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Rebranding is generally a bad idea
Changing logo is generally a waste of money and a distraction
7/10 for Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire are so close to a nationally significant transport experiment. But the A40 upgrades just miss the mark
Time for a frequent flyer levy
A citizens’ assembly said we should charge more for frequent flights. It’s right.
Mobility credits
Let's give everyone £500 in transport vouchers when they move house or have a baby
Let’s Stop Building Roads. Wales Has!
Wales has stopped building new roads. England must follow suit. For that to happen we must stop listening to traffic engineers telling us that 'one more lane' will do the trick.
These are the (Second best??) transport films ever made
Your suggestions for the best transport films of all time
Where is the National Roads Strategy?
We have strategies for buses, bikes and trains. But what about where most journeys happen; roads?
Bus Back Better: Mission Impossible or Never say never?
BSIP guidance is sweeping and ambitious. But it's also hyper-centralised and silent on the funding
a boring (Company) post
Elon Musk claims to have unveiled the future of public transport. But it’s a car tunnel.
We’ve always had road pricing. Why are we abolishing it?
Turnpikes and fuel tax mean that we’ve always charged for use of roads. We mustn’t stop now.
Is Google Biased In Favour of Cars?
By not including breaks and parking time in car journeys, Google Maps prioritises car journeys
These are the best Transport films ever made
The best films (involving transport) ever made
Could service integration make DRT viable?
Integrating multiple services may be the best chance of making DRT viable
Let’s talk about spacs
Will SPACS herald a wave of well-capitalised, well-disciplined listed startups providing innovation and disruption to transport?
Sir Michael Holden on the Williams Review
Now we finally know what the Williams Shapps Plan says, I get together with Sir MIchael Holden to discuss it