Going forward together - the opportunity for the Midlands

Going forward together – the opportunity for the Midlands

Greener Transport Solutions logo Published on: 14th March 2018 by Claire Haigh.

Transport Knowledge Hub has kicked off our March 2018 events programme with a lively discussion in the Midlands. We brought together local authorities, Local Enterprise Partnerships and local transport decision-makers to discuss the opportunities for the Midlands in a time of fast-paced change. A major focus of the discussion was how new technologies are beginning…

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Transport Investment under Uncertainty: Transport Knowledge Hub workshop 12 December 2017

Greener Transport Solutions logo Published on: 15th December 2017 by David Fowler.

The world is poised on the cusp of a transport and societal revolution which, over the next 10 to 15 years, “will drive change on the scale of the Industrial Revolution”. So said KPMG global head of public transport and UK head of infrastructure Richard Threlfall, introducing this week’s Transport Knowledge Hub workshop. TKH’s second…

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Mobility as a Service in the West Midlands and elsewhere

Mobility as a Service in the West Midlands and elsewhere

Greener Transport Solutions logo Published on: 24th November 2017 by Chris Perry & Ben Faulsner.

Whim has recently launched a mobility app in the West Midlands that offers seamless travel by bringing different modes of transportation into a single app with one monthly fee. The mobility app is the customer interface to a new type of transport proposition known as ‘Mobility as a Service’ or MaaS. There are several competing…

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A Step Change for Air Quality

A Step Change for Air Quality

Greener Transport Solutions logo Published on: 27th October 2017 by Claire Haigh.

This week the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, took the biggest step towards improving London’s air quality since the introduction of the congestion charge 14 years ago. The capital’s air quality has frequently breached EU limits in recent years but the Mayor’s courageous decision to introduce the toxicity charge shows that he is serious about…

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Radical steps needed in transport funding

Greener Transport Solutions logo Published on: 15th September 2017 by David Fowler.

A revolution is needed in the finance of transport projects if ambitions to rebalance regional growth in the UK economy are to be met. That was the verdict of KPMG partner Lewis Atter, speaking at last Friday’s Transport Knowledge Hub round table event. The organisation’s first national seminar, Funding Transport Investment, focused particularly on the…

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A sustainable model for road use

A sustainable model for road use

Greener Transport Solutions logo Published on: 14th July 2017 by Claire Haigh.

Why should roads be free to use at the point of use? We don’t expect to use airports or railways without paying for them, but when we’re on the roads we forget the cost of building and maintaining them – until we hit a pothole and wonder why the council hasn’t done anything to fix…

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Mayor’s Transport Strategy - a breath of fresh air

Mayor’s Transport Strategy – a breath of fresh air

Greener Transport Solutions logo Published on: 23rd June 2017 by Professor David Begg.

The Mayor’s Transport strategy is a breath of fresh air – and not just in a metaphorical way. It is visionary and robust. It gets the balance right between enticing Londoners to continue the shift away from car travel to more sustainable modes (walking, cycling and public transport) with the essential, but politically more difficult…

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Congestion is not just a drag on the economy, it kills.

Congestion is not just a drag on the economy, it kills.

Greener Transport Solutions logo Published on: 15th June 2017 by Claire Haigh.

Greener Journeys has published new research which demonstrates that reducing congestion must be at the heart of Government’s strategy to improve air quality. Halving average city traffic speeds leads to a 50% increase in harmful NOx emissions.  While it is essential to clean up diesel vehicles, it is also crucial that the continual decline in…

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Oxford – Milton Keynes – Northampton – Cambridge Corridor of Growth

Greener Transport Solutions logo Published on: 1st May 2017 by Hilary Chipping.

The National Infrastructure Commission’s (NIC) Interim Report last October on the Cambridge – Milton Keynes – Northampton – Oxford corridor of growth suggested that this area could be UK’s Silicon Valley – a world renowned centre for science, technology and innovation. However, the NIC added that a lack of sufficient and suitable housing presents a fundamental risk to the success of the area. The undersupply of housing is made worse by poor east-west connectivity.

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