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 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 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 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 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%...
Feb 16, 2023 Innovation for Everywhere By Sally Guzik When I entered the technology and innovation sector a decade ago, the focus had shifted outside of Silicon Valley into additional...
Feb 13, 2023 Shaping the Future of Transport Planning By Nicola Kane Last week I had the huge privilege to chair the Transport Planning Society (TPS) event ‘Shaping the future of Transport Planning’ hosted...
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 19, 2023 Four Observations From Three Conferences By Rich Overmoyer In 2022, I enjoyed meeting and re-meeting lots of people at the City, Nation, Place conference in London, the Association of Metropolitan...
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...
Dec 15, 2022 The Importance of Process in Planning: the Dublin Transportation Initiative – Part 4: Reflections By Neil Chadwick Reporting in 1994, the Dublin Transportation Initiative (DTI) was a land use transport study. Its principal outputs were a long term...
Dec 15, 2022 The Importance of Process in Planning: the Dublin Transportation Initiative – Part 3: Legacy By Neil Chadwick Reporting in 1994, the Dublin Transportation Initiative (DTI) was a land use transport study. Its principal outputs were a long-term...
Dec 15, 2022 The Importance of Process in Planning: the Dublin Transportation Initiative – Part 2: Conduct By Neil Chadwick This is the second of four pieces that summarise a paper written by Pat Mangan, Jim Steer, and myself that appears in the Power of Plans...
Dec 15, 2022 The Importance of Process in Planning: the Dublin Transportation Initiative – Part 1: Origins By Neil Chadwick Reporting in 1994, the Dublin Transportation Initiative (DTI) was a land use transport study that established a long-term strategy and a...