A family enjoy a film at a new drive-in cinema in Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia.
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The pandemic has forced many people to shift from public transport to car travel. But is this likely to be permanent?
A cyclist uses New York’s bike-share program.
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Low-income and minority groups are often reliant on cheaper modes of transport, but many find cycling to work problematic.
Some of the highest coronavirus hospitalization rates in Denver are in neighborhoods near Valverde, a community that was once redlined.
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Neighborhood characteristics like pollution from busy roads, widespread public transit use and lack of community-based health care are putting certain communities at greater risk from COVID-19.
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Our research calculates how dangerous different vehicles are to other people.
UK efforts to decarbonise transport are due to hit a roadblock.
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Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has called for fewer cars and better public transport.
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The transport sector could look very different after the pandemic.
The Kampala-Entebbe expressway.
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International financing for massive infrastructure projects can create new problems for African cities.
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A national consultation may (legally) bring e-scooters to UK cities.
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Radical thinking in Greater Manchester’s cycling and walking plan could direct cities away from car-focused infrastructure.
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HS2 will provide an economic boost to cities in the north and midlands of England.
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There’s still a long road ahead in the electric car revolution. But Australia can learn from New Zealand’s policies to boost electric car sales.
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Whether you like or hate them, the way transport operates in cities needs to change.
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The privatisation of the UK’s railways has been fraught with problems but it can’t get any worse for Northern’s passengers.
More workers are demanding the flexibility to work out of the office.
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More workplaces are allowing employees to telecommute, but there are still barriers to more flexible arrangements.
When politicians use selected modelling results to justify their decisions on contentious projects like Melbourne’s North East Link, the credibility of transport models suffers by association.
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Transport modelling has been tarnished by its use to justify the predetermined projects politicians favour. But, if used more transparently, it’s a valuable tool for planning our future cities.
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Delivery companies are constantly learning from past mistakes to better serve customers, but they neglect crucial energy, mobility and health issues.
Chief Scientist Alan Finkel says Australia can be a world leader in hydrogen production and export.
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Just 1kg of hydrogen can power a split-cycle air conditioner for 14.5 hours. The possibilities are endless - and now we have a plan to get there.
Rue des Tournelles, Paris, November 5, 2019. Four Voi scooters wait hopefully for potential clients, with a Lime and Dott sprawling nearby. Behind them, a Velib’ rider has made his choice.
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In major cities around the world, dockless scooters and bikes are everywhere, yet the companies themselves are often breathtakingly short-lived. Basic economic concepts give us clues why.
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A whole range of social and technological changes could revolutionise how we travel in the coming decades.
Eviation’s Alice prototype.
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Small regional flights will soon start going electric but batteries are unlikely to ever fully power large airliners.