Smart Transport Insight
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Features 24 Mar 2020Driving the change to reach carbon neutrality: the key calls for action
The top-down approach has failed to drive significant change to reach carbon neutrality.
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Features 18 Mar 2020Solutions to the freight challenge: Night-time working
Christian Wolmar looks at night-time working as a solution to the freight challenge
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Features 16 Mar 2020How connectivity is changing the motoring game
Our cars are now data-gathering machines that can change the face of motoring as we know it, says Beate Kubitz
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Features 16 Mar 2020Case study: Solutions to the freight challenge - Electrification
Christian Wolmar looks at electrification as a solution to the freight challenge
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Features 10 Mar 2020Solutions to the freight challenge: Cargobikes
Christian Wolmar looks at cargobikes as a solution to freight transportation
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Features 9 Mar 2020
'Going the last mile requires stronger political will'
Once you look past the hoopla that surrounds technology such as drone deliveries, going the ‘last mile’ requires stronger political will, says Christian Wolmar
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Features 4 Mar 2020Fine-tuning the tax system for smart transport
Is the tax system supporting the transition to smarter transport solutions or does the current set-up actually hinder their delivery?
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Features 4 Mar 2020Is 2020 the year of decarbonisation?
Bold low-carbon plans are being laid down in Government, but just where and how will actions have the greatest effect?
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Features 26 Feb 2020Roadmap bids to connect the diverse strands of mobility
Report calls for a coordinated approach to the pursuit of connected and automated mobility, reports transport and technology journalist, David Fowler.
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Features 19 Feb 2020What is the future for public mass transit services?
How must they evolve to meet the different needs of the 21st century traveller? asks mobility author and consultant, Beate Kubitz.
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Features 11 Feb 2020Making public transport free or accessible to all
Business and technology journalist David Fowler examines the benefits of universal basic mobility but also highlights the drawbacks.
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Features 27 Jan 2020Transport law-making: overcoming the challenges
Transport writer Mark Smulian looks at the hurdles local transport authorities face when introducing change and whether solutions from other countries might work here.
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Features 15 Jan 2020Micromobility: travel solutions for short journeys
Micromobility – bicycles, e-bikes, electric scooters, cargo bikes and trikes – requires sensitive planning and a dose of common sense by city policymakers, says new mobility writer and researcher Beate Kubitz.
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Features 15 Jan 2020Can shared transport really help tackle pollution?
Beate Kubitz assesses the potential of car clubs, bike-share and lift-share to offer a viable alternative to the single-occupancy car.
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Features 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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Features 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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Features 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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Features 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.
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Features 3 Dec 2019Innovative ways that local authorities can eliminate emissions from urban transport
What additional practical steps can local authorities and their private sector partners take to decarbonise urban transport, asks Mark Sutcliffe.
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Features 3 Dec 2019Urban Transport Group outlines framework for cities to adopt smart transport services
Mark Sutcliffe reviews the Urban Transport Group’s latest report on Mobility as a Service (MaaS).
