Just say it: save lives, drive less
Previous governments have been willing to ‘tell it like it is’ on public health issues like smoking, leaded petrol and drink-driving. We now need something similar on the subject of our ‘driving habit’.
Consequences of the war could further hasten transport change
The war in Ukraine has already shaken the world order to its foundations, and we still don’t know just how far further the consequences may go.
National Transport Model: The obscure influencer that needs further review
The National Transport Model drives decision-making in a number of important ways - but greater scrutiny and some new thinking is required - if it’s to properly support good transport policy and investment outcomes.
When the going gets tough… the weak resort to Doublethink
Holding two contradictory positions at the same time is a common characteristic of individual people. But it becomes a much bigger issue when the positions are held by Governments, or Government agencies.
Are transport specialists practising self-deception?
Steve Melia raises a potentially significant dimension by questioning whether the ‘transport experts’ are actually thinking consistently and logically.
This might turn out to be another significant moment
Arman Farahmand-Razavi offers his personal reflections on a forum that embraced the big issues of our time, and how it has reminded him of past gatherings of the sector’s leading thinkers.
Do we know where we’re going?
History tells us that we very often just cannot see what is going to change our world, and our lives.
Reshaping and rethinking our role, and its delivery
As we re-appear in a new format, after a summer break, the obvious need for a carefully curated and structured fortnightly take on UK transport has been clearer than ever.
Driving change: travel in the 21st century
Some of the worst mistakes in transport investment have been supported by huge volumes of forecasts, surveys and studies, confidently published with little recognition of their inconsistencies and errors.