Why the godfather of the electric car is betting on public transport
Andy Palmer, the former CEO of Aston Martin, has traded luxury supercars for electric buses.
Transport
Transport
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.
Using private finance to scale-up EV charging infrastructure
Public finance will be insufficient to meet the growing investment gap for electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure worldwide. Luckily, EV chargers are an easy fit for private finance, says Siemens Financial Services.
Can an app change Australia’s car culture? Only if all moving parts work together
Getting around an Australian city without a car can be a real hassle.
Metro city Moscow: The megacity that won’t slow down
Russian designer Constantine Konovalov and producer Natalia Moskaleva have laid out their vision for a new Moscow metro map for 2030.
White Papers
What needs to be done to stop underground station deluges
Subway stations in New York were inundated with water following heavy rain on 1 September 2021. But the Big Apple isn’t alone – over the past year we have seen similar images in other major cities, including London and Zhengzhou.
Carmakers pushing SUVs are slowing Canadian EV transition
Policymakers should introduce taxes on SUVs following a rise in sales over the past decade to boost the move to electric vehicles, says Canadian not-for-profit Environmental Defence.
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.
The way we travel around cities has changed: Now is the time for bike-sharing schemes to flourish
Allowing micro-mobility operators to have a significant presence across the city and building an effective dockless network will help incentivise Londoners to hop on a bike.
Shift to off-road trails made bicycling safer during the pandemic
One suburb of Washington, DC became safer for cyclists during the Covid-19 pandemic, a new study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows. Increased use of a robust network of off-road trails likely played a role.
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.
Electric cars in the UK: Powering ahead, or lagging behind?
The UK is meant to go fully emissions-free by 2035, but much of the infrastructure for electric vehicles is yet to come.
Using AI to unclog urban traffic
Raquel Velasco, head of product at Vivacity Labs, discusses how video and data analytics are being used to tackle everything from air pollution to dangerous junctions.
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