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Train fares don’t make sense. Now’s the time to fix them
The Covid crisis creates an opportunity to reform fares while demand is suppressed. The Williams Review must grab this opportunity
Shout out for First York’s Restart fund
First York aren’t just waiting for demand to come back - they’re getting out there to make it happen
Do you have a Product Culture?
Product Managers have transformed the way tech start-ups work but are unknown in the world of traditional transport. Could that change?
£1bn says flying taxis are the future
$billions are being invested in flying taxis. Something's going to happen, but what?
How to get more people onto buses
Lessons in bus growth from James Freeman, one of the few people who's made it happen.
Why agile is so hard for corporates
What leading a startup taught me about why agile software development works - and is so hard for corporates
Don’t automatically reward low emission vehicles
Discounts for zero-emission vehicles ignore the fact that they're not zero-emission and they cause congestion
Is DRT the Answer? Depends what the question is
Milton Keynes has replaced buses with people carriers. Will it actually save money? And who employs the drivers?
You’re not rational
The portable DVD player generated more growth than railway privatisation
Visiting the grandparents
What did visiting the grandparents teach me? That suburban housing literally designs buses out of the picture
Is Transport for the North Doomed?
Is TfN too big to succeed, too remote to be loved and at risk of flopping as a result?
Why aren’t we building a station at Calvert?
An HS2 station to connect with East West Rail would link eight of Europe's top 20 universities. So why aren't we doing it?
Transport is a good thing
Transport risks being seen as a ‘bad’, thanks to covid and climate. It isn’t.
Who cares about buses?
As Active Travel England starts recruiting, are buses being left behind?
7 days to save public transport
The Government needs to reverse its messaging or public transport will never recover
Lessons from Los Angeles
LA had the world’s best public transport network. But it was killed by politics and lack of vision
I dialled into the "Future of Cars Summit". Here's what they're saying.
What is the car industry thinking? It’s worried too…
Why can’t I book a train ticket to Liverpool?
How can it be possible to book a flight to Paris but not a train to Liverpool? The railway is fluffing the end of lockdown.