ITS Monday: Edition 23, 2024
ITS Monday is a small, weekly collection of curated content from the worlds of intelligent transport systems, smart mobility, and associated areas.
Included this week, MaaS in rural communities, electric vs hydrogen in freight vehicles, Safe Active Streets, and transport decarboisation.
The article headlines below are:
- Rethinking the role of the car in a MaaS framework – insights from a rural context
- Why electric beats hydrogen in the race to decarbonise freight vehicles in Australia
- Transport leaders meet to decarbonise industry
- Queensland’s first Safe Active Street puts bikes front and centre in Toowoomba
- Navigating the Seas of Carbon Taxing: Balancing the Scales in Global Shipping
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This week’s articles
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Rethinking the role of the car in a MaaS framework – insights from a rural context
A new paper from David Hensher, Corinne Mulley, and John Nelson, all from of the Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies.
Abstract:
“This policy note proposes a focus on ways to make better use of the private car and a corporate commitment model as offering potential to deliver an appealing Mobility as a Service (MaaS) offering in low density settings which are dominant in rural and regional jurisdictions. A set of next steps are presented as part of establishing the economic and social merits of MaaS in a rural and regional setting.”
Related iMOVE articles:
- MaaS (Mobility as a Service) in Australia: Info, Projects & Resources
- Report: MaaS: What have we learned, and where to next?
Related iMOVE projects:
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Why electric beats hydrogen in the race to decarbonise freight vehicles in Australia
This article in The Conversation is co-authored by Hussein Dia, Dorsa Alipour, and Hadi Ghaderi, all of the Swinburne University of TechnologyE. “To find out how best to decarbonise trucks in Australia, our research evaluated the lifecycle emissions from low-emission trucks. We focused on electric and hydrogen trucks. We also compared their performance to diesel trucks across five types of rigid and three types of articulated trucks.”
Related iMOVE article:
Related iMOVE projects:
- Gippsland community e-Bus pilot
- Electric school buses for Western Australia: Feasibility study
- Charging requirements for Melbourne’s electric bus fleet
Transport leaders meet to decarbonise industry
“Leaders from Australia’s transport industry have gathered in Canberra for a national summit focused on decarbonising the transport sector. United by their shared commitment to addressing this challenge, the Public Transport Association Australia New Zealand, Roads Australia and the Australasian Railway Association convened the National Decarbonising Transport Summit to agree on a joint response to the Transport and Infrastructure Net Zero Consultation Roadmap and identify priority actions. The Federal Government released the consultation roadmap in May, with feedback sought by July 26.”
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Queensland’s first Safe Active Street puts bikes front and centre in Toowoomba
“On Pierce Street in Toowoomba, at the edge of the CBD, the blatant, bold surface markings leave no doubt that this quiet, tree-lined road is unlike any other. An idea five years in the making, Queensland’s first “Safe Active Street” prioritises cyclists, allowing them to ride in the centre of the road.”
Related iMOVE articles:
Related iMOVE projects:
- Road use activity data: Cyclists, pedestrians and micromobility
- Impacts of eRideables on the transport task in WA
- EV batteries: Repair, refurbish, repurpose, recycle
- Second lives for electric vehicle batteries
Navigating the Seas of Carbon Taxing: Balancing the Scales in Global Shipping
University of Sydney’s “Veronica Schulz and Michael Bell discuss how the expansion of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme to include shipping reflects progress in tackling carbon emissions, but challenges like carbon leakage persist, requiring coordinated global efforts. Australia could enhance its emission reduction by making its ACCU scheme mandatory for ships and establishing green shipping corridors, aligning with international initiatives.”
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