Mass transit systems
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Mass transit systems 7 Sep
New rail business model: Working with GBR
As works start to shape the planned new public body, Great British Railways, what space will there be for innovation outside the nationalised publicly-owned core? Where will private sector entrepreneurs and devolved regional authorities with local agendas fit into the new jigsaw?
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Mass transit systems 31 Mar
Highlights from the National Rail Recovery Conference
The virtual National Rail Recovery Conference, which took place last month, gave an insight into the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and reform of the sector.
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Mass transit systems 24 Feb
EV progress leaves Treasury facing tax challenge
To address its green agenda, the Government wants drivers to go electric, but that will leave a big hole in fuel duty income, says Mark Smulian
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Mass transit systems 6 Jan
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
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Mass transit systems 13 Oct
The future of public mass transit services: Railways
Paul Clifton looks at the prospects for the UK’s rail industry
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Mass transit systems 9 Sep
Wiping 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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Reports 31 Jul
Driving the future - how Covid-19 has accelerated change in the mobility of society
This data study by 7th Sense Research looks at how Covid-19 has accelerated a transport revolution and how public perception will drive future smart mobility demand.
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Healthy streets 23 Jun
The future of mass transit services: The bus
Bus passenger numbers have been falling for decades, but not everywhere – and the humble bus still accounts for 58% of all public transport journeys.
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Healthy streets 17 Jun
Political will is 'biggest barrier' to buses
Buses are a simple, affordable, proven way of allowing really dense use of city centres, which is economically powerful.
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Mass transit systems 3 Jun
The future of public mass transit services: Trams
Tram travel is hugely popular in the seven areas that have a service, yet only one more tramway is planned in the UK. Paul Clifton explains why
