ITS Monday: Edition 19, 2022
A small collection of curated content from the worlds of intelligent transport systems, smart mobility, and associated areas.
Included this week, smart city rethink, banning cars, AU EV charging network, Hoboken’s road safety lessons, e-cargo bikes, and more.
And just in case you hadn’t caught it yet, we have a new series of interviews with transport professionals – Effects of COVID on the transport sector – what they see now, what they would like to happen post-pandemic, and what they think will happen. If you’d like to be join this conversation, drop us a line!
This week’s articles
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Toronto wants to kill the smart city forever
Google’s Sidewalk Labs had a plan for the Quayside area of Toronto. It had its opposition, and those plans have now been cancelled for pandemic-related reasons. In the meantime there’s a new plan, Quayside 2.0. “It’s not a smart city. It’s a city that’s smart.”
READ THE ARTICLEWhat I Mean When I Say ‘Ban Cars’
A piece by Doug Gordon, a liveable streets advocate. “As a two-word summary of a complex movement, “ban cars” is inaccurate and incomplete. Still, there’s no question that many community advocates, urban planners, and policy makers around the planet want to challenge the automobile’s current status at the top of our transportation food chain.”
READ THE ARTICLEHoboken Hasn’t Had a Traffic Death in Four Years. What’s It Doing Right?
“The city of 60,000 hasn’t had a single traffic fatality since 2018 and has consistently cut the number of crashes and injuries while – and by – aggressively installing the things that are proven to make cities safer and more efficient for everyone: bike lanes, curb extensions, bus lanes, high-visibility crosswalks, and raised intersections.”
READ THE ARTICLEPublished on The Conversation, and written by Miguel Loyola and Professor John Nelson, both of the Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies at the University of Sydney. “The problem for planners and policymakers is many Australians oppose cycle lanes, believing they’ll only force drivers to drive more slowly and extend travel times. But our new study, published in the journal Accident Analysis and Prevention, suggests not everyone around the world sees cycle lanes this way.”
READ THE ARTICLEAmazon: e-cargo bikes to replace thousands of van deliveries in London
“The online retailer is opening its first “micromobility” hub in Hackney, east London, which – along with an existing fleet of electric vehicles – will contribute to 5m deliveries a year across about a 10th of the capital’s ultra low emission zone postcode districts.”
READ THE ARTICLENSW on-demand services go permanent
“All seven of the NSW government’s remaining On Demand pilot services in rural and regional NSW were made permanent from July 1, providing communities with more transport options.”
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Motoring clubs to double size of Australia’s biggest EV charging network after buyout
NRMA, RACV, RACQ, RAC, RAA and RACT have taken full ownership of Australia’s biggest electric vehicle charging network, Chargefox, providing the capital for a massive rollout of fast-charging stations across the country to meet the soaring demand for EVs.
READ THE ARTICLEHydrogen Fuels Australia partners on green Hume Highway network
“Hydrogen Fuels Australia and Clara Energy have agreed to plan and build a green hydrogen distribution network along the Hume Highway corridor.”
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Cycling: TfL to begin issuing fines to drivers in cycle lanes
Transport for London have begun to get real about keeping the city’s cycling lane free of cars and trucks.
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