Feb 09, 2023 Taking the hovercraft to Future Transport Forum 2023 By Matthew Trigg How many transport conferences include a ride on a hovercraft? This was one of many highlights from the recent Future Transport Forum...
Jan 24, 2023 Six rules for communicating major infrastructure upgrades By Matthew Trigg Looking back at the £1.2 billion East Coast Upgrade, the following lessons from this project still very much hold true two years later....
Jan 18, 2023 Railway infrastructure: a platform for value By Mike Goggin I have had the pleasure over the last few weeks of seeing in person how the railway infrastructure's can bring about vibrancy in...
Dec 16, 2022 Global cities: the race is never over By Mike Goggin I have had the pleasure of some travel over recent weeks, which has seen me make return visits to Mexico City, New York City, and...
Nov 09, 2022 COP27: "Drink driving decarbonisation" By Mike Goggin In 1968, the UK passed its first legislation to ban drink-driving. It took over 20 years before the recognition that being drunk in...
Sep 22, 2022 The "tripwire" summer is over, it is time to tone down the rhetoric and find solutions By Stephen D. Van Beek A rough summer for aviation operations and customer service has come to a close. If you listen to leaders in aviation, you will hear a...
Sep 06, 2022 United Airlines' CEO links customer service issues to lack of progress on air traffic and airport upgrades By Stephen D. Van Beek While United CEO Scott Kirby's comments might be read as an attempt to shift blame away from the airlines for customer service issues, he...
Sep 06, 2022 Small is beautiful By Richard Harper Railway enhancement projects are often huge undertakings, with enormous teams, high prestige, and very visible outcomes. Think London...
Sep 02, 2022 The new air traveler dashboard ushers in a more aggressive customer service regulator By Stephen D. Van Beek Just before Labor Day travelers take off for their Labor Day holiday, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg launched a new airline...
Aug 31, 2022 Know your place! Three ideas to get you started. By Rich Overmoyer The Fourth Economy team was a bit preachy (be nice) before the pandemic... trying to tell people why ‘place’ matters to economic...
Aug 24, 2022 Manage the Curb to Improve the Customer Experience By Stephen D. Van Beek The past two months, as I have traveled for client and personal reasons, I have been generally pleased by my customer experience, whether...
Aug 23, 2022 The Commonwealth Games 2022: A proud legacy for Brum By Richard Harper The Commonwealth Games in Birmingham was a fabulous celebration of sport and a welcome showcase for my home City. It's all the more...
Aug 18, 2022 Bus fare changes in Greater Manchester By Luke Miller Sunday 4th September is a big day for Greater Manchester as simpler, lower fares are introduced across the bus network, and also a...
Aug 16, 2022 Recovery is not just about the traffic By Stephen D. Van Beek Across North America, airport boards and leadership teams are determined to get a fix on where the aviation industry is headed. As U.S....
Aug 16, 2022 Making the right choices when upgrades mean disruption By Richard Harper Enhancing the rail network isn't possible without some disruption to passengers. It's an age-old problem which has been increasing in...
Aug 11, 2022 Creating seamless and memorable passenger journeys By Stephen D. Van Beek The most popular slide from Steer's recent discussions with airport boards and leadership focuses on creating an outstanding customer...