Does the Integrated Rail Plan break key pledges on levelling up?
Northern leaders have reacted with fury at the government’s proposals to scale back the Northern Powerhouse Rail project.
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Why are the UK’s trains so expensive?
Fares have increased by a fifth in real terms since privatisation, along with demand for rail travel.
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Is TfL proof that public transport should be run by government?
The success of London's combination of private franchises and tight public management may soon be imitated nationwide.
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Resolving tensions between global development goals and local aspirations
The Sustainable Development Goals – a set of 17 globally agreed-upon targets for the year 2030 – are clearly listed…
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Commute patterns have been upended. Transit planning should be too.
Outdated travel prediction systems are getting in the way of more efficient and equitable transportation. Urban planners Claire Fram and…
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Biden’s transportation department could be great for cities
The new US DOT, says urban planner Steven Higashide, understands that street-level changes, repeated at scale, can add up to…
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Why Montréal is doubling down on public transport
The region's transit agencies were already planning an ambitious expansion before Covid-19. Now infrastructure and service commitments are seen as…
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The pandemic doesn’t have to be an existential threat to mass transit
In countries that have committed to supporting public transport, advocates express confidence that systems will continue to provide decent service…
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