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The evidence is in: cars are a risk to public health, and we need to find alternatives.
With emissions targets to hit and oil running out, it’s time to take electric planes seriously.
Despite futuristic predictions, planes, cars and trains haven’t changed much for decades.
Innovative ideas about how to decarbonise shipping are helping to harness the original renewable power source once more.
There are cutting edge technologies on the cards, but can anything displace railways?
The resurgence of cities is set to help us make our dependence on gas-guzzling personal transport a thing of the past.
There is a new fear on the block … traffic congestion. But do we have to accept that congestion trends will overwhelm us? Is it really right to fear congestion?
A research focus on transport can help improve existing infrastructure and guide future developments, and tailor them to Australia’s unique needs.
Cars are dirty and wasteful. Large fleets of autonomous taxis could cut emissions and reduce inefficiency.
The nine science and research priorities will help focus and coordinate our efforts, and aid government departments in supporting the future of Australian science.
Gladys Berejiklian’s first budget as NSW Treasurer includes some infrastructure goodies but misses an opportunity to reduce the state’s reliance on property taxes.
Transport for London leads the way globally as an effective transport authority.
The longer Australia waits for reform to road use pricing, the more commuters will ultimately end up paying.
Once a new road opens, people switch back to cars and congestion increases back to a steady-state point of gridlock. For lasting effectiveness, policy needs to include congestion charges and better rail services.
The planning for any new road should include plenty of mathematical modelling. But getting the right numbers can be a challenge and there’s the odd paradox to deal with as well.
In some significant ways, Americans have fewer avenues for advancement than the characters of Mad Men do.
Amid talk of paths to surplus and investing in infrastructure, both sides of politics seem to have forgotten Australia’s longstanding responsibility to govern sustainably, and not just for the economy.
Across the western world, the distance people travel is starting to fall. That’s a good thing, for us and the environment.
Light rail is good for cities, but it’s also expensive, which is why many Australian cities have opted for buses instead. But there is a way to get top-drawer public transport using private dollars.
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