Our guest opinions section offers opinion and thought leadership around different topics of the transport sector, including air quality, congestion, micro-mobility, Mobility as a Service (Maas), active travel, electrification, healthy streets, autonomous vehicles and more. To suggest a guest opinion email managing editor Mike Roberts.
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Opinion 21 Sep 2022Embracing the alternatives this World Car Free Day
Campaign for Better Transport asks that we plan our journeys differently and leave our cars at home for World Car Free Day
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Opinion 21 Sep 2022World Car Free Day, pop-up parklets and use of space
Carolyn Axtell of climate charity Possible comments on World Car Free Day
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Opinion 15 Sep 2022Transforming the UK’s roadways with connected vehicle data
The use of data has long been a driver of innovation, allowing technologies including artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to grow to new heights, and creating impact in the day-to-day lives of consumers each step of the way.
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Opinion 8 Sep 2022Fan's trip to Wembley would have been cheaper when diverting via Spain
Ease the strain, take the train, but make the fares fair (by bringing railways back into public ownership)
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Opinion 1 Sep 2022Time to stop regarding sustainability as a ‘luxury’
Sustainability no longer has to come at the cost of affordability
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Opinion 30 Aug 2022What we can learn from Manchester’s Clean Air Zone
Ashley Barnett, head of fleet consultancy at Lex Autolease discusses Manchester’s plans for its Clean Air Zone and how they’ve evolved to take a ‘carrot’ rather than ‘stick’ approach to improving the city’s air quality, as well as what other city-regions can learn from Manchester’s change of tact.
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Opinion 26 Aug 2022Reducing flights of fancy is only way to cut airline emissions
Until planes can shake off their reliance on fossil fuels, the only way to cut aviation emissions will be to fly less
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Opinion 22 Aug 2022Why the new prime minister should match or improve on Boris Johnson’s £2 billion active travel budget
Whoever wins the Conservative leadership election, we lose a benefactor of cycling and walking and their vital public health benefits.
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Opinion 19 Aug 2022Why digital marketplaces are game changers for ground transport
It’s no secret that ground transportation remains fragmented and often proves a challenge for travellers to navigate. Passengers travelling around an unfamiliar city will usually need to book tickets with several operators, covering different modes of transport.
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Opinion 23 Jun 2022Walking in London: Doing the maps
Group is mapping the paths to enjoying the best of the capital
