A tale of two places: Contrasting experiences of rapid road-space reallocation
by Stephen Parkes The Covid-19 pandemic and associated national lockdowns brought about rapid changes to how we normally travelled and the frequency of these journeys. …
Planning and policy
New Research Reveals the Hidden Cost of Transport Infrastructure
[Press Release: 24 February 2022] New research from DecarboN8 shows that transport’s carbon problem stems not only from tailpipe emissions but also from the construction, …
Better, Fairer, Cleaner – The Transport Decarbonisation Plan v2.0
by Greg Marsden This is the imaginary foreword to a Transport Decarbonisation Plan which addresses how we really get to zero emissions in a hurry. …
Real zero in a hurry: a UK transport policy maker’s guide to climate action
by Greg Marsden and Richard Walker This post originally appeared on Policy Leeds Previously in this blog series for COP26, Paul Chatterton laid down the challenge …
Feeling the climate emergency: what Covid has taught us about facing up to necessity
by Richard Walker This post originally appeared on Policy Leeds “It’s a chilling moment” — Richard Walker, on secondment from the Department for Transport to …
Life course and changing travel patterns
by Greg Marsden Drive Less? Who? Me? As local and national transport authorities work through the task of what decarbonising transport in line with the …
Decarbonisation Island Discs: a playlist critique of the Transport Decarbonisation Plan
by Greg Marsden I was really pleased to see the Transport Decarbonisation Plan released on Wednesday 14th July. In 2008 the UK government set out …
Six ways for Government to make a serious shift to net-zero transport
By Jillian Anable and Greg Marsden This post originally appeared on CREDS This week the Department for Transport (DfT) is expected to publish its long-awaited Transport …
Election 2021: How local authorities can decarbonise transport and support a green recovery
Elections took place across the UK on Thursday 6th May. The policies supported by those elected will be key in determining whether the UK delivers …
“Is this new road OK? It’s only a bit more carbon…” A guide to carbon budgets and new infrastructure development
By Professor Greg Marsden The choices are simple, it’s the answers that some organisations don’t like. This article is a very short and simple guide …