The pandemic offered a tantalizing look at city life with fewer cars in the picture. But with traffic rebounding, there's limited time to lock in policies that make streets more people-friendly.
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Ford's electric F-150 pickup won't roll off assembly lines until early 2022, but the company has received thousands of preorders already for a vehicle aimed at the mass market, not eco-buyers.
A global study of 117 cities finds Australian capitals have fairly poor access by car. Public transport, cycling and walking access is better than in the US, but not as good as in Europe and China.
Electric cars offer benefits for low-income and minority drivers, including cleaner air and lower maintenance costs. But it will take more than rebates on new models to make EVs accessible for all.
The utopian 20th-century model of a modern city – one that has been replicated around the world – is being exposed as unsuitable for adapting to the pace of change in the 21st century.
The pandemic could be a boon to car use, but it would be a mistake for governments to let that happen. There's a golden opportunity to push towards a zero-carbon transportation system.
SUVs accounted for 7% of the European market in 2009. Today, it's almost 40%.
One more lane won't fix Britain's congested motorways.
COVID-19 has underscored the value of parks and public spaces. A new survey shows that US mayors have gotten the message, but post-pandemic plans for public spaces remain largely undefined.
Active travel can help tackle the climate crisis earlier than electric vehicles – even if you swap the car for a bike for just one trip a day.
Living next to a highway is not great for health, but a new study shows that running air filters indoors can remove tiny particles of pollution and lower blood pressure.
Policy changes that forced government departments to buy locally produced vehicles would be good for the economy.
De-icing salts help us get around in winter, but they corrode cars, crack roads and contaminate rivers and lakes. Scientists are working to develop better options by imitating natural antifreezes.
Electric cars get a lot of hype, but what really matters for the climate are excess emissions from the many millions of gasoline vehicles still sold each year.
Keeping windows open while driving at a moderate speed can increase airflow inside the cabin of the car, but which ones should you keep open?
Batteries that can be fully charged in just five minutes may soon be a reality.
A recent US study found tyre chemicals were polluting rivers and poisoning migratory salmon.
A person who exercises, attends sporting events as a spectator and takes their kids to the oval or swimming pool will create 935 kg of CO₂ per year if using their car.
Over the approaching holidays, people around the world will want to travel to see friends and family. Getting tested for the coronavirus can make this safer, but testing alone is not a perfect answer.
Life cycle assessments of electric vehicles show that they cannot fully eliminate the greenhouse gas emissions of personal travel. We also need bikes, buses and trains to solve our climate problems.
Top contributors
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Lecturer, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
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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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Professor, Queensland University of Technology
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Senior Research Fellow in Urbanism, University of Sydney
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Professor in Robotics, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Human Factors, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Honorary Professor of Transport Studies, UCL
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Senior Research Fellow, Transport, Health and Urban Design (THUD) Research Hub, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Business Economics, University of Birmingham
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Senior Lecturer in Law, Cardiff University
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Senior Lecturer in Transport, Monash University
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Senior Research Fellow in Human Factors & Sociotechnical Systems, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Professor of Business and Sustainability, Cardiff University
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Associate Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
