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Rural 1 Sep
National bus strategy: Are Government efforts reversing the decline?
Bus services in England’s regions have been in a mess for many years now since their deregulation in the late 1980s.
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Air quality 16 Mar
Case study: Solutions to the freight challenge - Electrification
Christian Wolmar looks at electrification as a solution to the freight challenge
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Air quality 16 Mar
Solutions to the freight challenge: Urban consolidation centres
Christian Wolmar looks at urban consolidation centres as a solution to freight transportation
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Air quality 9 Mar
Going the last mile requires stronger political will'
Once you look past the hoopla that surrounds technology such as drone deliveries, going the ‘last mile’ requires stronger political will, says Christian Wolmar
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UK 19 Feb
Borders Railway – build it and they will ride
The story behind the UK’s longest new domestic railway to open for 100 years.
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Electrification 7 Jan
Charge the North – results from the world’s largest electric vehicle charging study
Answers to the most pressing questions utility companies have related to the impact of electric vehicle charging on the grid is a report by fleetcarma, a division of Smart Transport board member, Geotab.
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Mass transit systems 7 Jan
Smarter buses, smarter future
Travelling by bus may not be top of the agenda when it comes to planning for a smart future, but to overlook its potential is short-sighted, says Campaign for Better Transport chief executive, Darren Shirley.
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Air quality 16 Dec
C40 Cities: We have the power to move the world
Fourteen of the world’s most ambitious and successful sustainable transport cities explain the actions they are taking to reduce emissions and why.
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Government programmes 16 Dec
How scenario planning can aid transport decision-making
Experts are increasingly using this technique to assess different potential futures and engage communities in alternative visions of transport, reports business motoring writer Jonathan Manning.
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Autonomous transport 16 Dec
Are driverless cars really the future?
Christian Wolmar warns transport planners to beware of the hype around autonomous vehicles.
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Borders Railway – build it and they will ride
The story behind the UK’s longest new domestic railway to open for 100 years.