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Electric cars might be a quick fix to clean up transport, but the problems with cars go beyond just emissions.
New analysis reveals just how little is spent on cycling and walking projects around Australia. No state’s spending on cycling is more than 1.5% of its road funding.
Transport infrastructure has such an impact on what kind of city we become that more democratic planning is long overdue. But public consultation is typically limited and focused on design issues.
The congestion charge has helped to ease traffic and raise funds. But the rise of Uber and other private hire vehicles have raised unforeseen challenges.
Buses are set to be replaced by private and autonomous vehicles – but it’s not clear how society is going to deal with it.
The overall analysis of the results of the new Energy Market Barometer confirms that the road to a change in the dominant mobility model is still long.
Traditional car manufacturing may have gone from Australia with a loss of jobs, but one senior figure in the motor industry sees a potential for new jobs thanks to driverless cars.
There are three key cultural reasons why a share-bike business model that could be successful in Singapore is much less likely to be so in Australia.
A rethink in the approach to road freight transport safety is urgently required to reduce fatalities and injuries.
The real challenge is finding appropriate ways to invest in public transport that will not only take pressure off the system but also support improved travel on all modes, including cars.
The future of Sydney is under constant scrutiny. But before we consider creating a ‘third city’ in Sydney’s west, we should ensure we get the current infrastructure up to international standards.
Human-operated cars affect health in three main ways, all negatively. How might driverless cars be healthier?
If the strategies we put in place to make cycling safer were taken up in earnest the result would often be chaos.
The British government may reverse a 50-year-old railway policy.
Australians can see the impact of dockless bike sharing on the streets of their cities. The huge store of data collected about user journeys is less visible, but just as important.
The government claims figures showing the south gets more than the north are misleading.
It’s going to be difficult for UK government-backed autonomous vehicle projects to compete with Silicon Valley – unless they have something neat under the bonnet.
While other countries race into the distance, Australia is still on the starting grid when it comes to electric cars. Why so slow? Because we don’t have a proper recharging network.
Cities around the world are starting to rethink the vast areas of land set aside for parking. The convergence of several trends likely will mean this space becomes available for other uses.
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Transport and Cities Program Director, Grattan Institute
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Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University
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Honorary Principal Fellow, University of Wollongong
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Honorary Professor of Transport Studies, UCL
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Professor of Operations Management, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Researcher in Transport Policy and Governance, UCL
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Chris Rissel is a Friend of The Conversation.
Senior Research Fellow, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University
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Visiting Research Fellow, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Research Fellow, GAMUT, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Cities Research Institute, Griffith University
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Professor of Transport Governance, University of Leeds
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Senior Lecturer in Law, Cardiff University
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Senior Lecturer, Nottingham Business School
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Professor of Future Urban Mobility, Swinburne University of Technology
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Adjunct Professor, Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, University of Sydney Business School, University of Sydney
