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 16 Jun 2022Did Moses lead his city (New York) astray?
We reflect on lessons to be learnt from a commissioner who endeavoured to give New Yorkers what he felt was good for them
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Opinion 9 Jun 2022Walking: It's a radical act
Let’s not take our hard won walking rights for granted...
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Opinion 2 Jun 2022To deliver net zero, future mobility must be designed for the many – not the few
Consideration of the Four As will help determine a mode’s suitability
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Opinion 26 May 2022Is the UK's national bus strategy doomed to failure?
Government’s professed ambitions are not being matched in reality
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Opinion 25 May 2022MaaS – is it ready for the big time?
Mobility-as-a-service isn’t a new buzz phrase, but with an increasing focus on reducing emissions as well as standout successes in several niches, and a rising market for micro-mobility solutions, MaaS is beginning to have an impact on transport as a whole, and automotive in particular.
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Opinion 21 Mar 2022Net zero transport must be designed for the many, not the few
Future mobility options such as e-bikes and MaaS must be accessible and affordable to as many different people as possible to fulfil its true potential.
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Opinion 17 Mar 2022
Low-traffic neighbourhoods require public acceptance
Fair and effective road user charging is needed to achieve overall traffic reductions. Low-traffic neighbourhoods simply move the problem elsewhere
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Opinion 15 Mar 2022Policymakers should 'get off the fence' and provide a roadmap for future vehicle tax
Toby Poston, director of corporate affairs at the BVRLA, urges policymakers to start work on a national road pricing scheme.
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Opinion 10 Mar 2022Making transport for humans: are we nearly there yet?
Applying behavioural science to transport challenges will improve understanding of the changes that need to be made
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Opinion 3 Mar 2022National bus strategy: Is it stuck in the slow lane?
A year on, doubts about delivering Bus Back Better are beginning to surface
