The March 2021 World Conference on Transport Research Society Research Newsletter is now available. This edition includes items on the WCTRS Covid-19 Task Force; the Social Media Outreach of the Society; an Introduction to Topic Area A – Transport Modes: General; the WCTRS Latin America CARs Council Group; and a two-part webinar run by SIG F1 on the impacts of COVID-19 on transport and spatial development.
WCTRS Research newsletter Vol. 1, No. 2, March 2021
Posted: March 25th, 2021
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Professor Tae Hoon Oum, PhD, MBASauder School of Business, University of British Columbia, CanadaPlease click HERE to see the message from Prof. Tae OumPlease click HERE to see the Profile for Prof. Tae Oum
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Posted: July 30th, 2020
The President and the COVID-19 Task Force
The WCTR Society’s Covid-19 Task Force has formulated a five-point recommendations for policy makers who are responsible for deciding when to end the Covid-19 lockdown period, and to those who are responsible for allocating nearly $12 trillion (worldwide) fiscal/monetary stimulus funds including central bankers.
We give clear reasons why the socially optimal lockdown period is longer than what citizens and business communities want. Further, the decision on when to end the lockdown should be made by state/province instead of choosing a uniform lockdown period by a country. If it is possible to control people movement across boundary, it is also, preferable to choose lockdown period by each city or county.
The remaining four recommendations focus on Transport and Logistics sector organization, including aviation and urban transit, in preparation for the post-lockdown period. For the full 3-page recommendations, please click WCTR Society Recommendations on COVID-19 Policy Decisions.
Posted: May 11th, 2020
As part of a series of activities to promote the sharing of research and practical understanding of travel behaviour responses, industry and government strategies and the resultant social, environmental and economic impacts, WCTRS is pleased to host a database of studies being conducted globally on this topic. You can now download the first iteration of the database of submitted studies. This database will grow over time and be updated. If you have a study to be added then please email the WCTRS Secretary.
If you have suggestions for specific fields of information we can hold as we improve the database to make it more useful then please also get in touch. The database is open for all academic, government, consultant and charitable foundation funded work.
WCTRS Repository for Research Related to COVID-19 (Public) Excel File
Posted: April 24th, 2020
Posted: September 19th, 2019
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Professor Tae Hoon Oum, PhD, MBASauder School of Business, University of British Columbia, CanadaPlease click HERE to see the message from Prof. Tae OumPlease click HERE to see the Profile for Prof. Tae Oum
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Posted: July 30th, 2020
What: WCTR SIG G3 organised two special sessions during the TISRoma 2019 Congress organised by the AIIT (Italian Association for Traffic and Transport Engineering). The sessions were chaired by Maria Attard (University of Malta – SIG G3 co-chair) and Michela Le Pira (University of Catania – TISRoma organising committee member). A total of 11 papers were presented from a number of countries. The proceedings of the special sessions will be published in a Special Issue of the Journal Research in Transportation Business and Management, published by Elsevier.
Please click the link below to hear the introduction from Maria Attard.
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Posted: October 24th, 2019
Posted: September 19th, 2019
Posted: May 31st, 2019
We have now updated our information leaflets which briefly outline the main aims and achievements of the WCTRS. Please click one of the links below to view this in your preferred language.
Posted: October 4th, 2018
The GDPR is a piece of legislation passed by the European Parliament which comes into force on Friday 25 May 2018. It aims to make it simpler for people to control how organisations use their personal details, and strict rules mean companies will not be allowed to collect or use personal information without the person’s consent. Personal information includes things like your name, email address and phone number.
Here at the WCTRS, we are committed to respecting and protecting our members privacy, and by providing us with your personal information, you consent to the use of it in accordance with the conditions of our Privacy Notice which can be found here. We ask that all members take time to read carefully through this notice and if you have any questions, please contact us at wctrs@leeds.ac.uk
Posted: May 24th, 2018
