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To celebrate this year's World Car Free Day held on the 22nd of September, TSU researcher Christian Brand provided some facts and figures on how reducing or changing our car use can positively impact the environment.

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The confluence of the health emergency from the COVID-19 pandemic and the new agreements coming out from Glasgow at COP26 place us at a decisive moment on how we want our cities to look like in the future. At no other time in history has it been clearer that transport infrastructures play an essential role in enabling us to care for our families, friends, and ourselves. As we start looking for strategies to reconnect our communities in the wake of COVID-19, and consider how to address the inevitable climate crisis, it is time we put care at the centre of transport's role in our societies.

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A recently published study shows that a local shop proves to be the most important neighbourhood amenity to residents in Oxfordshire. Working with the Coalition for Healthy Streets and Active Travel (CoHSAT), Dr Brenda Boardman (Emeritus Research Fellow) has surveyed 450 residents in Oxfordshire to understand what neighbourhood amenities are most important to them.

Image: ELEVATE in person meeting June 2022
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On 28 - 29 June 2022, the Innovative Light Electric Vehicles for Active and Digital Travel (ELEVATE) team had their first in-person meeting at the SoGE. The gathering featured seven team members from the universities of Leeds, Oxford, and Brighton.