Specialist management consultancy Baringa Partners has responded to the UK Chancellor’s Budget announcement of support for electric vehicles, saying it is a positive first step but doesn’t go far enough.
Senior consultant Natalie Bird says the transport sector trails the energy and industrial sectors on decarbonisation. Despite significant uptake in electric cars since 2011, the rate of eligible vehicle registrations slowed substantially last year. Although the UK’s 2050 Greenhouse Gas target theoretical
The way connectivity is transforming how we plan and deliver mobility will be discussed in detail at this year’s ITS European Congress in Lisbon from 18-20 May.
Following a successful two-year pilot scheme that has delivered a reduction in offences of more than 74 per cent and faster journey times for public transport users, Leeds City Council is extending the use of automated CCTV enforcement systems for bus lanes.
company says the application could also help wider clean air strategies when combined with population movement data. According to EarthSense, collating this data would allow key decision-makers to identify popular exercise routes and target resources to improve air quality at these locations. The app is being funded by the European Space Agency’s grant programme Project CARAMEL (Clean Air Routing and Mobile Exposure Limitation). The CARAMEL app uses space-based data, traffic simulation data, open data and
