Mar 21, 2023 Four Key Budget Takeaways for Local Economic Growth By Josh Stott Last week’s budget didn’t contain any real surprises for the local economic development agenda, but there were some important...
Mar 20, 2023 Devolution still on the agenda By Nicola Kane Rhetoric on devolution has grown in recent months as the government and opposition both jostle to give powers away to city regions and...
Mar 17, 2023 Looking below the Budget bonnet By Neil Chadwick When it comes to Budgets, it’s always good to look beyond the headlines and delve into the detail. Published as soon as the Chancellor...
Mar 16, 2023 A new name for Mobility as a Service (MaaS)? By Matthew Trigg Mobility as a Service (MaaS) has become the next ideal goal and big idea for many transport planning professionals, start-ups, and...
Mar 16, 2023 Taking Charge of EV Infrastructure Changes By Elaine Meskhi One of the most significant barriers to the rollout of Electric Vehicles (EV) chargers, and particularly rapid and ultra-rapid chargers...
Mar 16, 2023 A simpler, better way to plan a railway? By Neil Kirkwood How we decide on the best use of finite network capacity and give access to operate services is one of the most fraught, but fundamental,...
Feb 27, 2023 Top Three Takeaways for States to Address the Child Care Crisis By Sally Guzik Three years into the pandemic, one of the biggest challenges we hear consistently in communities, in addition to housing accessibility...
Feb 27, 2023 Where is the urgency? By Jerry Paytas According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the United States has the second-highest rate of children...
Feb 24, 2023 The Diverse Heat Network Launch Event By Jack Bedells Earlier this week, the Diverse Heat Network (DHN) hosted its inaugural event at the Institute of Engineering of Technology (IET). It was...
Feb 24, 2023 The emotion and legacy of transport By Mike Goggin On this day, the anniversary of Russia's attack on Ukraine, I reflected on their efforts to change some fundamentals of the railway...
Feb 23, 2023 Making Net Zero happen – will rail play its full part? By Neil Kirkwood Considering the realities of ministerial speechmaking and treating the Bradshaw Address as a statement of the Secretary of State’s...
Feb 22, 2023 Can we close the Digital Divides? By Jerry Paytas For some time, the increasing role of digital skills has empowered some workers but also divided them from those without digital skills....
Feb 22, 2023 It's time to finally fix the broken Airport and Airway Trust Fund By Stephen D. Van Beek With the authorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and its programs expiring on September 30, 2023, this year promises...
Feb 20, 2023 Beyond the EV-Angelists By Jerry Paytas Most EV charging is done at home or at work, and on a daily or weekly basis; EV owners charge their vehicles while doing other things. DC...
Feb 20, 2023 Re-imagining Greater Manchester's towns By Nicola Kane Last week, I took a morning out to attend the Greater Manchester Development Hotspots conference at the Science and Industry Museum. The...
Feb 16, 2023 The U.S. Economy: Growing and Unequal By Jerry Paytas The American economy has grown more productive from 2002 to 2021, with real GDP growing by 45% while real per capita income grew only 37%...