CrOP30: Why burning food for land-hungry biofuels is fuelling the climate crisis. Why are biofuels harmful? The use of crops and croplands for biofuel feedstocks has encouraged the expansion of farming into previously unfarmed areas …
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Self-healing asphalt could solve UK pothole challenge (TheEngineer)
Bio-based microcapsules have been added to asphalt to make roads that self-heal when cracks occur, an advance that could address the UK’s £143m pothole problem. Scientists from King’s College London and Swansea University, in collaboration …
Continue readingMapping the Deliberative System of Transport Governance in Paris (JPlanningEducation&Research)
Abstract Over the last twenty years, the greater Paris metropolitan region has seen a decline in vehicle trips per capita, and hasinvested in alternative modes. Understanding this transition requires looking beyond the formal planning process …
Continue readingInt’l competition for architecture, design, & visual identity of new €3bn Turin Metro Line 2 (ArchDigest)
An international competition has been [was] launched for the architecture, design and visual identity of a planned new €3 billion metro line in Turin [Deadline closed 7 October 2025] The two-stage contest – organised by …
Continue readingA weighty dilemma: What to do about heavy trucks pummeling roads & bridges? (CityLab)
Heavy tractor trailers strain highway bridges and deliver noise and pollution to urban communities. But cities… also depend on trucking. Since the late 2010s, it’s been clear that the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, a key arterial for freight and …
Continue readingUtilities test ways of working under Very Light Rail track (RailwayGazetteInt’l)
Utility companies have trialled a variety of techniques to install new or access existing equipment underneath the trial section of Very Light Rail track on Queen Victoria Road in Coventry. These included impact moling, horizontal directional drilling, vacuum …
Continue readingApplying Safe System Approach to Transport Planning, Design, & Ops (NationalAcademies)
The Safe System paradigm represents a pivot away from the “Responsibility” paradigm, which emerged in the 1980s in the United States. Whereas until recently, speed was considered safe—assuming drivers were responsible—and other road users were …
Continue readingNorthern to trial Cryogrip this Autumn (RailAdvent)
To help combat fallen leaves on the line, Northern is trialling a train fitted with cryogenic cleaning equipment known as Cryogrip. The train, which will not carry any passengers, will be running between Bishop Auckland …
Continue readingGermany tests world’s 1st commercial 5G railway network on 1,900MHz (E+T)
The world’s first commercial 5G network on the 1,900 MHz band for railways has been successfully trialled in Germany. Global telecoms firm Nokia and national rail company Deutsche Bahn (DB) implemented the 5G network at DB’s …
Continue readingMotornormativity in Tech: Car Culture is Coded into all our Futures (Freewheeling)
…motornormativity: a term coined by psychologist Ian Walker to describe the way our societies assume that cars are normal and everything else is an exception. Motornormativity is a British phrase for an American idea which, …
Continue readingÚltima Milla (Last Mile) project to start transporting goods on the Metro (MetroDeMadrid)
The incorporation of Metro de Madrid into the logistics industry with the Última Milla (Last Mile) project, which enables goods to be transported on underground trains, was announced by the regional president who has advanced …
Continue readingBudapest tender for 160 trolleybuses won, to double network size (UrbanTransport)
The vehicles included in this tender are the result of the joint efforts of Yutong and Ikarus, specifically designed to meet the needs of Budapest’s public transport. A significant part of the manufacturing process will …
Continue readingTfL Proves Recycled Asphalt Works for London Roads (TheEngineer)
Transport for London (TfL) has successfully run a nine-year trial mixing 50 per cent of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) into the top layer of new road surfaces. This approach reduced construction waste and the need …
Continue readingWhitehaven tunnel repair update for passengers & residents (RailUK)
Passengers and residents are being advised of long-term plans for the Cumbrian Coast Line after the closure of Whitehaven tunnel. Following the discovery of historic mine workings ahead of a planned track renewal specialist engineers …
Continue readingVienna tramway network extension & new line (UrbanTransport)
Just in time for the start of the new school year, Vienna’s new tram line 12 began operating on 1 September 2025: It runs from Josefstädter Straße (U6) via Franz-Josefs-Bahnhof, Friedensbrücke (U4), Jägerstraße (U6) and …
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