysis of change in the pattern of shopping trips in London 1981-1991

This paper analyses changes in travel behaviour for the purpose of purchasing goods in London from 1981 and 1991. The main analysis is based on comparisons between data from the Greater London Transport Survey 1981 and the London Area Transport Survey (LATS) 1991, with shopper profiles drawn from analysis of data from over 60,000 household interviews. Further analysis is made from the London Research Centre's Development Monitoring Database and TRAVL, a trip generation database for London. These data provide objective confirmation of these phenomena, while showing that average trip lengths for shopping remain very short - even by car

Greater London transport studies Use of microcomputers for analysing GLTS data

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The four world cities transport study

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