Smart Transport Insight
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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.
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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).
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Features 27 Nov 2019
Planning for homes and jobs must consider transport infrastructure says planning expert Mark Smulian
Holistic thinking’s one thing, but is joined-up action for land use and transport policy possible, asks Mark Smulian
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Features 15 Nov 2019Making the case for active travel. Laura Laker outlines why urban planners must prioritise walking and cycling over cars and road investment
Smart Travel Insight: Planners need to think more about cycling and walking and less about the road network and car ownership, suggests Laura Laker
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Features 15 Nov 2019Shifting to sharing. Beate Kubitz from Travel Spirit looks at how to persuade people out of their own car and into shared car/bike schemes
Smart Transport Insight: The aspiration to own a car is not as widespread as in the past. This is just one example of a change in attitude towards travel, reports Beate Kubitz
