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Getting the benefits of better transport choices: it’s time for a new model

More rational transport use helps everyone, and to achieve it, we need new ways of looking at the economics says Heather Allen

Heather Allen
27 October 2011
The Greater Copenhagen Authority, the Danish Railways, the Copenhagen Metro and the Association of local Authorities achieved a nation-wide electronic travel card covering all public transport throughout the country.
The Greater Copenhagen Authority, the Danish Railways, the Copenhagen Metro and the Association of local Authorities achieved a nation-wide electronic travel card covering all public transport throughout the country.
The Vel lib shared bike scheme in Paris has addressed the ‘last mile’ challenge faced by public transport
The Vel lib shared bike scheme in Paris has addressed the ‘last mile’ challenge faced by public transport

 

­T­­here  is an increasingly stark contrast between how sustainable mobility (especially public transport) is perceived by politicians and academics, and how it is thought about by the general public. Experts look at how it ‘delivers’ on paper while the public experience using it in practice. This year’s ‘Travel 2020’ conference is highlighting just how quickly things are changing in our transport systems, and what needs to be put in place  to...

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