City streets were built to accommodate cars, but the COVID-19 pandemic has scrambled our transport needs. Many cities are moving to make streets more people-friendly and less car-centric.
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Without plastic shielding between seats or more efficient engines, the environmental benefits of public transport are lost.
New research reveals how roads channel microplastics from car tires and brake pads to remote ocean habitats.
Drivers and cyclists develop distinct identities of themselves and others in ways that mirror the formation of ethnic identities. And on-road segregation runs the risk of reinforcing this process.
The pandemic has forced many people to shift from public transport to car travel. But is this likely to be permanent?
We calculated what would happen if petrol cars were replaced overnight with Teslas and Nissan Leafs.
Volkswagen’s new integration of online and offline sales offers insight into the future of the showroom experience.
As lockdowns ease off, there is a danger that the old city traffic jams will soon be back with a vengeance.
Fare free public transport exists in at least 98 cities and towns around the world.
Thanks to savvy public relations, General Motors inserted itself at the heart of culture in mid-century Australia. But dreams don’t last forever.
All modes of high-speed travel come with a cost to the environment.
It may seem a long way away, but a 2035 ban requires investment and major changes right now.
F1 has promised a move to ‘credible offsets and breakthrough C02 sequestration programs’. But there’s a persistent lack of clear detail in the how, what and where.
How to get from A to B – in the future.
Traffic congestion causes more problems than just being stuck in traffic. There are real effects on the health, quality of life and wallets of taxpayers.
Planes, trains and automobiles produced a step-change in the speed of travel – driverless and electric cars simply cannot deliver such radical improvements.
We need to create a transport system that is zero carbon – and socially just – in only a few years. We just need to recognise that it’s possible.
Could Knight Rider’s KITT finally be on the horizon?
Self-driving cars may someday drop off their owners downtown and then leave to find free parking. What would that mean for cities of the future?
Shared e-scooter programs may seem like a green way to get around, but these small vehicles can have big environmental footprints.
Top contributors
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Senior Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management, Anglia Ruskin University
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Honorary Professor of Transport Studies, UCL
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Lecturer, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
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Professor, Queensland University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer and Co-Director, Electric Vehicle Centre of Excellence (EVCE), Cardiff University
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Senior Lecturer in Product Design, Nottingham Trent University
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Adjunct Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Human Factors, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Professor of Business and Sustainability, Cardiff University
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Professor in Robotics, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Business Economics, University of Birmingham
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Senior Research Fellow in Urbanism, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Senior Research Fellow in Human Factors & Sociotechnical Systems, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Senior Lecturer in Law, Cardiff University
