Opinion
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Opinion 25 May 2022MaaS – is it ready for the big time?
Mobility-as-a-service isn’t a new buzz phrase, but with an increasing focus on reducing emissions as well as standout successes in several niches, and a rising market for micro-mobility solutions, MaaS is beginning to have an impact on transport as a whole, and automotive in particular.
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Opinion 21 Mar 2022Net zero transport must be designed for the many, not the few
Future mobility options such as e-bikes and MaaS must be accessible and affordable to as many different people as possible to fulfil its true potential.
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Opinion 17 Mar 2022
Low-traffic neighbourhoods require public acceptance
Fair and effective road user charging is needed to achieve overall traffic reductions. Low-traffic neighbourhoods simply move the problem elsewhere
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Opinion 15 Mar 2022Policymakers should 'get off the fence' and provide a roadmap for future vehicle tax
Toby Poston, director of corporate affairs at the BVRLA, urges policymakers to start work on a national road pricing scheme.
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Opinion 10 Mar 2022Making transport for humans: are we nearly there yet?
Applying behavioural science to transport challenges will improve understanding of the changes that need to be made
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Opinion 3 Mar 2022National bus strategy: Is it stuck in the slow lane?
A year on, doubts about delivering Bus Back Better are beginning to surface
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Opinion 24 Feb 2022Climate change: If not now, when?
At one time concern for the environment may have been viewed as a niche issue – one for the middle classes – but now that is far from being the case
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Opinion 24 Feb 2022Paths and roads: Time to come up with some cracking answers
If walking more is really among the Government’s eco-friendly ambitions, isn’t it time we took the chance of tripping out of trips? asks RAC Foundation's Steve Gooding
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Opinion 23 Feb 2022The year ahead for infrastructure
Sir John Armitt's speech to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Infrastructure.
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Opinion 17 Feb 2022Planning: An imagined speech from a future enlightened Secretary of State
Thank you for inviting me to speak to Smart Transport in my first week as Secretary of Planning, Housing and Future Generations.
