• How the UK’s dependency on cars slows down the economy (The Conversation) • Midlands abandoned railway island to be brought back into use: Video (Transport Matters) • British Transport Police trials live facial recognition …
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NYC Congestion Pricing: Faster traffic, fewer trucks, but no change in idling (Altitude)
New York City’s new congestion pricing has accelerated traffic and reduced large truck presence in Lower Manhattan, yet idling remains largely unchanged, posing ongoing questions regarding the resulting impact on air quality. New York City’s …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 24 October 2025
• No, you aren’t imagining it: the Tube is getting louder (Jonn Elledge) • Harry Beck: More than a Map – Illustrator, Cartoonist, Designer, Portraitist (TfL Archives) • Stonehenge Road Tunnel Plan Killed By Government …
Continue readingBurning food & irrigating for land-hungry biofuels is fuelling climate change (Transport&Environment)
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 …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 19 September 2025
• Inside the technical work of the UK’s rail accident detectives (E+T) • Travel mode comparisons should not only quantitative, but qualitative (Train Time) • New study finds EVs are lowest carbon US drive, but …
Continue readingStudy on non-exhaust emissions (NEE) in road transport (EITUrbanMobility)
More than 96% of the European population was exposed to PM2.5 concentrations exceeding the World Health Organization’s annual air quality guideline limit in 2022. Road transport is a primary source of particulate matter in urban …
Continue readingCheap air fares still harming environmental efforts (Railway-Technology)
Global environmental pressure group Greenpeace has found “a slightly positive trend” in transport ticket pricing, but the difference between rail and air prices is still “distorted” in favour of cheap flights. Flying Cheap, Paying Dear is …
Continue readingElectric Vehicle Fast Chargers Have a Surprising Health Downside (CityLab)
Hundreds of public fast chargers are popping up across the US to serve electric vehicle drivers seeking a cleaner alternative to gas-powered cars. But they come with a surprising risk: Charging stations create air pollution. …
Continue readingMore Efficient, Less Polluting Tires Are Essential for Electric Vehicles (L’Automobile)
It’s indisputable that electric vehicles (EVs) produce no direct tailpipe emissions since they have no exhaust. Some argue that EVs generate more brake dust, but this claim doesn’t hold up because EVs use regenerative braking, …
Continue readingToyota’s Chairman Says EVs Pollute More Than Hybrids. Is He Right? (InsideEVs)
Akio Toyoda says one electric car pollutes as much as three hybrids. Here’s what research says. Scientists have long settled the debate of whether electric cars are better for our environment than combustion engine cars—the …
Continue readingStudy of Impacts of Low Emission Zones on sick leave & mental well-being (JEconomicBehavior& Organization)
Abstract Air pollution poses a global concern due to its detrimental effects on climate, healthcare, and human capital accumulation. However, there is limited evidence on the health and human capital impacts of clean air transport …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 2 June 2025
• London Congestion Charge set to rise by 20% to £18 (BBC) • VW Dieselgate pollution killed 16,000 people in UK, study estimates (The Guardian) • The Great Canal Collapse: Video (Paul Whitewick) • Britain’s …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 23 May 2025
• History is made as First Commuter Railway in the UK goes Signal-Free (Rail Advent) • No evidence’ that gov’t’s Jet Zero strategy to cut aviation emissions is working (New Civil Engineer) • The delays …
Continue readingElectric London – Securing a cleaner, fairer future through the EV transition (StonehavenGlobal)
London has always been a pioneer in transport innovation – from the first underground railway to the early rollout of ticketless travel. Now, it is leading the race to electrify road transport. EVs make up more …
Continue readingScotRail Begins Trials of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil – HVO – fuel (Railway-News)
ScotRail has begun trialling Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) as an alternative to diesel in one of its Class 156 train units. The trial was initiated on 19 February, and is set to run for 12 …
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