Owen Waygood
@owenwaygood.bsky.social
Sustainable transport prof.; Transport and children’s wellbeing; travel behaviour; psychological framing and transport decisions; oh yeah, car free w/ 3 kids.
As someone who lives car-free, I would say that it is not as hard as people think. We have three kids and never had a car. BUT, it is 💯easier when there is safe infrastructure and good public transport. It's possible, and places change. Recognizing that it is hard is a first step to that change.
November 24, 2025 at 9:24 PM
As someone who lives car-free, I would say that it is not as hard as people think. We have three kids and never had a car. BUT, it is 💯easier when there is safe infrastructure and good public transport. It's possible, and places change. Recognizing that it is hard is a first step to that change.
We built on research by Wynes and Nicholas on the impact of climate behaviours. @sethwynes.bsky.social @kimberlynicholas.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 9:24 PM
We built on research by Wynes and Nicholas on the impact of climate behaviours. @sethwynes.bsky.social @kimberlynicholas.bsky.social
We used a Rasch analysis as a measure of what is hard. We might not think using an e-bike as hard, but if we look at people's actual behavior and their intention versus 14 other CC behaviors, apparently Canadians find it hard (whether that be lack of safe infrastructure, habit, climate, etc.).
November 24, 2025 at 9:24 PM
We used a Rasch analysis as a measure of what is hard. We might not think using an e-bike as hard, but if we look at people's actual behavior and their intention versus 14 other CC behaviors, apparently Canadians find it hard (whether that be lack of safe infrastructure, habit, climate, etc.).
Here's a descriptive overview of the responses organized by impact. We added voting for CC policies, volunteering for strong CC change, using an e-bike as high impact because: Policies is how you get systemic change, volunteering or supporting groups that advocate can impact policies.
November 24, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Here's a descriptive overview of the responses organized by impact. We added voting for CC policies, volunteering for strong CC change, using an e-bike as high impact because: Policies is how you get systemic change, volunteering or supporting groups that advocate can impact policies.
Here's a summary
November 24, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Here's a summary
Maybe Legault will actually put money into supporting public transportation now? Please fund public transport so that we can get away from car dependency and all of its associated problems (personal cost, huge government subsidies, massive health costs, massive environmental costs, deaths, etc.)
November 15, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Maybe Legault will actually put money into supporting public transportation now? Please fund public transport so that we can get away from car dependency and all of its associated problems (personal cost, huge government subsidies, massive health costs, massive environmental costs, deaths, etc.)
Personal project or research project?
November 13, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Personal project or research project?
1) The quality of parks - diversity of attributes- that is a key measure;
2) walking there and perceived quality of pedestrian infrastructure;
3) women and lower income users tend to perceive their access as lower (an important future research question!)
2) walking there and perceived quality of pedestrian infrastructure;
3) women and lower income users tend to perceive their access as lower (an important future research question!)
November 10, 2025 at 8:41 PM
1) The quality of parks - diversity of attributes- that is a key measure;
2) walking there and perceived quality of pedestrian infrastructure;
3) women and lower income users tend to perceive their access as lower (an important future research question!)
2) walking there and perceived quality of pedestrian infrastructure;
3) women and lower income users tend to perceive their access as lower (an important future research question!)
October 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The norm in the vast majority of the world’s populations 😊
October 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The norm in the vast majority of the world’s populations 😊
Automated speed cameras eliminate the bias of human judgement. Also, they don’t get tired, they can ticket (nearly) all offenders (and it’s not a victimless crime, they are breaking a law set up to limit the harm they impose on others).
October 21, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Automated speed cameras eliminate the bias of human judgement. Also, they don’t get tired, they can ticket (nearly) all offenders (and it’s not a victimless crime, they are breaking a law set up to limit the harm they impose on others).
Great job highlighting that it is about changing the conditions of the hazard and not blaming (or “educating “) children for the terrible situations we put them in.
October 16, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Great job highlighting that it is about changing the conditions of the hazard and not blaming (or “educating “) children for the terrible situations we put them in.