Clare McTigue
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Dr Clare McTigue

Lecturer

 0131 455 2685

  C.McTigue@napier.ac.uk

  

Biography

Clare is a Lecturer in Public Sector Innovation at The Business School of Edinburgh Napier University and a member of the Unity Lab Team. She holds a BEng (Hons) in Civil and Transportation Engineering from Edinburgh Napier University and a BEng in Civil Engineering from the Atlantic Technological University (formerly GMIT). Her academic journey, shaped by a deep interest in urban mobility and sustainable transport, led her to complete an MSc in Environmental Sustainability, followed by a doctoral degree in Transport Policy.

Clare’s PhD research investigated the barriers to bus policy implementation at the local level in Great Britain. This work involved close collaboration with local authorities, regional and national transport organisations, and local bus companies, providing her with valuable insights into policy dynamics and stakeholder engagement.

Following her doctoral studies, Clare joined the Active Travel team at the City of Edinburgh Council, contributing to initiatives that promoted sustainable urban transportation. She later returned to the Transport Research Institute at Edinburgh Napier University, where she worked on several high-impact projects, including shared mobility, bicycle safety, and the HEART project (Hydrogen Electric and Automated Regional Transportation). The HEART project aimed to develop the world’s first hydrogen-powered, automated aircraft for sub-regional travel.

Currently, Clare's research brings together her interests in emerging technologies within the transport field. She is focusing on the technology acceptance of Unmanned and Autonomous Vehicles (UAVs), contributing to the broader understanding of public sector innovation and the integration of advanced transport technologies.

Clare has presented her research at national and international conferences, including the World Conference on Transport Research in Shanghai. Her scholarly work has been published in leading academic journals such as Analytic Methods in Accident Research, Transport Policy, Case Studies on Transport Policy, and Utilities Policy.

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Conference Organising Activity

  • Awarded "Best Paper by Young Professional" at 2017 STAR Conference

 

Fellowships and Awards

  • 1st Prize CILT (Scotland) Student Scholarship 2015

 

Invited Speaker

  • Scottish Transport Applications and Research (STAR) Conference
  • WCTR Conference, Shanghai
  • Future Connections Conference, Edinburgh

 

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Public Acceptance of a Proposed Sub-Regional, Hydrogen–Electric, Aviation Service: Empirical Evidence from HEART in the United Kingdom

Journal Article
Langdon, P., Fountas, G., McTigue, C., & Eslava-Bautista, J. (2025)
Public Acceptance of a Proposed Sub-Regional, Hydrogen–Electric, Aviation Service: Empirical Evidence from HEART in the United Kingdom. Aerospace, 12(4), Article 340. https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace12040340
This paper addresses public acceptance of a proposed sub-regional, hydrogen–electric, aviation service reporting initial empirical evidence from the UK HEART project. The obje...

Understanding bus policy implementation challenges: the need for a hybrid approach

Book Chapter
McTigue, C., Monios, J., & Rye, T. (2025)
Understanding bus policy implementation challenges: the need for a hybrid approach. In A. Perl, R. Singerman Ray, & L. Reardon (Eds.), Handbook of Transportation and Public Policy (220-234). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800888784.00025
Implementation is an important stage in the policy cycle yet is often considered the ‘black box’ within the public policy process. Since the late 1960s, implementation studies...

Bus Franchising in English and Scottish regions – viable solution or unfeasible instrument?

Journal Article
Villa i Aguilar, X., Rye, T., McTigue, C., & Cowie, J. (2022)
Bus Franchising in English and Scottish regions – viable solution or unfeasible instrument?. Transport Policy, 120, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2022.02.011
Much research surrounds the move from publicly owned and operated bus markets to publicly controlled and privately operated markets, or in the case of Great Britain, a fully d...

Partnership or franchising to improve bus services in two major English urban regions? An institutional analysis

Journal Article
Rye, T., Hrelja, R., Monios, J., & McTigue, C. (2021)
Partnership or franchising to improve bus services in two major English urban regions? An institutional analysis. Transport Policy, 114, 59-67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2021.09.001
This paper analyses two differing approaches to the improvement of local bus services, using the analytical lens of formal and informal institutions. Both formal and informal ...

Addressing Unobserved Heterogeneity in the Analysis of Bicycle Crash Injuries in Scotland: A Correlated Random Parameters Ordered Probit Approach with Heterogeneity in Means

Journal Article
Fountas, G., Fonzone, A., Olowosegun, A., & McTigue, C. (2021)
Addressing Unobserved Heterogeneity in the Analysis of Bicycle Crash Injuries in Scotland: A Correlated Random Parameters Ordered Probit Approach with Heterogeneity in Means. Analytic Methods in Accident Research, 32, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amar.2021.100181
This paper investigates the determinants of injury severities in single-bicycle and bicycle-motor vehicle crashes by estimating correlated random parameter ordered probit mode...

The principal-agent problem in contracting public transport provision to private operators: A case study of the UK Quality Contract Scheme

Journal Article
McTigue, C., Monios, J., & Rye, T. (2020)
The principal-agent problem in contracting public transport provision to private operators: A case study of the UK Quality Contract Scheme. Utilities Policy, 67, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jup.2020.101131
This study explores the principal-agent problem as part of a broader discussion of the challenges of privatising and outsourcing of public utilities. The research asks: how ca...

Identifying barriers to implementation of local transport policy – Lessons learned from case studies on bus policy implementation in Great Britain

Journal Article
McTigue, C., Rye, T., & Monios, J. (2020)
Identifying barriers to implementation of local transport policy – Lessons learned from case studies on bus policy implementation in Great Britain. Transport Policy, 91, 16-25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2020.03.002
Previous work by the authors has addressed the issue of local bus policy implementation in Britain outside London by studies of local transport documents, survey and interview...

Identifying Barriers To The Implementation Of Bus Policy At A Local Level In Great Britain Using A Decision Support Framework

Thesis
McTigue, C. Identifying Barriers To The Implementation Of Bus Policy At A Local Level In Great Britain Using A Decision Support Framework. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1516301
The current debate on transport policy in the UK is focused on the need for a sustainable transport system. Buses play a vital role in achieving this, as they are the most fre...

The role of reporting mechanisms in transport policy implementation by local authorities in England

Journal Article
McTigue, C., Rye, T., & Monios, J. (2017)
The role of reporting mechanisms in transport policy implementation by local authorities in England. Case Studies on Transport Policy, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cstp.2017.12.002
The UK Transport Act 2000 made a number of reforms, requiring all local transport authorities in England, outside of London, to produce a local transport plan (LTP). A separat...

Identifying barriers to implementation of local transport policy: An analysis of bus policy in Great Britain

Journal Article
McTigue, C., Monios, J., & Rye, T. (2017)
Identifying barriers to implementation of local transport policy: An analysis of bus policy in Great Britain. Utilities Policy, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jup.2017.12.002
This research aims to identify barriers to the implementation of local transport policy by exploring bus policy implementation in Great Britain. The methodology is based on an...

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