2025
Greaves, Stephen; Beck, Matthew; Rose, Geoff; Crane, Melanie
Public views on legalising e-scooters: Insights from a Sydney case study Journal Article
In: Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, vol. 192, 2025, ISSN: 0965-8564.
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2024
Cobbold, Alec; Crane, Melanie; Greaves, Stephen; Standen, Christopher; Beck, Matthew; Rissel, Chris
In: Health Prom J of Aust, vol. 35, no. 4, pp. 1362–1371, 2024, ISSN: 2201-1617.
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title = {COVID ‐19 and working from home‐related changes in physical activity in Sydney, Australia},
author = {Alec Cobbold and Melanie Crane and Stephen Greaves and Christopher Standen and Matthew Beck and Chris Rissel},
doi = {10.1002/hpja.838},
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year = {2024},
date = {2024-10-00},
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abstract = {Abstract Issues Addressed Evidence on how COVID‐19 lockdowns impacted physical activity (PA) is mixed. This study explores changes in PA following initial mobility restrictions, and their subsequent relaxation, in a sample of Sydney (Australia) residents using a natural experiment methodology. Methods Participants' health and travel behaviours were collected pre‐pandemic in late 2019 (n = 1937), with follow‐up waves during the pandemic in 2020 (n = 1706) and 2021 (n = 1514). Linear mixed‐effects models were used to analyse changes in weekly duration of PA between the three waves. Results Compared with pre‐pandemic, average weekly PA increased in 2021 by 42.6 min total PA (p = .001), 16 min walking PA (p = .02), and 26.4 min moderate–vigorous PA (MVPA) (p = .003). However, average weekly sessions of PA decreased in 2020 and remained lower in 2021. For participants who were sufficiently active in 2019, weekly total PA (−66.3 min) MVPA (−43.8 min) decreased in 2020 compared to pre‐pandemic. Conversely, among participants who were insufficiently active in 2019, average weekly PA increased in both 2020 (total PA, +99.1 min; walking PA, +46.4 min; MVPA +52.8 min) and 2021 (total PA, +117.8 min; walking PA, +58.4 min; MVPA +59.2 min), compared to 2019. Participants who did more work from home increased their average weekly total PA in 2021 compared to pre‐pandemic (+45.3 min). Conclusion These findings reveal the complex variability in PA behaviour brought about by the pandemic. So What? Strategies to support the population in achieving sufficient PA must focus on maintaining an appetite for PA as we move out of the pandemic and on promoting more frequent PA sessions.
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Greaves, Stephen; Beck, Matthew; Cobbold, Alec; Standen, Christopher; Rissel, Chris; Crane, Melanie
Working from home, active travel, health and wellbeing: Legacies of a pandemic Journal Article
In: Travel Behaviour and Society, vol. 34, 2024, ISSN: 2214-367X.
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2022
Cobbold, Alec T.; Crane, Melanie A.; Knibbs, Luke D.; Hanigan, Ivan C.; Greaves, Stephen P.; Rissel, Chris E.
In: The Journal of Climate Change and Health, vol. 6, 2022, ISSN: 2667-2782.
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doi = {10.1016/j.joclim.2022.100137},
issn = {2667-2782},
year = {2022},
date = {2022-05-00},
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Cobbold, Alec; Standen, Christopher; Shepherd, Leah; Greaves, Stephen; Crane, Melanie
Multimodal trips, quality of life and wellbeing: An exploratory analysis Journal Article
In: Journal of Transport & Health, vol. 24, 2022, ISSN: 2214-1405.
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issn = {2214-1405},
year = {2022},
date = {2022-03-00},
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2021
Standen, Christopher; Crane, Melanie; Greaves, Stephen; Collins, Andrew T.; Rissel, Chris
How equitable are the distributions of the physical activity and accessibility benefits of bicycle infrastructure? Journal Article
In: Int J Equity Health, vol. 20, no. 1, 2021, ISSN: 1475-9276.
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title = {How equitable are the distributions of the physical activity and accessibility benefits of bicycle infrastructure?},
author = {Christopher Standen and Melanie Crane and Stephen Greaves and Andrew T. Collins and Chris Rissel},
doi = {10.1186/s12939-021-01543-x},
issn = {1475-9276},
year = {2021},
date = {2021-12-00},
journal = {Int J Equity Health},
volume = {20},
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abstract = {Abstract
Background
Cycling for transport provides many health and social benefits – including physical activity and independent access to jobs, education, social opportunities, health care and other services (accessibility). However, some population groups have less opportunity to reach everyday destinations, and public transport stops, by bicycle – owing in part to their greater aversion to riding amongst motor vehicle traffic. Health equity can therefore be improved by providing separated cycleway networks that give more people the opportunity to access places by bicycle using traffic-free routes. The aim of this study was to assess the health equity benefits of two bicycle infrastructure development scenarios – a single cycleway, and a complete network of cycleways – by examining the distributions of physical activity and accessibility benefits across gender, age and income groups.
Methods
Travel survey data collected from residents in Sydney (Australia) were used to train a predictive transport mode choice model, which was then used to forecast the impact of the two intervention scenarios on transport mode choice, physical activity and accessibility. The latter was measured using a utility-based measure derived from the mode choice model. The distributions of the forecast physical activity and accessibility benefits were then calculated across gender, age and income groups.
Results
The modelled physical activity and accessibility measures improve in both intervention scenarios. However, in the single cycleway scenario, the benefits are greatest for the male, high-income and older age groups. In the complete network scenario, the benefits are more equally distributed. Forecast increases in cycling time are largely offset by decreases in walking time – though the latter is typically low-intensity physical activity, which confers a lesser health benefit than moderate-intensity cycling.
Conclusions
Separated cycleway infrastructure can be used to improve health equity by providing greater opportunities for transport cycling in population groups more averse to riding amongst motor vehicle traffic. Disparities in the opportunity to access services and economic/social activities by bicycle – and incorporate more physical activity into everyday travel – could be addressed with connected, traffic-free cycleway networks that cater to people of all genders, ages and incomes.
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2019
Standen, Christopher; Greaves, Stephen; Collins, Andrew T.; Crane, Melanie; Rissel, Chris
The value of slow travel: Economic appraisal of cycling projects using the logsum measure of consumer surplus Journal Article
In: Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, vol. 123, pp. 255–268, 2019, ISSN: 0965-8564.
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2018
Rissel, Chris; Crane, Melanie; Standen, Chris; Wen, Li Ming; Ellison, Richard; Greaves, Stephen
Public support for bicycling and transport policies in inner Sydney, Australia: a cross‐sectional survey Journal Article
In: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol. 42, no. 3, pp. 309–314, 2018, ISSN: 1326-0200.
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author = {Chris Rissel and Melanie Crane and Chris Standen and Li Ming Wen and Richard Ellison and Stephen Greaves},
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year = {2018},
date = {2018-06-00},
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2017
Crane, Melanie; Rissel, Chris; Standen, Chris; Ellison, Adrian; Ellison, Richard; Wen, Li Ming; Greaves, Stephen
Longitudinal evaluation of travel and health outcomes in relation to new bicycle infrastructure, Sydney, Australia Journal Article
In: Journal of Transport & Health, vol. 6, pp. 386–395, 2017, ISSN: 2214-1405.
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title = {Longitudinal evaluation of travel and health outcomes in relation to new bicycle infrastructure, Sydney, Australia},
author = {Melanie Crane and Chris Rissel and Chris Standen and Adrian Ellison and Richard Ellison and Li Ming Wen and Stephen Greaves},
doi = {10.1016/j.jth.2017.07.002},
issn = {2214-1405},
year = {2017},
date = {2017-09-00},
journal = {Journal of Transport & Health},
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Standen, Christopher; Crane, Melanie; Collins, Andrew; Greaves, Stephen; Rissel, Chris
Determinants of mode and route change following the opening of a new cycleway in Sydney, Australia Journal Article
In: Journal of Transport & Health, vol. 4, pp. 255–266, 2017, ISSN: 2214-1405.
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title = {Determinants of mode and route change following the opening of a new cycleway in Sydney, Australia},
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2016
Rissel, Chris; Crane, Melanie; Wen, Li Ming; Greaves, Stephen; Standen, Chris
Satisfaction with transport and enjoyment of the commute by commuting mode in inner Sydney Journal Article
In: Health Promot J Austr, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 80–83, 2016, ISSN: 1036-1073.
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title = {Satisfaction with transport and enjoyment of the commute by commuting mode in inner Sydney},
author = {Chris Rissel and Melanie Crane and Li Ming Wen and Stephen Greaves and Chris Standen},
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year = {2016},
date = {2016-04-00},
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Crane, Melanie; Rissel, Chris; Greaves, Stephen; Standen, Chris; Wen, Li Ming
In: Journal of Transport & Health, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 48–60, 2016, ISSN: 2214-1405.
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title = {Neighbourhood expectations and engagement with new cycling infrastructure in Sydney, Australia: Findings from a mixed method before-and-after study},
author = {Melanie Crane and Chris Rissel and Stephen Greaves and Chris Standen and Li Ming Wen},
doi = {10.1016/j.jth.2015.10.003},
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Crane, Melanie; Rissel, Chris; Greaves, Stephen; Gebel, Klaus
In: Qual Life Res, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 257–266, 2016, ISSN: 1573-2649.
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title = {Correcting bias in self-rated quality of life: an application of anchoring vignettes and ordinal regression models to better understand QoL differences across commuting modes},
author = {Melanie Crane and Chris Rissel and Stephen Greaves and Klaus Gebel},
doi = {10.1007/s11136-015-1090-8},
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year = {2016},
date = {2016-02-00},
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2015
S. Greaves, Ellison
2015.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags:
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title = {Changes in Cycling Following an Infrastructure Intervention Australasian Transport Research Forum 2015 Proceedings},
author = {Greaves, S., Ellison, A., Ellison, R., Rissel, C., Crane, M., & Standen, C.},
url = {https://trid.trb.org/view/1395067},
year = {2015},
date = {2015-09-01},
abstract = {As part of the effort to stem the growing obesity epidemic, as well as meet more general objectives around sustainable urban transport systems, many Australian cities are investing in infrastructure designed to encourage use of active travel, particularly cycling and walking. However, questions remain around the impact of such interventions due to the lack of before and after information on travel characteristics. The current paper reports on changes in cycling for a cohort of the population before and after the installation of a major piece of separated cycleway in inner-Sydney. Data for this investigation comes from the Sydney Travel and Health Study, a multi-year study of travel, quality of life, and physical activity of inhabitants of inner-city Sydney. The cohort comprises 435 participants (aged 18-59, without disability and who had ever ridden a bicycle) who completed a questionnaire capturing physical activity and demographic information, plus a 7-day online travel diary both before and four months after construction of the cycleway. The travel diary forms the basis for analysis in this paper. The sample is split between the area around the cycleway (intervention area) and a neighbouring area where no cycleway is being constructed (control area). },
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As part of the effort to stem the growing obesity epidemic, as well as meet more general objectives around sustainable urban transport systems, many Australian cities are investing in infrastructure designed to encourage use of active travel, particularly cycling and walking. However, questions remain around the impact of such interventions due to the lack of before and after information on travel characteristics. The current paper reports on changes in cycling for a cohort of the population before and after the installation of a major piece of separated cycleway in inner-Sydney. Data for this investigation comes from the Sydney Travel and Health Study, a multi-year study of travel, quality of life, and physical activity of inhabitants of inner-city Sydney. The cohort comprises 435 participants (aged 18-59, without disability and who had ever ridden a bicycle) who completed a questionnaire capturing physical activity and demographic information, plus a 7-day online travel diary both before and four months after construction of the cycleway. The travel diary forms the basis for analysis in this paper. The sample is split between the area around the cycleway (intervention area) and a neighbouring area where no cycleway is being constructed (control area).
Greaves, Stephen; Ellison, Adrian; Ellison, Richard; Rance, Dean; Standen, Chris; Rissel, Chris; Crane, Melanie
A Web-Based Diary and Companion Smartphone app for Travel/Activity Surveys Journal Article
In: Transportation Research Procedia, vol. 11, pp. 297–310, 2015, ISSN: 2352-1465.
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title = {A Web-Based Diary and Companion Smartphone app for Travel/Activity Surveys},
author = {Stephen Greaves and Adrian Ellison and Richard Ellison and Dean Rance and Chris Standen and Chris Rissel and Melanie Crane},
doi = {10.1016/j.trpro.2015.12.026},
issn = {2352-1465},
year = {2015},
date = {2015-00-00},
journal = {Transportation Research Procedia},
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2014
Crane, Melanie; Rissel, Chris; Standen, Christopher; Greaves, Stephen
Associations between the frequency of cycling and domains of quality of life Journal Article
In: Health Prom J of Aust, vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 182–185, 2014, ISSN: 2201-1617.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags:
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title = {Associations between the frequency of cycling and domains of quality of life},
author = {Melanie Crane and Chris Rissel and Christopher Standen and Stephen Greaves},
doi = {10.1071/he14053},
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year = {2014},
date = {2014-12-00},
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number = {3},
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abstract = {Issue addressed This study examined the association between domains of quality of life (QoL) and the frequency of cycling by men and women. Method A cross‐sectional survey of 846 healthy adults in Sydney, Australia measured cycling behaviour and self‐reported QoL. Participants were aged 18–55 years and were living within 5 km of the centre. Cycling frequency for all purposes was recorded as weekly, less than weekly or never cycling. QoL was measured using the four QoL domains of the WHOQOL‐BREF: physical psychological, social and environment. Linear regression was used to assess the association between cycling and QoL. Results Among men, at least weekly cycling was associated with physical QoL (P = 0.002) and any cycling was positively associated with psychological wellbeing (at least weekly P = 0.01, less than weekly P = 0.01) after adjusting for age, education and income. No significant associations were observed for women. Conclusion Frequent cycling was associated with higher physical and psychological QoL in men, but not among women in this sample. No relationship was observed between cycling and the environment and social QoL domains. So what? These findings suggest that cycling offers physical and psychological QoL benefits for men.
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