Project Team


Ideas in Transit is a collaboration bringing together expertise in travel behaviour, user-centred design, data management and visualisation and open innovation:


Here's a glimpse of who we are. Please feel free to get in touch!



Centre for Transport & Society

Glenn Lyons I'm Glenn Lyons and I lead the overall project. My research expertise concerns the links between lifestyles and personal travel in the face of continuing social and technological change. I'd be pleased to hear from you - my full contact details are here.
Juliet Jain My name is Juliet Jain and I study the organisation and experience of everyday mobility, drawing upon my training in Geography, Sociology, and Science and Technology Studies (STS). Please feel free to contact me via ideasintransit@uwe.ac.uk.
Tilly Line I'm Tilly Line and I have a background in environmental studies and have focused in my research upon public attitudes (especially of young people) and travel behaviour theory. You can reach me via ideasintransit@uwe.ac.uk.


Ergonomics and Safety Research Institute

Tracy Ross I'm Tracy Ross and I lead the Mobile & Telecoms work within ESRI which covers the user-centred design aspects of a number of areas, including driver information systems and services; location aware content and applications; and mobile consumer applications and services. I can be contacted via ideasintransit@lboro.ac.uk.
Val Mitchell I'm Val Mitchell and my specialism concerns user requirements for (future) mobile products and services - including novel methods for studying mobile product users "in the wild". Please feel free to get in touch via ideasintransit@lboro.ac.uk.
Andrew May My name is Andrew May and I focus upon user-centred issues with new technologies, examining user 'value' and its relationship with product/service innovation. Contact me via ideasintransit@lboro.ac.uk.


Ito World Ltd

Peter Miller I'm Peter Miller and I lead Ito World's involvement in the project. I have 10 years experience in the transport technology sector, have authored top selling computer games and I'm known to be a serial innovator. Happy to hear from you - peter.miller@itoworld.com.


Ordnance Survey

David Overton I'm David Overton and I lead OS's involvement in the project - my own expertise is in open innovation, hence my strong interest in Ideas in Transit. I can be contacted via David.Overton@ordnancesurvey.co.uk.



Page last updated 1 August 2008

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