Greg Marsden
@gregmarsden-leeds.bsky.social
Professor of Transport Governance University of Leeds - posting in a personal capacity
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Have you noticed that the increasing number of cars in Leeds is causing an impact on health, wellbeing and safety across the city?
Priestley member and Professor of Transport Governance @gregmarsden-leeds.bsky.social is spearheading the “Car When We Need It” experiment in response
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Priestley member and Professor of Transport Governance @gregmarsden-leeds.bsky.social is spearheading the “Car When We Need It” experiment in response
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Leeds households encouraged to sign up for car sharing experiment
Families, friends and neighbours across Leeds are being invited to join forces and take part in a three-week experiment exploring different ways to access cars without needing to own them.
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October 1, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Have you noticed that the increasing number of cars in Leeds is causing an impact on health, wellbeing and safety across the city?
Priestley member and Professor of Transport Governance @gregmarsden-leeds.bsky.social is spearheading the “Car When We Need It” experiment in response
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Priestley member and Professor of Transport Governance @gregmarsden-leeds.bsky.social is spearheading the “Car When We Need It” experiment in response
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📢 New from EDRC’s Place theme: “(Re-)locating ‘place’ in energy demand” explores why place is more than “local” and how a place lens can help reframe how we understand and act on energy demand challenges.
📄 Read the full article: tinyurl.com/6yzkv9ss
📄 Read the full article: tinyurl.com/6yzkv9ss
(Re-)locating ‘place’ in energy demand: Implications for research and policy - Energy Demand Research Centre
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August 4, 2025 at 2:20 PM
📢 New from EDRC’s Place theme: “(Re-)locating ‘place’ in energy demand” explores why place is more than “local” and how a place lens can help reframe how we understand and act on energy demand challenges.
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📄 Read the full article: tinyurl.com/6yzkv9ss
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🚨New paper 🚨 In "beyond the 15-minute city' @caglarkoksal.com @graemesherriff.bsky.social and I draw together our experiences of working on proximity based Planning in different methodological contexts. /1
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Beyond the 15-minute city: Methodological lessons for proximity-based planning from two English case studies
The 15-minute city (15MC) popularises an older idea: that everyday destinations should be within a short, walkable or cyclable distance. Treating that…
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July 14, 2025 at 7:15 AM
🚨New paper 🚨 In "beyond the 15-minute city' @caglarkoksal.com @graemesherriff.bsky.social and I draw together our experiences of working on proximity based Planning in different methodological contexts. /1
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👉New blog from Prof @gregmarsden-leeds.bsky.social: to hit net zero, we need to rethink transport. That means reducing demand, working with communities & designing systems that improve everyday lives, not just switching fuels.
Read the blog: tinyurl.com/2ej6zz2k
Read the blog: tinyurl.com/2ej6zz2k
Leaning in to the climate headwinds? - Energy Demand Research Centre
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June 24, 2025 at 9:02 AM
👉New blog from Prof @gregmarsden-leeds.bsky.social: to hit net zero, we need to rethink transport. That means reducing demand, working with communities & designing systems that improve everyday lives, not just switching fuels.
Read the blog: tinyurl.com/2ej6zz2k
Read the blog: tinyurl.com/2ej6zz2k
Classic transport marketing...
June 18, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Classic transport marketing...
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📉 Transport emissions are off track. In a new report, Prof @gregmarsden-leeds.bsky.social breaks down the Spending Review, showing why current plans fall short of the CCC’s 2042 net zero goals, and why travel demand reduction must be part of the solution: tinyurl.com/3wanehnp
Headwinds: transport decarbonisation in a storm - Energy Demand Research Centre
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June 16, 2025 at 8:58 AM
📉 Transport emissions are off track. In a new report, Prof @gregmarsden-leeds.bsky.social breaks down the Spending Review, showing why current plans fall short of the CCC’s 2042 net zero goals, and why travel demand reduction must be part of the solution: tinyurl.com/3wanehnp
More car spreading news: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Ever-rising height of car bonnets a ‘clear threat’ to children, report says
High-fronted SUVs are more likely to kill and are on the rise in Europe, with the UK an extreme example
www.theguardian.com
June 11, 2025 at 11:37 AM
More car spreading news: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
EV misinformation: "Surveys across four countries revealed that more respondents agreed with misinformation statements about EVs than disagreed with them. Conspiracy mentality emerged as the strongest predictor of such beliefs, whereas education played no role". www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Mapping, understanding and reducing belief in misinformation about electric vehicles - Nature Energy
Across four countries, more people agree with misinformation statements about electic vehicles than disagree with them, and conspiracist mentality is the strongest predictor of this agreement. Interac...
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June 9, 2025 at 11:45 AM
EV misinformation: "Surveys across four countries revealed that more respondents agreed with misinformation statements about EVs than disagreed with them. Conspiracy mentality emerged as the strongest predictor of such beliefs, whereas education played no role". www.nature.com/articles/s41...
New Publication Alert 📢Transport governance system response during the COVID-19 pandemic: The allure of a ‘new normal’ and its implications for tackling the polycrisis - with @iaindocherty.bsky.social - Please read and share! @sfrost.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Transport governance system response during the COVID-19 pandemic: The allure of a ‘new normal’ and its implications for tackling the polycrisis
This paper examines how the UK transport governance system responded to the COVID-19 pandemic and what this reveals about its capacity for transformat…
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May 12, 2025 at 8:39 AM
New Publication Alert 📢Transport governance system response during the COVID-19 pandemic: The allure of a ‘new normal’ and its implications for tackling the polycrisis - with @iaindocherty.bsky.social - Please read and share! @sfrost.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Lol. British train announcements... "We are going to be experiencing a different train in York to carry on your journey to Scarborough". Marginally better than being 'detrained' as I once was... Nonsense. Just say it as it is.
May 1, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Lol. British train announcements... "We are going to be experiencing a different train in York to carry on your journey to Scarborough". Marginally better than being 'detrained' as I once was... Nonsense. Just say it as it is.
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Absolutely fantastic 4dpw job opportunity here with my wonderful colleagues @wearepossible.bsky.social - would suit someone who has some experience delivering community energy schemes and is interested in breathing life into clean heat vs energy poverty projects www.wearepossible.org/community-he...
Community Heat and Energy Project Manager — Possible
www.wearepossible.org
April 15, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Absolutely fantastic 4dpw job opportunity here with my wonderful colleagues @wearepossible.bsky.social - would suit someone who has some experience delivering community energy schemes and is interested in breathing life into clean heat vs energy poverty projects www.wearepossible.org/community-he...
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📢 📢 New fully-funded PhD opportunity at University of Leeds working with INFUZE and UK Department for Transport
#FundedPhd #TransportResearch @gregmarsden-leeds.bsky.social @universityofleeds.bsky.social
phd.leeds.ac.uk/project/2165...
#FundedPhd #TransportResearch @gregmarsden-leeds.bsky.social @universityofleeds.bsky.social
phd.leeds.ac.uk/project/2165...
INFUZE: Inclusive evaluation of mobility systems
Project opportunity - INFUZE: Inclusive evaluation of mobility systems at the University of Leeds
phd.leeds.ac.uk
April 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
📢 📢 New fully-funded PhD opportunity at University of Leeds working with INFUZE and UK Department for Transport
#FundedPhd #TransportResearch @gregmarsden-leeds.bsky.social @universityofleeds.bsky.social
phd.leeds.ac.uk/project/2165...
#FundedPhd #TransportResearch @gregmarsden-leeds.bsky.social @universityofleeds.bsky.social
phd.leeds.ac.uk/project/2165...
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Catch Greg Marsden's talk for Café Économique Leeds this Wednesday 7:15pm at Seven Arts
'Post car-ownership futures: Leeds as a city where you don’t need to own a car – really?'
#Leeds @gregmarsden-leeds.bsky.social
More details here: www.cafeeconomiqueleeds.org/forthcoming-...
'Post car-ownership futures: Leeds as a city where you don’t need to own a car – really?'
#Leeds @gregmarsden-leeds.bsky.social
More details here: www.cafeeconomiqueleeds.org/forthcoming-...
Forthcoming Events | My Site 2
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April 7, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Catch Greg Marsden's talk for Café Économique Leeds this Wednesday 7:15pm at Seven Arts
'Post car-ownership futures: Leeds as a city where you don’t need to own a car – really?'
#Leeds @gregmarsden-leeds.bsky.social
More details here: www.cafeeconomiqueleeds.org/forthcoming-...
'Post car-ownership futures: Leeds as a city where you don’t need to own a car – really?'
#Leeds @gregmarsden-leeds.bsky.social
More details here: www.cafeeconomiqueleeds.org/forthcoming-...
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Latest study looking at the impact of Germany’s nationwide 9-Euro-
Ticket and Deutschlandticket.
Finds significant traffic reductions but “heterogeneity across time, federal states, and road types.”
Concludes no “lasting shift from private cars to public transport, especially among commuters.”
Ticket and Deutschlandticket.
Finds significant traffic reductions but “heterogeneity across time, federal states, and road types.”
Concludes no “lasting shift from private cars to public transport, especially among commuters.”
From Highway to Rail? Germany's Public Transport Ticket Experiment
This paper examines the impact of Germany's nationwide 9-Euro-Ticket, a temporary almost fare-free transport ticket, on highway passenger traffic. Using a diffe
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March 11, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Latest study looking at the impact of Germany’s nationwide 9-Euro-
Ticket and Deutschlandticket.
Finds significant traffic reductions but “heterogeneity across time, federal states, and road types.”
Concludes no “lasting shift from private cars to public transport, especially among commuters.”
Ticket and Deutschlandticket.
Finds significant traffic reductions but “heterogeneity across time, federal states, and road types.”
Concludes no “lasting shift from private cars to public transport, especially among commuters.”
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📢 How many workers are needed for net zero? A new report by Ian Watt, Faye Wade, @gregmarsden-leeds.bsky.social and Tim Foxon explores:
1️⃣ How many workers are needed by 2030-2035 to deliver energy demand reduction?
2️⃣ How robust is the evidence?
🔗 Read more: tinyurl.com/2pkytwsy
1️⃣ How many workers are needed by 2030-2035 to deliver energy demand reduction?
2️⃣ How robust is the evidence?
🔗 Read more: tinyurl.com/2pkytwsy
The job potential of energy demand reduction: evaluating available forecasts - Energy Demand Research Centre
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March 10, 2025 at 12:37 PM
📢 How many workers are needed for net zero? A new report by Ian Watt, Faye Wade, @gregmarsden-leeds.bsky.social and Tim Foxon explores:
1️⃣ How many workers are needed by 2030-2035 to deliver energy demand reduction?
2️⃣ How robust is the evidence?
🔗 Read more: tinyurl.com/2pkytwsy
1️⃣ How many workers are needed by 2030-2035 to deliver energy demand reduction?
2️⃣ How robust is the evidence?
🔗 Read more: tinyurl.com/2pkytwsy
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Rejection of inaction will be on the rise. Of course many of those experiencing the worst impacts globally have no voice in what wealthy nations do (or dont).
Rejection of inaction will be on the rise. Of course many of those experiencing the worst impacts globally have no voice in what wealthy nations do (or dont).
Switzerland told it must do better on climate after older women’s ECHR win
Council of Europe says Swiss government failing to respect human rights court’s ruling on emissions
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March 7, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Rejection of inaction will be on the rise. Of course many of those experiencing the worst impacts globally have no voice in what wealthy nations do (or dont).
Rejection of inaction will be on the rise. Of course many of those experiencing the worst impacts globally have no voice in what wealthy nations do (or dont).
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Good response from @infuzeleeds.bsky.social to the call for ideas on the integrated national transport strategy.
“… what truly matters to people is whether transport enables them to live according to their values and principles…”
But, the current transport system rarely aligns with these values.
“… what truly matters to people is whether transport enables them to live according to their values and principles…”
But, the current transport system rarely aligns with these values.
Integrated National Transport Strategy: A call for ideas - Response as an organisation. INFUZE. - White Rose Research Online
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March 2, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Good response from @infuzeleeds.bsky.social to the call for ideas on the integrated national transport strategy.
“… what truly matters to people is whether transport enables them to live according to their values and principles…”
But, the current transport system rarely aligns with these values.
“… what truly matters to people is whether transport enables them to live according to their values and principles…”
But, the current transport system rarely aligns with these values.
We are working on energy demand reduction & place @edrc-uk.bsky.social - the role of history & institutional change in place matters. This snap was our AM field trip through Leeds. Backdrop the ex factory of 'off the peg' clothing pioneer John Banner. Where are our clothing emissions allocated now?
February 26, 2025 at 7:35 PM
We are working on energy demand reduction & place @edrc-uk.bsky.social - the role of history & institutional change in place matters. This snap was our AM field trip through Leeds. Backdrop the ex factory of 'off the peg' clothing pioneer John Banner. Where are our clothing emissions allocated now?
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“On the streets of Paris, thousands of trees are being planted, the city’s distinctive grey zinc rooftops are getting a makeover and workers are installing drinking fountains that release a cooling mist.
The changes are part of the French capital’s fight against heatwaves.”
Via @financialtimes.com
The changes are part of the French capital’s fight against heatwaves.”
Via @financialtimes.com
Global cities grapple with how to cool ‘urban heat islands’
Climate change has made tackling damaging temperature disparities increasingly urgent
www.ft.com
February 12, 2025 at 7:32 AM
“On the streets of Paris, thousands of trees are being planted, the city’s distinctive grey zinc rooftops are getting a makeover and workers are installing drinking fountains that release a cooling mist.
The changes are part of the French capital’s fight against heatwaves.”
Via @financialtimes.com
The changes are part of the French capital’s fight against heatwaves.”
Via @financialtimes.com
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Good afternoon to nearly everyone! This is another absolute BANGER of a campaign from the wonderful folks at @cleancitiescampaign.org cleancitiescampaign.org/carspreading/
Carspreading: When big cars make our cities smaller.
Cars are getting bigger – about 1cm wider every two years. The only thing is, our streets aren’t.
cleancitiescampaign.org
February 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Good afternoon to nearly everyone! This is another absolute BANGER of a campaign from the wonderful folks at @cleancitiescampaign.org cleancitiescampaign.org/carspreading/
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As the risk of extreme weather increases fire services, and the local resilience forums they are a part of, are under resourced & lack clarity on their climate change resilience role.
National Fire Chiefs Council say: “… our capacity to keep communities safe and protect infrastructure is at risk”
National Fire Chiefs Council say: “… our capacity to keep communities safe and protect infrastructure is at risk”
Fire chiefs warn UK is not prepared for climate crisis impacts #Climate
Fire chiefs warn UK is not prepared for climate crisis impacts
National Fire Chiefs Council says ability of firefighters to respond is at risk as it calls for urgent preventive action
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2025 at 4:33 PM
As the risk of extreme weather increases fire services, and the local resilience forums they are a part of, are under resourced & lack clarity on their climate change resilience role.
National Fire Chiefs Council say: “… our capacity to keep communities safe and protect infrastructure is at risk”
National Fire Chiefs Council say: “… our capacity to keep communities safe and protect infrastructure is at risk”
📢New Paper Alert: The battle for kerbside space: An evaluation of the competition between car-hailing and bus services. Explores competition under different assumptions of service frequency and ride-hail penetration. An important debate. Open Access. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The battle for kerbside space: An evaluation of the competition between car-hailing and bus services
The kerbside of today is a complex environment with a huge diversity of uses and highly dynamic patterns of use, including for parking, (un)loading, E…
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January 29, 2025 at 8:56 AM
📢New Paper Alert: The battle for kerbside space: An evaluation of the competition between car-hailing and bus services. Explores competition under different assumptions of service frequency and ride-hail penetration. An important debate. Open Access. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Excited to announce that the Energy Demand Research Centre (EDRC), which I direct together w. Prof Sara Walker, is now on BSky. Follow @edrc-uk.bsky.social for updates on how we address #energydemand in buildings, transport & industry. Updates to come on research themes, findings, news & events.
January 13, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Excited to announce that the Energy Demand Research Centre (EDRC), which I direct together w. Prof Sara Walker, is now on BSky. Follow @edrc-uk.bsky.social for updates on how we address #energydemand in buildings, transport & industry. Updates to come on research themes, findings, news & events.
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Interesting insights from this survey in Leeds.
Topping the list of journeys people would find hard without a car are orbital ones:
“Radial journeys in and out of the city centre are easy. Anything vaguely circumferential is impossible unless you go into the city and out again.”
Same in Bristol.
Topping the list of journeys people would find hard without a car are orbital ones:
“Radial journeys in and out of the city centre are easy. Anything vaguely circumferential is impossible unless you go into the city and out again.”
Same in Bristol.
Here's a sneak peak at what we've learned so far from our survey!
A new blog post from Dr Elena Alyavina digs into the question of what Leeds residents would find most difficult to do without a car.
Read more here: in-fuze.org.uk/leeds-reside...
@universityofleeds.bsky.social #Leeds
A new blog post from Dr Elena Alyavina digs into the question of what Leeds residents would find most difficult to do without a car.
Read more here: in-fuze.org.uk/leeds-reside...
@universityofleeds.bsky.social #Leeds
What journeys are most difficult without a car in Leeds
Leeds residents tell us what journeys would be most difficult without a car in response to our Call to Action survey
in-fuze.org.uk
January 13, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Interesting insights from this survey in Leeds.
Topping the list of journeys people would find hard without a car are orbital ones:
“Radial journeys in and out of the city centre are easy. Anything vaguely circumferential is impossible unless you go into the city and out again.”
Same in Bristol.
Topping the list of journeys people would find hard without a car are orbital ones:
“Radial journeys in and out of the city centre are easy. Anything vaguely circumferential is impossible unless you go into the city and out again.”
Same in Bristol.
Is it the cars or the people who double parked... I presume this will be just ignored. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Gritters stopped by 200 cars double parked on Peak District road, says council
Derbyshire council says crews blocked from gritting roads on Saturday due to double parking at walking spots near Edale
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January 11, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Is it the cars or the people who double parked... I presume this will be just ignored. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...