Top news of the week: 30.06.2021.
Mobility
Cities “must become car-free to survive”
Cities must become fully car-free in order to be liveable in the future, according to the UCL experts behind a new modelling report looking at urban car use.
US Public Transit Has Struggled to Retain Riders over the Past Half Century. Reversing This Trend Could Advance Equity and Sustainability.
How can metropolitan regions bring more people back onto transit in the years ahead?
Why does it cost so much to build things in America?
This is why the US can’t have nice things.
California Agencies Award $20 Million for “Clean Mobility” Projects
Grants will bring bike-share, electric car-share, and on-demand transit to communities around state
NYC removes EV exemption cap, blocking Revel ride-hailing service
The Taxi and Limousine Commission voted Tuesday to remove the EV exemption for new for-hire vehicle licenses, which could have allowed the company to put 50 Teslas on city streets.
MSc Transport Planning
Find out more about the MSc Transport Planning course within the School of Life and Medical Sciences at the University of Hertfordshire.
In God We Trust; Everyone Else Bring Data
The simplest way to convince the public to move forward with policies that best serve it is to give the raw numbers that back up great ideas, a top urban planer told transit advocates ...
Funding squeeze slows Auckland's $1.4b Eastern Busway
An Auckland Council funding squeeze means a slowdown for the $1.4b project