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  • Google’s driverless car may succeed where Sinclair failed

    by James Carson Readers old enough to remember the Sinclair C5 might have experienced a déjà vu moment at the news that Google is developing a driverless car. As with the C5 scepticism seemed to surround the story, with followers ....

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  • Green for go: the rebirth of light rail

    by James Carson When Edinburgh’s new tram system opens this week it will be three years overdue and millions of pounds over budget. But, in spite of the delays, spiralling costs and contractual difficulties, the Edinburgh system is joining a ....

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  • Sustainable Transport Briefing

    by James Carson The latest topic briefing from The Knowledge Exchange focuses on sustainable transport. Until recently sustainable sources of energy for transport were given little consideration in the developed world, but this is now changing thanks to concerns about diminishing ....

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  • Cycling to work rate remains static

    by Heather Cameron A recent analysis of data from the 2011 census has shown that despite a surge in cycling to work in major cities, the proportion of workers cycling to work in England and Wales has remained unchanged over ....

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  • Plugging in or opting out?

    by James Carson Visitors to the this year’s Geneva Motor Show , which closed on Sunday evening,  may have noticed some signs that the times are changing: half of the space on Renault’s large exhibition stand was dedicated to battery-powered cars; ....

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  • Cycling safety infrastructure and awareness: UK and beyond

    by Laura Dobie With governments facing challenges such as climate change adaptation, rapid urbanisation and congestion in cities, and increasing levels of obesity, it is unsurprising that the promotion of active travel is a growing preoccupation in transport policy in ....

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  • A bumpy road ahead: recent bad weather highlights the state of UK roads

    by James Carson The storms which have continued to batter much of the UK since the end of 2013 have thrown into sharp focus the state of the country’s roads, something highlighted by an article in this month’s issue of ....

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