Subscribe Welcome. In Today's Transport Leader: From Storage to Strategy: Rethinking Parking's Role in Mobility Beyond Equity: The Economic Case for Accessible Transport Contracts for chaos: why PPPs need room to bend Plus Quick Trips and Tool Read online Reach 4000 Transport Leaders The Transport Leader goes to over 4,000 professionals every week. These are the people who shape transport systems around the world. Sponsor Enquiries: russell@transportlc.org Parking From Storage to Strategy:...
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July 9th, 2026 Subscribe Decoding modal shift: why is it so hard to get people out of their cars? This week, my blog links to an interview I gave to Wiseair for their newsletter. Wiseair is a technology platform that helps large employers transform commuting into an opportunity for employee wellbeing, attraction, retention and cost savings. The interview was centred on what corporations could do to encourage their staff to switch to more sustainable modes of transport. The discussion...
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Subscribe Welcome. In Today's Transport Leader: The Ever-Bigger Car Problem: What 15 Years of Growth Will Cost Us by 2040 Four Faces of Transport Opinion Habit, Comfort, and Safety: The Psychology Behind Mode Choice Modelling Plus Quick Trips and two tools. Read online Reach 4000 Transport Leaders The Transport Leader goes to nearly 4,000 professionals every week. These are the people who shape our transport systems around the world. Sponsor Enquiries: russell@transportlc.org Policy The...
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July 2nd, 2026 Subscribe Stop Subsidising EVs. Start Charging Them. Key Takeaways Subsidising EVs reduces emissions compared to doing nothing, but it is not the same as solving transport's emissions problem. Raising fuel taxes on ICEs would achieve the same shift toward EVs as subsidies, while raising revenue instead of spending it, but it remains politically out of reach for now. Cheap running costs make EVs induce more driving, which increases congestion and pushes up emissions from the ICE...
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Subscribe Welcome. In Today's Transport Leader: The Simplicity–Efficiency Trade-Off Every Transit Agency Faces 431 mobility plans, but not enough to move people out of cars Road Pricing as the City's Operating System Plus Quick Trips. Read online Reach 4000 transport leaders The Transport Leader goes to nearly 4,000 transport leaders every week. These are the people who shape our transport systems around the world. Sponsor Enquiries: russell@transportlc.org Fares The Simplicity–Efficiency...
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June 25th, 2026 Subscribe Riyadh Is Building the Right Infrastructure. Will Its Urban Form Let It Work? Note from Russell: Lots of the strategic thinking I share comes from countries in what is known as the “Global North”. However, there are many interesting initiatives in the “Global South” that may offer valuable insights. This week, Dr Turki Khalaf Almutairi, a Transport & Urban Planning Researcher, provides insights into Riyadh. Key Takeaways Riyadh has built one of the world's largest...
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Subscribe Welcome. In Today's Transport Leader: 15 Ways to Cut US Transit Costs (And One Problem Nobody Wants to Talk About) Gold-Plating, Lawyers, and Lost Expertise: Britain's Infrastructure Problem Nobody's in Charge: Why New Zealand's Station Precincts Are Failing Plus Quick Trips. Read online Transit Projects 15 Ways to Cut US Transit Costs (And One Problem Nobody Wants to Talk About) The Institute for Progress, a US think tank, has compiled a playbook to tackle the very high costs the...
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June 18th, 2026 Subscribe Reach the transport professionals who set the agenda The Transport Leader goes to nearly 4,000 transport leaders every week. These are the people who shape our transport systems around the world. Sponsor Enquiries: russell@transportlc.org The Myth That's Making Traffic Worse Key Takeaways Drivers are heavily subsidised by the public, not marginally, but substantially, yet most people believe the opposite. Every credible study that has counted the full costs of...
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Subscribe Welcome. In Today's Transport Leader: Plans Are Easy, Change Is Hard. The EU Updates Its Planning Playbook England's New Active Travel Strategy: Big Targets, Small Budget Try Before You Buy: How E-Cargo Bikes Could Cut Car Dependency in Car-Dependent Areas Plus Quick Trips, Podcast and Tool. Read online Help me reach 4,000 subscribers 🚀 I'm close to a big milestone for the Transport Leader, and I'd love your help getting there. If you've found this newsletter useful, here are two...
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