Opinion - Page 8
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Opinion 15 Jul 2020Calling time on rush hour in a post-pandemic world
Joe Seymour, AECOM’s Head of Streets and Traffic, explores the shift in travel and how the industry should address it.
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Opinion 7 Jul 2020Scaling up climate action: country strategies and emerging investment opportunities for a green recovery
Energy Minister Kwasi Kwarteng at Climate Policy Initiative's London Climate Action Week event, co-hosted with the UK and Germany.
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Opinion 6 Jul 2020Resilience in light of Covid-19: Climate Action on the Road to COP26
COP 26 President Alok Sharma's keynote address at 'Resilience in light of COVID: Climate Action on the Road to COP26', a London Climate Action Week event focussed on climate resilience.
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Opinion 3 Jul 2020Project speed: Infrastructure’s role in the UK economic recovery
The recent speech by Prime Minister Boris Johnson putting jobs and infrastructure at the centre of the economic growth strategy is welcome. But the challenge faced by industry is less about his stricture to build and more about action.
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Opinion 3 Jul 2020Collaboration will be key as cities plot a more sustainable future
Collaboration will be key as cities plot a more sustainable future, says Trevor Hoyle, senior vice president of ground operations at FedEx Express Europe.
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Opinion 3 Jul 2020Covid-19 can help us design and build more liveable cities
Learnings from the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown can help us to design and build more liveable cities, says Dr James Beard.
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Opinion 30 Jun 2020Unintended consequences: coronavirus, air quality and tomorrow’s transport
With the world in lockdown, air pollution levels have plummeted. Duncan Urquhart examines the wider implications for the prediction of transport trends.
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Opinion 23 Jun 2020A global pandemic. A time for hope?
It has taken a global pandemic to force us to reassess our lives. Let’s hope the lessons are not quickly forgotten, says Richard Dilks
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Opinion 17 Jun 2020From car parks to people parks: transforming urban areas
Does ease of parking encourage car travel? It would seem the answer is ‘yes’. Now more planners are considering other uses for the land, says Lisa Hopkinson
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Opinion 8 Jun 2020What lockdown tells us about ‘old’ and ‘new’ mobility
With its London-based Smart Mobility Living Lab the UK is well placed to lead on the introduction of new mobility platforms, says TRL’s Iwan Parry
