New bike lanes are a good idea for health and air quality, but the convenience of car travel for most journeys will remain.
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Although COVID-19 measures have had a negative impact on food supply in Nigeria, there are other factors responsible for the dramatic rise in food prices.
It seems likely we are going to need radical reductions in future ownership of private vehicles as we transition to cleaner transport.
Electricity is only one part of the green energy puzzle we need to solve.
A high-speed rail network in Australia would create many benefits by reshaping cities and regional communities along its route.
E-scooters from share schemes will be legal on roads in England, Scotland and Wales from July 4.
Our new tool identifies where new cycling infrastructure can be installed.
The pandemic has forced many people to shift from public transport to car travel. But is this likely to be permanent?
Low-income and minority groups are often reliant on cheaper modes of transport, but many find cycling to work problematic.
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.
Our research calculates how dangerous different vehicles are to other people.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has called for fewer cars and better public transport.
The transport sector could look very different after the pandemic.
International financing for massive infrastructure projects can create new problems for African cities.
A national consultation may (legally) bring e-scooters to UK cities.
Radical thinking in Greater Manchester’s cycling and walking plan could direct cities away from car-focused infrastructure.
HS2 will provide an economic boost to cities in the north and midlands of England.
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.
Whether you like or hate them, the way transport operates in cities needs to change.
The privatisation of the UK’s railways has been fraught with problems but it can’t get any worse for Northern’s passengers.
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