Climate Policy Communication & Public Engagement
Jack Jardine
Supporting clear communication, participation, and public understanding in climate transition and sustainability policy.
Facilitated discussion to examine everyday travel behaviour in practice: Edinburgh-East Lothian corridor
Structural Issue Identified
Transport policy frameworks promote accessibility and modal shift, but there is limited visibility on how different user groups experience journeys across multiple transport modes in practice.
What problem this work relates to
A gap between policy objectives and lived experience, particularly in how journeys are navigated across transitions, waiting environments and less controlled parts of the transport system.
Structural Adjustment & Implementation
Designed and facilitated a targeted online discussion with women commuters to examine how travel decisions are formed across complete journeys.
The session focused on:
1. Transitions between transport modes
2. Waiting environments and interchange points
3. Conditions influencing route choice and travel behaviour
Participants described journeys across buses, trains, walking and car use, allowing observation of how system design interacts with real world use.
Observable Effect
Travel decisions were shaped by prioitising safety, predictability, clarity and the level of confidence required to complete a journey. Where routes were structured, visible and easy to interpret, participants showed greater willingness to use public or active transport.
Where journeys involved uncertainty, reliance on waiting in less controlled environments, or unclear transitions, participants adjusted behaviour, including changing routes or selecting options offering greater control like car over public transport, modifying times of day to travel, and other responsabilities like unpaid work all had an effect on travel decisions.
These patterns indicate that how systems are experienced in practice potential shows misalignment with policy objectives around modal shift in real world practical implimentation.
Related Work:
Relevant Institutions and Policy Frameworks
The Eventbrite link "Everyday Travel Decisions in the Edinburgh, East Lothian Corridor" was a free event organized by Jack Jardine focused on climate policy and sustainable transport choices. The initiative explored decision pathways regarding transportation within the Edinburgh and East Lothian region. For more information, visit Eventbrite.com.
Everyday travel behaviour in practice: Edinburgh-East Lothian corridor