Projects

Funded projects

ACUTE (Accessibility and Connectivity knowledge hub for Urban Transformation in Europe) 

  • PI: Enrica Papa
  • Funder: JPI Urban Europe
  • Amount: €719.635

For more information go to the JPI page

Centre for Sustainable Road Freight Phase II 

  • PI: Maja Piecyk
  • Funder: Engineering and Physical Science Council (EPSRC)
  • Amount: £661,534
  • University of Westminster staff involved: Allan Woodburn, Julian Allen, Marzena Piotrowska, Cao Mengqiu

For more information go to the Centre for Sustainable Road Freight website

Decarbonising Transport Network +: Decarbonising the UK’s Freight Transport

  • PI: Maja Piecyk
  • Funder: Engineering and Physical Science Council (EPSRC)
  • Amount: £10,064
  • University of Westminster staff involved: Julian Allen

For more information go to the Decarbonising UK Freight Transport website

EXTRA – Experimenting with City Street to Transform Urban Mobility

  • PI: Enrica Papa
  • Funder: ESRC
  • Amount: £490,000£
  • University of Westminster staff involved: Emilia Smeds, Tom Cohen

For more information go to the EXTRA website

Post-pandemic commuting and well-being

  • PI: Enrica Papa
  • Funder: UOW SCUE and Health Innovation and Wellbeing Research Fund
  • Amount: £9,000
  • University of Westminster staff involved: Ersilia Verlinghieri, Cao Mengqiu

For more information go to the Reimagining Mobility website

Digital innovation for sustainable urban mobility

  • PI: Enrica Papa
  • Funder: SCUE Research Fund
  • Amount: £10,000
  • University of Westminster staff involved: Pieter Verdegem

For more information go to the Reimagining Mobility website

Geofencing strategies for implementation in urban traffic management and planning (GeoSence)

  • PI: Jacques Leonardi
  • Funder: ESRC
  • Amount: £227,000
  • University of Westminster staff involved: Enrica Papa

Exploring the Relationship between the Effects of the Outbreak of COVID-19 and Changes in Travel Behaviour

  • PI: Mengqiu Cao
  • Funder: SCUE Research Fund 
  • Amount: £10,000 
  • University of Westminster staff involved: Deborah Ancell, Enrica Papa, Gunter Saunders 

Travel and Places Year One

  • PI: Jamie Furlong
  • Funder: Transport for London
  • Amount: £40,094
  • University of Westminster staff involved: Rachel Aldred

Active Travel Fund Evaluation

  • PI: Rachel Aldred
  • Funder: Department for Transport
  • Amount: £96,061
  • University of Westminster staff involved: Jamie Furlong, Luz Navarro Eslava

Car-Free Megacities

  • PI: Rachel Aldred/Ersilia Verlinghieri
  • Funder: KR Foundation
  • Amount: £89,213
  • University of Westminster staff involved: Asa Thomas

Fix Your Bike Scheme Evaluation

  • PI: Tom Cohen
  • Funder: Department for Transport
  • Amount: £39,850

Cargo Bikes Employment Practices

  • PI: Ersilia Verlinghieri/Rachel Aldred
  • Funder: Impact on Urban Healt
  • Amount: £69,909
  • University of Westminster staff involved: Charlie Couve, Matty Ferguson

Low Traffic Neighbourhoods in London

  • PI: Rachel Aldred
  • Funder: National Institute for Health Research
  • Amount: £1,505,777
  • University of Westminster staff involved: Ersilia Verlinghieri, Jamie Furlong, Harrie Larrington-Spencer, Emma Lawlor, Asa Thomas, Luz Navarro

For more information go to the Low Traffic Neighbourhoods in London page

Monitoring access control barrier removal on traffic-free walking, wheeling, and cycling routes (2024-2027)

  • PI: Dr. Harrie Larrington-Spencer
  • Funder: Motability Foundation
  • University of Westminster staff involved: Dr. Harrie Larrington-Spencer, Professor Rachel Aldred, Dr. Faye Shortland

For more information go to the Monitoring access control barrier removal page