Latest Insight & policy - Page 11
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Active Travel 7 Jan 2020Proving the health benefits of active travel
With the UK in the grips of an inactivity crisis, now is the time to think about walking and cycling, says active travel expert Laura Laker.
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Electrification 7 Jan 2020Charge 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.
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Mass transit systems 7 Jan 2020Smarter 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.
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Mass transit systems 7 Jan 2020How Liberty Bus made a success of franchising
Since launching in 2013, ridership has increased from 3.5 million to 4.8 million, while public subsidy has reduced by £800,000 a year.
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Air quality 16 Dec 2019C40 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.
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Autonomous transport 16 Dec 2019Autodrive project lays foundation for future CAV use
Britain’s largest trial of connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) evaluated seven technologies, some of which could be rolled out almost immediately.
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Autonomous transport 16 Dec 2019Merge Greenwich project shows potential for driverless ridesharing
Travel times cut by 43% but concerns need addressing before widespread use, research finds.
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Government programmes 16 Dec 2019How 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.
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Autonomous transport 16 Dec 2019Are driverless cars really the future?
Christian Wolmar warns transport planners to beware of the hype around autonomous vehicles.
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Mobility as a Service (MaaS) 10 Dec 2019Why the public sector must leverage the value of data
Data is the new ‘natural resource’ upon which transport and mobility services will be built, the 21st century equivalent of coal or oil, reports business motoring writer Jonathan Manning.
