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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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Autonomous transport 16 Dec

Are driverless cars really the future?

Christian Wolmar warns transport planners to beware of the hype around autonomous vehicles.
Air quality 20 Nov

What Smart Transport is all about

Stephen Joseph OBE, Smart Transport chair, explains how we connect policy to solutions