All BLOG posts
Budget 2021: Let’s stop fighting the last war
The Tories are never going to put up fuel tax. So instead of fighting the wrong battles, make the case for road pricing
Carrot and stick: People lessons from Pret
Pret achieved 500% profit growth by focusing on carrot and stick. What can we learn in transport? Former CEO Clive Schlee reveals all
Wish you worked in Italy?
The extraordinary story of how railway managers stole €90m and bankrupted their company
2019 Williams: Delayed. Expected: 2021 (hopefully)
The Williams Review, when it finally comes, should focus on incentives more than fragmentation
Lessons from a walk in the woods
A failed train ride for a country walk illustrates the problems with the modern railway
What should be in the national bus strategy? PART 1
Why the bus strategy mustn’t be all about buses
The Best Places for bus growth
Where are the four places where usage is up despite funding being down?
Ask a silly question…
The Union Connectivity Review is a chance for Boris to buy new toys. The A74(M) experience shows where it leads.
My Road Pricing submission to the Select Committee
My road pricing submission to the Transport Select Committee
Why it makes sense for councils to market buses
Government can save money and grow the bus market by paying operators for data - and marketing
Why Open Data is Crucial to Growth
How on earth can the bus market grow if no-one knows what buses are like? Why open data is the most important project in buses right now
£760m for 35 miles of new track?
Railway costs are out of control: we need an antidote to learned helplessness
Are part-time season tickets an unnecessary bung for the already rich?
Part-time season tickets are meant to be the future. But let’s learn from Netflix
Great example of The Vision Thing
The bus industry needs to become better at articulating a future vision
Don’t let the DfT piper call the tune
Why DfT instructing operators to talk to local authorities is a canary in the coal mine for centralisation
Why NOW must be the moment for road pricing
Road pricing has the potential to transform everything. And the conditions have never been more favourable.