Joining the dots on data, transport, health and air quality
Data has been all over the media recently, from the Cambridge Analytica scandal to the upcoming changes to data protection rules.
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Our blog offers commentary, analysis and insights on the latest urban transport debates from our team of experts, as well as our Director’s regular column for Passenger Transport magazine.
How will the National Infrastructure Assessment shape the future of urban transport?
When the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) was established back in 2015, researchers such as myself took note. This non-ministerial Government department is charged with producing a key document, the National Infrastructure Assessment (NIA).
West Midlands reaps the devolution dividend
In his latest article for Passenger Transport Magazine, Jonathan Bray explains how with a new 'metro mayor', growing commuter rail use, light rail expansion projects, HS2, the West Midlands is a region that is going places.
We need to talk about vans
Van traffic is the fastest growing section of road traffic. There are 3.8 million vans registered in the UK, with these vehicles now representing 15% of all motor vehicle traffic, compared to just 10% 20 years ago. There has been an astonishing 70% increase in van mileage over the last 20 years and the Department for Transport’s road traffic forecasts project further growth in the future. What’s more, vans are increasing in numbers in city regions too.
Is it time to embrace our inner hipster?
In his latest article for Passenger Transport Magazine, Jonathan Bray asks should urban transport policy begin to reflect the ‘new economy’, with interesting places accessible by active travel and mass transit?
Growing urban transport agenda gives UTG plenty to chew on
The Urban Transport Group is capitalising on the heightened interest in city-region transport challenges. Andrew Forster, Editor of Local Transport Today, went to meet its director, Jonathan Bray, and chair, Tobyn Hughes. Read the full interview here.
Solvitur ambulando
Was great to have the opportunity to be one of the sponsors of the full to capacity Living Streets Walking Summit at the Guildhall in the City of London - and to chair one of the sessions - on Saturday. Here’s what I took from it on what’s next for walking
My night at NEF - CAVs, data, carbon and the future of transport
Took part in a Chatham House roundtable at the New Economics Foundation last night which, mostly ended up exploring the fault lines between a vision of the future of transport centered on moving as rapidly as possible to the vast majority of journeys being made by electric, shared and autonomous cars - and those who thought that vision was either unachievable or highly undesirable, or both. It made me think this (or in some cases steal the thoughts of others)…
Time for transport policy to get in touch with its inner hipster?
Something is happening to our bland, branded up high streets in the same way that something fundamental is happening to our urban economies. The hipsters have arrived.