Top news of the week: 17.11.2021.
Mobility
Electric Cars Won’t Save The Planet, Say Transport Experts At COP26
Today's main agenda item on the COP26 Transport Day focussed primarily on electric vehicles, excluding bicycles, walking, trains and buses.
FIA Foundation at COP26 advocates for zero carbon pathways
The Global Fuel Economy Initiative (GFEI) launched the new report ‘Securing global fleet transformation: GFEI's ZERO Pathway’, which sets out why a radical global policy shift …
How Germany Is Working to Translate the Benefits of Active Mobility into Meaningful Action
Tomorrow’s sustainable, compact, green city is possible – and boosting active mobility modes, alongside strengthening public transport, will be critical to their development. Photo by Eric ...
Major European carmakers will hit emissions targets too easily, research shows
Report suggests weak targets could push firms to make millions more of the much more profitable petrol and diesel cars
A broken dream: outer Melbourne has affordable houses but no train or school
In the first of a short series on Australian housing, Elias Visontay examines how Victoria’s planning system is failing residents and the environment
Transit Was a Big Winner at this Year’s Polls
Voters across the country continued to recognize the importance of keeping public buses and trains moving — and financed — even as most progressive and pro-transit candidates didn’t fare as ...
PRESS RELEASE: SHOW pushes understanding of and acceptance towards AVs
SHOW project carries out tests to investigate how passengers experience Automated Vehicles in urban environments Thursday, 11 November 2021, Aldenhoven: SHOW consortium member TNO …
Lessons for Light Rail from City Rail Link’s Past
1950s In 1950 the Morningside Deviation was proposed again, though with a slightly different alignment and adding an additional station. At the same time road planners were coming up with ...