Latest Insight & policy
- Latest Insight & policy20 Jan 2021
Acceleration Unit is go – but where, exactly, is it going?
The Government has appointed a team of specialists to help speed up transport projects, but the building element is only part of the story, reports Beate Kubitz
- Latest Insight & policy13 Jan 2021
Dumbing-down of smart ticketing?
Did vested interests of bus companies block the path to a workable MaaS system in the north? Or it that ‘complete nonsense and an urban myth’? Mark Smulian reports
- Mass transit systems6 Jan 2021
Is free transport the solution for society’s poorest?
Inadequate transport provision always seems to hit those in poverty the hardest. It is time to re-evaluate our priorities, asks Laura Laker
- Latest Insight & policy22 Dec 2020
Is Demand-Responsive Transport a viable solution?
Buses need to get passengers back on board. But it is proving to be a case of easier said than done, reports Beate Kubitz
- Air quality16 Dec 2020
Fuels for industry heavyweights
Electricity is often the first solution that comes to mind when considering how to reduce air pollution generated by road transport. But it is not practical in every instance
- Active Travel9 Dec 2020
Active travel: The golden age of cycling
Active travel – cycling and walking – has been brought to the forefront by the pandemic. Now there's the need to build on the progress made during lockdown
- Latest Insight & policy2 Dec 2020
An action plan for transport and travel post-pandemic
Coronavirus has brought Britain’s neglected and under-invested transport system to its knees, but could it also become a catalyst for building back better?
- Mass transit systems13 Oct 2020
The future of public mass transit services: Railways
Paul Clifton looks at the prospects for the UK’s rail industry
- Universal access6 Oct 2020
The way we design transport is not equal for disabled
For the roughly one-in-five in the UK who are disabled, day-to-day travel is a greater challenge than for the able-bodied, reports Laura Laker
- Healthy streets29 Sep 2020
What is a 15-minute neighbourhood?
The legacy of lockdown could promote a place-making revolution in urban planning. Mark Sutcliffe investigates the 15-minute city model