Jonas De Vos
@DV_Jonas
Associate Professor of Transport Planning at University College London, Editor-in-chief of Transport Reviews
In this study, I explored actual, ideal and tolerable commute times of 2000+ UCL students/staff and found, among others, that having a commute time close to the ideal, or far below the max. tolerable strongly impacts commute satisfaction. OA article: doi.org/10.1016/j.tbs.…



Have a look at our July issue, with articles on transport policy, transport infrastructure, modal shift, school transportation, well-being, cycling, sense of place, LGBTQI+, etc. All the articles in this issue can be found here: tandfonline.com/toc/ttrv20/45/…
A special issue on 'perceived accessibility' has been completed in Transportation Research Part A, including 19 novel research papers. The editorial with descriptions of the papers can be found here: doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.… @ahmedelgeneidy @deavlierop @Felix_Pot
Are you doing transport research in or about Europe, do consider submitting your next paper to the new European Transport Studies journal: @Transport_ELS doi.org/10.1016/j.ets.…
We are organising a special issue on transport and equity. If interested, submit an extended abstract to the editors by July 15th. For more information on the special issue, its guidelines and timeline, see: think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issues…
Are you around at #transportationresearch2025? Come have a look at my poster at p2.074

In this study, we found that Ease of Travel (EoT) positively affects travel satisfaction, even after controlling for other elements. This indicates that EoT is an important predictor of travel satisfaction. The paper is available OA: doi.org/10.1007/s11116…




In this new paper, we found that perceived walkability is mainly affected by walking attitudes and that respondents with higher levels of perceived walkability walk longer and more frequently. The paper is available open access: doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.…




A new literature review paper from our team on Perceived Accessibility with Hisham Negm, Joans De Vos & Felix Pot an area of research that has been growing rapidly over the past couple of years. sciencedirect.com/science/articl… funded by @NSERC_CRSNG & @SSHRC_CRSH
The Bartlett Retains global #1 ranking for 2025 🌍 🎉 We are thrilled to announce that The Bartlett has been ranked #1 for Architecture and the Built Environment in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025 for a third year. 🔗 Read more: ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/news/…
Congratulations to @RachelBurbidge1 and colleagues for winning the 2025 Moshe Givoni Prize for their paper entitled: “A systematic review of adaption to climate change impacts in the aviation sector”. The paper is available OA here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
In this paper, visiting PhD student Cong Qi found that - based on longitudinal data - perceived bikeability positively impacts cycling distances and cycling preferences in the subsequent year. The OA paper can be accessed here: doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.…

In this new paper, we found that Ease of Travel (people's perceived ability to travel) impacts travel mode choice, travel distance and duration when travelling to campus, while positively affecting the perceived accessibility of the campus. Available OA: doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.…

Happy to be included in clarivate's highly cited researchers list, together with planning colleague @fulong_wu. @UCL_BSP ucl.ac.uk/news/2024/dec/…
In the latest issue of 2024, we have interesting review articles on AVs, road user safety, transport-related inequalities, mobility hubs, transport and well-being policies, and public transport use of people with autism, etc. Have a look at: lnkd.in/eZnaHBNb
The Times (@thetimes) is covering our research on academic travel and academics' related attitudes: thetimes.com/article/010d63… The original open access article can be read here: doi.org/10.1016/j.gloe… @TimSchwanen @DebbieHopkins_ @UCL_BSP @uclnews
Academics say flying to meetings harms the climate — but they carry on! A study co-authored by @DebbieHopkins_ and @TimSchwanen highlights findings from a survey of a top university about their travel habits. Read more nature.com/articles/d4158…
Happy to see my article on academic (air) travel being covered by @Nature: nature.com/articles/d4158… The original open access article can be read here: doi.org/10.1016/j.gloe… @ucl @UCL_BSP
A survey at one of the biggest UK research universities finds that staff often end up flying to meetings despite a preference to avoid air travel go.nature.com/4guRuVl
Are you a *conservative frequent flyer* or an *in-person conference avoider*? In this paper we analyse the (mis)match between academics’ long-distance (air) travel and related attitudes. @TimSchwanen @DebbieHopkins_ @UCL_BSP The aper is available OA: doi.org/10.1016/j.gloe…



