Ensuring public transport vehicles comply with the laws on disability access is just the tip of the iceberg. Access issues across the transport system point to the need for on-demand services.
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Around the world, very few public transport agencies make money, while ride-sharing companies are making huge losses. So why partner up, and how do those partnerships work?
Given the numbers of people who travel between Sydney and Melbourne, it’s time for greater integration of public transport payment systems.
The Victorian government has announced it is replacing the state’s public transport ticketing system. So what essential features should a state-of-the-art system offer users?
Uber is eyeing a service to take children wherever their parents would otherwise have to drive them themselves. Some might see it as a lifesaver, but it’s problematic for many reasons.
The layouts of our cities and their transport systems were not planned with women in mind. Inflexible services and inconveniently located schools, childcare and workplaces pose daily challenges.
Traffic crashes kill and injure millions worldwide every year and are a major drain on economic development. Improving road safety would produce huge payoffs, especially in lower-income countries.
There’s more spending on small local projects, so does it follow that it’s ‘pork-barrelling’? A new report shows what really matters is if the money is allocated under objective, transparent criteria.
Residents across the world have seen how the pandemic has ushered in changes – shall and big – to the way their cities look and function.
London was rated 2021’s most congested city.
When it comes to ring roads, Birmingham has a poor track record. Can the city’s new transport plan buck that trend and benefit both its inhabitants and the environment?
The pandemic has accelerated some urban trends and reversed others, while focusing attention on the vulnerabilities of cities. The old planning certainties will have to be revisited.
A new study shows e-scooter hire schemes increase the number of tourism destinations visitors can reach. And once at these destinations, e-scooter users spend more.
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.
Transport is the one sector where Australia hasn’t reined in the growth in greenhouse gas emissions. Electric cars will cut emissions but still leave us with all the other problems of car use.
It has happened with software, computing and entertainment, but we’re still waiting for the platform needed for mobility as a service to reach its full potential.
Electric scooter rides soared from zero to 88 million a year between 2017 and 2019. But launching e-scooters in cities without safe infrastructure or clear rules of the road can be deadly.
In many cities contemplating new light rail systems, bus rapid transit offers a cheaper, faster and more flexible solution.
Green hydrogen produced using New Zealand’s mostly renewable electricity sounds like a great idea, but a high-tech smart rail and urban tram network is a more obvious and sustainable option.
Recent federal mask mandates on all public transit have burdened bus drivers with difficult and sometimes dangerous duties to reduce the spread of the coronavirus.
Top contributors
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Honorary Professor of Planning, The University of Queensland
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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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Adjunct Researcher, Cities Research Institute, Griffith University
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Professor of Future Urban Mobility, Swinburne University of Technology
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Transport and Cities Program Director, Grattan Institute
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Adjunct Professor, Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies, University of Sydney Business School, University of Sydney
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Senior Research Fellow, Cities Research Institute, Griffith University
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Professor, Cities Research Institute, Griffith University
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Professor of Human Geography and Planning, University of Tasmania
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Associate Professor of Urban Planning, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of City Planning and Transport, Curtin University
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Assistant Professor, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan, Griffith University
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Research Fellow in Urban Studies, University of Salford
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Adjunct professor, School of Media and Communications, RMIT University
