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What is the problem? Climate change is causing multiple impacts Climate change is affecting life at the local scale, in cities and urbanised areas as […]

Just in case the twists and turns of #COP26 didn’t clear up and make sense in Week 2, I’m here for you…to demystify the maze. […]

In some cities, people are not travelling as far and as often as they did in the pre-COVID era. Philipp Rode (LSE) looks at the new patterns […]

Six weeks ago today we hosted TRANSPORT Smart Class, North of England 2021 in Manchester. If you’ve missed any of the presentation “Retrospectives”, here’s another […]

London has lower car ownership rates than most other cities in the UK yet cars still dominate our neighbourhoods, squeezing out walkers, cyclists and other forms of […]

On Thursday 7th October we hosted TRANSPORT Smart Class, London & South East England 2021 face-to-face at The Embassy, Belgravia. This event gave a fresh […]

What are your perceptions of an e-cargo bike? Peculiar-looking? A novelty that will eventually wear off? What about capable? As well as being favourable for […]

Missed the recent edition (published Oct 6th) of Smart Classes Digest, our bimonthly e-digest for Smart City-Region stakeholders? Issue #05 includes the following “Insights” highlights: […]

Transport for the North are using a scenarios approach to understand and respond to the future uncertainty of how people will interact with the transport […]

An important principle of shared mobility is to get as much individual traffic off the road as possible because more and more cars also mean […]

A recent study from the University of Manchester has found that children’s learning ability could be boosted by over 6% when air pollution surrounding schools […]

Last month the IPCC stated unequivocally that ‘Human influence has warmed the climate at a rate that is unprecedented in at least the last 2000 years,’ […]

On Friday 10th September we assembled in the Stoller Hall at Chetham’s School of Music, Manchester, to host TRANSPORT Smart Class, North of England 2021, […]

The Internet of Things (IoT) is becoming prevalent across many different sectors and the rail industry is perfectly placed to leverage this smart technology in […]

For those of us that attend the numerous conferences and webinars in the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) industry, we’re used to hearing a very familiar […]

In June 2021, I was announced as new GMCA Lead for Digital, Work and Skills, with this announcement coming at a time, whereas a region […]

Check out the latest edition of Smart Classes Digest, our bimonthly thought leadership e-digest for Smart City-Region stakeholders! Issue #04 “Insights” explore: How digital placemaking […]

Accessibility in public spaces – especially in public transport – is unfortunately still a major struggle for people with reduced mobility. Yet it should by […]