It’s been a busy year for the cycle BOOM team. In 2015, we completed almost all of our fieldwork with just a few remaining participants to recruit for our cycling and wellbeing trials. In the early part of 2016, we will focus on making sense of the information and data that has been accumulated over the… [Read More]
Towards a Policy Agenda to Support Cycling Among Older Adults
In the UK, the drive to boost cycling numbers is an important part of the policy agenda. There are lots of reasons for this, including moves to encourage people to use more sustainable modes of transport, and concerns about rising levels of obesity. Moreover, as the population ages, there is growing pressure upon public services,… [Read More]
Tales from the Field
This month, as the cycle BOOM project moves towards completing data collection, Heather Jones (Research Associate, UWE) reflects on her research in the Bristol area and provides some snapshots of her participants. Since May 2014 I have been working with a diverse range of people age 50 and over in the Bristol area as part of our… [Read More]
cycle BOOM: moving to the next phase
Tim Jones provides an update on progress and looks ahead to the next phase of the cycle BOOM project. It’s been a busy summer for cycle BOOM. The researchers have been busy recruiting and conducting research with remaining participants at our four sites (Oxford, Bristol, Cardiff and Reading). Meanwhile, back at HQ, Nick Beale, our… [Read More]
In the mix to understand and represent older cycling
The cycle BOOM study is using a wide range of approaches and data to produce a rich and integrated understanding of older people’s cycling. Particular attention is being given to the physical, social and technological circumstances in which older cycling is situated and the significance of cycling for older people’s health and wellbeing. It is… [Read More]
cycle BOOM blooming in Spring ‘14
by Jo Cleary, Cleary Stevens Consulting. When I first heard about the cycle BOOM project I thought “Oooo, that sound’s interesting!” Having spent most of my working life promoting cycling as a means of transport and recreation, and as a soon-to-be post 50 life-long cyclist myself, a research project looking at the challenges and benefits… [Read More]
