Subscribe Welcome Transport Leaders Welcome to this week's edition of the Transport Leader newsletter, your 5-minute guide to strategic transport thinking from around the world. Don't miss the news about the launch of our book club. Have a great trip! In Today's Transport Leader: Stop Predicting the Future and Start Deciding It with Vision-Led Planning. Are Smart Mobility Hubs the Solution We Have Been Looking For? The Status Quo Trap: Why Transport Policy Changes Seem Harder Than They Are....
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July 3rd, 2025 Subscribe The Case for Beautiful Public Transport Key Takeaways For many people, making our public transport system beautiful is considered a waste of money. Research into the benefits of making public transport systems visually appealing is limited, but the available evidence suggests significant advantages. Quantitative benefits include: Increased patronage through enhanced user experience and destination appeal Higher property values in surrounding areas Increased tourism...
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Subscribe Welcome Transport Leaders Welcome to this week's edition of the Transport Leader newsletter, your 5-minute guide to strategic transport thinking from around the world. Have a great trip! In Today's Transport Leader: The Bologna Model: Lessons from the Italian City's Successful Speed Reduction A Holistic Approach to Transport Affordability How to Win Hearts and Minds for Transport Change: A Guide Plus Quick Trips, Blog and Innovation. Sponsorship Would you like to get your products...
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June 26th, 2025 Subscribe Why Our Transport Systems Keep Breaking Down (And How to Fix Them) Key Takeaways Many transport organisations have assets that are run down, unreliable and create safety risks. It is a symptom of poor Strategic Asset Management (SAM). Strategic Asset Management is simply planning ahead to manage your assets in the best way possible. Many transport organisations have a gap between their asset management plans and actual implementation. SAM transforms decision-making...
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Subscribe Welcome Transport Leaders Welcome to this week's edition of the Transport Leader newsletter, your 5-minute guide to strategic transport thinking from around the world. This week, I examine how to transform city streets, why we are losing the battle to decarbonise transport and how we can break through transport organisations' resistance to change. Have a great trip! In Today's Transport Leader: 17 Ways to Transform Your City's Streets Why We're Losing the Transport Climate Battle...
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June 19th, 2025 Subscribe From Wishlist to Roadmap: What Transport AI Strategies Really Need Key Takeaways The Problems: AI has significant potential to improve transport across a wide scope of uses. Developing a Transport AI Strategy to think strategically about the risks and opportunities that AI provides is a good idea. A good transport AI strategy will: Set out a clear vision. Set SMART objectives. Set clear priorities. Focus on outcomes, not processes. Manage risks appropriately. Know...
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Subscribe Welcome Transport Leaders Welcome to this week's edition of the Transport Leader newsletter, your 5-minute guide to strategic transport thinking from around the world. This week, I examine the UK's Transport AI Action Plan, a new report from a think tank on improving buses, and in the leadership section, I look at how to enhance decision-making. Have a great trip! In Today's Transport Leader: From Rocket to Red Tape: How to Fall Behind in Transport Innovation 8 Principles for Better...
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June 12th, 2025 Subscribe 5 Fatal Flaws in How We Think About Transport Safety Key Takeaways The Problems: Modal silos prevent us from investing in the safest transport options and create missed opportunities for modal shift Speed obsession on urban roads prioritises travel time savings over safety, liveability, and encouraging active transport Gold-plated infrastructure wastes resources that could deliver better safety outcomes elsewhere in the system Car-centric safety thinking ignores the...
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Subscribe Welcome Transport Leaders Welcome to this week's edition of the Transport Leader newsletter, your 5-minute guide to strategic transport thinking from around the world. This week, I examine a better alternative to cheap fares, how to reduce opposition to transport changes, and how to bring together transport and urban planners. Have a great trip! In Today's Transport Leader: Why Giving Cash Directly To Those Who Need It Beats Cheap Fares Winning Hearts and Minds: Reducing Resistance...
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