Daily transport digest

Published: 26 April 2024
By Chris Haycock

General

ITC 2024 Annual Lecture The ITC is delighted to announce our 2024 Annual Lecture will take place on Monday 24th June at 17:00 (UK time) exploring: How will intergenerational differences impact the future of travel? Our expert Lecturers will be Lord Willetts, FRS, former Minister for Science and Chair of the Intergenerational Commission, and Professor Kiron Chatterjee from UWE. An introductory […] (Transport Wales)

ITC debates long-term impacts of the pandemic The ITC hosted our Spring Discussion Webinar on the topic of the longer-term impacts of the pandemic on transport and land use in Britain. Guests heard from an expert panel comprising Professor Peter Jones OBE (UCL), Sandeep Shingadia (TfWM) and Bridget Rosewell CBE (National Infrastructure Bank), followed by a robust discussion session chaired by Sarah […] (Transport Wales)

Pathways to Net ZeroSeries II In 2024 Greener Vision is spearheading a series of Pathways to Net Zero events that will explore how to develop a response to the climate crisis commensurate to the scale of challenge.  The series will build on insights from the Greener Vision: The Art of Seeing, and will develop further ‘The Pillars of Unity’ outlined… (Transport Wales)

Greener Transport Council The Greener Transport Council has written to MPs today in advance of the Parliamentary debate on the National Networks National Policy Statement on 26th March. In our assessment, the NNNPS as written, waters down the treatment of the carbon impacts of national road and rail programmes. We pose three key questions to answer. Whether an… (Transport Wales)

Hands-off driving assistance systems steam ahead By Professor Oliver Carsten, Professor of Transport Safety, Institute of Transport Studies, University of Leeds By far the most significant... The post Hands-off driving assistance systems steam ahead appeared first on PACTS. (Transport Wales)