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.
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A new road may provide motorists with some level of respite from congestion in the short term. But almost all of the benefit from the road will be lost in the longer term.
Our new analysis reveals nearly a third of full-time workers in Sydney commutes for more than 10 hours a week. Those workers are spending almost three full weeks a year just to get to and from work.
London has long been one of the world’s most congested cities. Before a £5 “congestion charge” was introduced for vehicles entering the city centre, cars would spend a third of their time in peak hours…
Parents will be able to use a new app to determine the safest route for their children to take to school. The Walk This Way…
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Transport and Cities Program Director, Grattan Institute
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Transport Fellow, Grattan Institute
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Professor of Future Urban Mobility, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor of Human Geography and Planning, University of Tasmania
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Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University
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Associate Professor in Urban Planning, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor in Infrastructure Management, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Transport Planning, The University of Melbourne
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E-Mobility Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Director, Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, University of Sydney
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Sustainable Urban Precincts Project, RMIT University
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Professor in Transport and Logistics Network Modelling, University of Sydney
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Vice Chancellor's Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Richard Bean is a Friend of The Conversation.
Research Fellow, School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, The University of Queensland
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Honorary Professor of Demography, Centre for Health Policy, The University of Melbourne
