Latest Insight & policy
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UK 23 Jun 2022
Government grants: levelling up or picking winners?
Department for Transport concedes ‘Bus Back Better’ funding has been cut by the pandemic grants
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Air quality 16 Jun 2022
Road reallocation: it takes time to win hearts and minds
When local authorities propose changes affecting road usage, they often face initial resistance, but, with patience, attitudes can change
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Government programmes 2 Jun 2022
Government policy is a taxing problem inhibiting switch to multi-modal transport
The Government is keen to promote modal shift in our transport choices, but several tax policies are at odds with this goal...
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Government programmes 17 Mar 2022
Public transport: What does the future hold?
Is it short-sighted to expect public transport to ‘pay’ for itself? Shouldn’t some other benefits of having a fit-for-purpose system also be considered?
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Air quality 24 Feb 2022
Decarbonisation: It's time to deliver
The debate regarding why or when local authorities should decarbonise their transport systems is over. What policies can start cutting greenhouse gas emissions?
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Active Travel 18 Jan 2022
Decarbonising the commute
To reach its target of ‘commute zero’, the Government wants companies to decarbonise the commute by encouraging their employees to switch to public transport or active travel.
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Active Travel 18 Jan 2022
Unprecedented: the impact of the pandemic on cycling
This is the first in a three-part series on active travel (Pt2 will look at walking; Pt3 e-scooters).
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Active Travel 4 Jan 2022
Winning hearts & minds to influence travel behaviour
For people to willingly accept changes to the way they travel, authorities need to be collaborative, not combative, reports Laura Laker.
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Latest Insight & policy 4 Jan 2022
How the drive to net-zero heralds a new era for transport and planning
Transport and planning have not been the easiest of bedfellows, but the drive towards net-zero heralds a new era for both.
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Electrification 22 Dec 2021
‘Levelling up’ EV charging infrastructure
Mark Sutcliffe investigates how the Government can ‘level up’ Britain’s EV charging network.