David McArthur

David McArthur

@drdpmcarthur.bsky.social

Reader in Transport Studies at University of Glasgow. Exploring how smart data can be used to better understand transport and travel behaviour.

576 Followers 1,549 Following 25 Posts Joined Jul 2024
1 month ago
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🚍🪴Cities becoming less sustainable with more home/hybrid working?

WTP for PT access has fallen, especially in smaller cities & costlier housing markets.

📜 Blog: rebrand.ly/n9frpcg

📰 Paper: rebrand.ly/dcj3xjk

@uofgussp.bsky.social @ubdc.bsky.social @nickbailey37.bsky.social @rafa-vdz.bsky.social

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4 months ago
Drawings of six non-standard cycles. First row: an upright tandem, and upright delta trike 

Second row: an e-assist clip-on handcycle attached to a manual wheelchair and a wheelchair transporter trike 

Third row:  a recumbent tadpole trike and a side-by-side tandem delta trike.

"But everyone knows what I mean when I say "bike"!

While that may be true, when we talk about 'bikes' it's easy for many people to forget about those who need to use non-standard cycles such as trikes, recumbents and tandems.

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5 months ago
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#trains #transport #datavis #datascience

chronotrains.com - great tool for estimating travel distance vs travel times

created by Benjamin Tran Dinh

tip by @forrest.nyc

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6 months ago
Photograph of Dr. Fiona Crawford presenting at the front of a lecture theatre. The projector shows two bar charts with a title of cycling frequency, but it isn't possible to make out the details.

I really enjoyed participating in the Cycling & Society symposium at @glasgowcaledonian.bsky.social this week. I managed to get a photo of @ficrawford.bsky.social presenting our paper looking at how different impairments affect people’s participation in cycling.

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6 months ago
Photograph of the Thai Orchid restaurant on Argyle Street. Their sign overhead has been removed and under is an older sign which reads "Blythswood Press Agency".

I do enjoy seeing an old sign underneath a newer one.

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7 months ago

It is very tempting.

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7 months ago

That's disappointing. Sounds like something that would be very useful.

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7 months ago
Photograph of the cycle lane, road, and pavement on Argyle Street looking west. There is a large sign on a stand in the cycle lane announcing that the road on the right is closed. It is blocking the cycle lane.

I'm not sure this was the intended use of the new cycle lane on Argyle Street.

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7 months ago

Yes, it made me feel slightly better about how things are here.

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7 months ago
Photograph looking across a pedestrian crossing. The near side of the crossing is difficult to access because of two poles, a large sign, a railing, and what looks like an electric vehicle charger.

A fascinating choice of where to put the crossing and street clutter. Spotted in Strasbourg.

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9 months ago
Screenshot of a PowerPoint title slide. The title of the talk is "An overview of an open-access accessibility dataset series in Great Britain. The speakers are Rafael Verduzco-Torres and David Philip McArthur. Logos are displayed for the Urban Big Data Centre, UKRI ESRC, and the University of Glasgow.

I'm remotely attending the "Rethinking Accessibility: Insights from Transport Data Science" event at University of Exeter this morning. @rafa-vdz.bsky.social and I are presenting some of our ongoing work of producing public transport accessibility indicators at the @ubdc.bsky.social.

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9 months ago
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Have you got a few minutes to answer some quick questions on social and environmental policies?

One of my grad students would be very grateful for your help (UK only, sorry)

research.sc/participant/...

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9 months ago
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Environmental determinants of cycling: Not seeing the forest for the trees? In recent years, the volume of studies in the fields of transport and urban planning seeking to identify environmental determinants or correlates of c…

I enjoyed this opinion piece. Sadly, I think the argument applies across a lot of transport research. I find it quite depressing sometimes.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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11 months ago

There is still time to apply to join us on our MSc Urban Transport programme in September.

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11 months ago

Not long left to apply for this PhD scholarship. With such an interesting project and excellent supervisors, it's a great opportunity.

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11 months ago
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Pedestrian crossings and the tyranny of the green man | ETA pedestrian crossing

There is something deeply absurd about the modern pedestrian crossing. You press the beg-button and then you wait. And wait. And wait.

Interminable wait times reveal a deeper pathology. The pedestrian is, at best, an afterthought - at worst, an obstruction.

www.eta.co.uk/news/pedestr...

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1 year ago

Several new people and orgs added to this starter pack since I first shared, so worth rechecking if you saw it previously.

Also, 📢 @gregmarsden-leeds.bsky.social and @jilliananable.bsky.social have now joined the party! 🎉

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11 months ago
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Public transport and social welfare: The impact of bus connectivity on employment outcomes for low-income populations - Scottish Graduate School of Social Science Public transport enables access to economic opportunities, services and social networks particularly for lower-income populations who cannot afford to own a private car. Buses play a particularly impo...

New fully funded PhD studentship from @rafa-vdz.bsky.social has just been advertised!
Exciting opportunity to work on 'Big Data' relating to transport accessibility and employment with a fab team including Rafa and @nickbailey37.bsky.social at @ubdc.bsky.social

www.sgsss.ac.uk/studentship/...

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11 months ago

If I were looking for a PhD scholarship, this would be it. Great supervisors and a very interesting project.

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11 months ago

I'd love to have this in Glasgow.

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11 months ago

I think the botanical gardens at the People's Palace are still closed because the council couldn't afford to make the greenhouse safe. There are botanical gardens in the west end though. Those are worth a visit.

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1 year ago
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Infamous crash-prone bollards to remain on Watford road Footage of vehicles smashing into the barriers, including a police van, was widely shared online.

No BBC, the bollards aren’t “crash prone”. The cars are. 🤦🏻‍♂️

www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

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1 year ago
Screen grab of Fanny Cradock Cooks for Christmas.

It wouldn't be Christmas without her.

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1 year ago
Spotify Wrapped-esque summary of my top artists this year:

1. Taylor Swift
2. Laufey
3. Olivia Rodrigo
4. Eydís Evensen
5. Bear McCreary

with 14,825 minutes of music listening time Spotify Wrapped-esque summary of my top songs this year:

1. love is embarassing by Olivia Rodrigo
2. New Romantics by Taylor Swift
3. Dreaming of Light by Eydís Evensen
4. Espresso by Sabrina Carpenter
5. Bewitched by Laufey

I'm always jealous of everyone's Spotify Wrapped stats bc I'm an Elder Millennial who still buys music and listens w/iTunes/Music, so I've always missed out.

BUT NOT THIS YEAR. I exported my library on January 1 and used #rstats to make my own

www.andrewheiss.com/blog/2024/12...

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1 year ago
Photograph of the screen of a CO2 monitor. It shows 3830 ppm. It also shows a temperature of 19 degrees Celsius and a relative humidity of 63%. The device model, aranet 4, is also visible.

Kind of wishing I hadn't looked at the CO2 concentration on the Glasgow Subway this morning.

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1 year ago
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Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Immersive Simulation Programmer Do you have an interest in immersive technologies and software development for video games, supported by good programming skills? Would you like to develop the graphical aspects of the next generation...

@Virtuocity, we are looking for a programmer to join a team of software developers undertaking research in road safety and new technologies. Come and join our team: Immersive Simulation Programmer

jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

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1 year ago

These are the people from our division at UoG that I have found so far: go.bsky.app/U5zNU7r

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1 year ago
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1 year ago

I've finally discovered Bluesky! I've found some great starter packs for transport, but most are North America focused. Thought I'd set up a UK focused one.

Let me know who else I can add!

[Many official orgs not over here yet - please let me know if they pop up]

go.bsky.app/jKPCeT

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1 year ago

A new starter pack: go.bsky.app/LaeKYA2 . Let me know who else belongs in the comments.

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