Latest Insight & policy - Page 6
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Active Travel 9 Dec 2020Active 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
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Latest Insight & policy 2 Dec 2020An 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?
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Mass transit systems 13 Oct 2020The future of public mass transit services: Railways
Paul Clifton looks at the prospects for the UK’s rail industry
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Universal access 6 Oct 2020The 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
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Healthy streets 22 Sep 2020What should streets be for? And how do we achieve the goals?
The car’s dominance of our streets may be coming to an end if campaigners are successful, reports Emma Griffin, co-founder of Action Vision Zero
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Healthy streets 16 Sep 2020The rise of 15-minute cities
Speculation about the death of commuting may turn out to be premature, but the legacy of lockdown could promote a place-making revolution in urban planning. Mark Sutcliffe investigates the 15-minute city model
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Mass transit systems 9 Sep 2020Wiping away post-pandemic uncertainties
Stephen Joseph says many matters still need to be resolved, but ‘some of the directions of travel for transport are becoming clearer’.
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Active Travel 1 Sep 2020How roads can be put to better use
The ‘avoid public transport’ advice prompted a large spike in cycling and walking and lockdown has encouraged councils to consider reallocation of road space, writes Beate Kubitz
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Healthy streets 30 Aug 2020Why Covid-19 won't derail the smart transport agenda
Did transport planning receive a major setback during the pandemic, or has it helped to provide some much-needed catalysts for change? asks David Fowler
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Reports 25 Aug 2020DfT transport and technology public attitude tracker report
The DfT's latest report tracks the attitudes of the public to autonomous vehicles, electric vehicles and mobility services.
