ITS Monday: Edition 37, 2022
A small collection of curated content from the worlds of intelligent transport systems, smart mobility, and associated areas.
Included this week, call for Australian superblocks, EVs and taxes, 2,000km range hydrogen car, e-bike app increases safety, and more.
The article headlines below are:
- Call for a superblock city in Melbourne’s own homage to Catalonia
- Electric vehicle tax unites states in High Court stoush against the Commonwealth
- The new hydrogen car that travels 2,000 kilometers with a single tank
- Volvo delivers electric trucks with fossil-free steel frame rails to customers
- Aussie e-bike riders unlock safer map app
- ‘Congestion has returned to pre-pandemic levels’
And just in case you hadn’t caught it yet, we have a recent 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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Call for a superblock city in Melbourne’s own homage to Catalonia
We’ve covered the superblock idea before here in ITS Monday, and we’ve also had articles asking for cars to be taken out of the Melbourne CBD. Here we have the concept of the superblock being discussed in an Australian context. “Salvador Rueda is visiting Melbourne this week, urging the city to adopt superblocks, where walking and cycling is given priority over cars, which are restricted to 10km/h and have their parking spaces reclaimed for public open space.”
Related iMOVE project: Your Street, Your Say: Better streets for Darebin
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Electric vehicle tax unites states in High Court stoush against the Commonwealth
“If there is a win for drivers Chris Vanderstock and Kath Davies, who brought the case – backed by the Commonwealth – it paves the way for the federal government to implement its own road user tax that could replace fuel excise in the future.”
Related iMOVE project: Electric vehicles: Supporting uptake, investigating smart charging
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The new hydrogen car that travels 2,000 kilometers with a single tank
Hydrogen-powered cars may not be the frontrunner in the replacement option for petrol=powered cars, but that’s not to say that there isn’t some work going on in that area. In this instance that work is emanating from Volkswagen’s R&D.
Related iMOVE project: Investigating the viability of hydrogen fuel for heavy vehicle use
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Volvo delivers electric trucks with fossil-free steel frame rails to customers
“As the world’s first truck manufacturer to do so, Volvo has begun using fossil-free steel in its trucks. The first electric trucks with fossil-free steel are now being delivered to customers.”
Related iMOVE content: An interview with Tim Camilleri, e-Mobility Solutions Manager at Volvo Group Australia
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Aussie e-bike riders unlock safer map app
“An Australian app promising to help new e-bike riders avoid hills and traffic has secured its first partnership, in a deal proponents say could bring Australia closer to “Copenhagen levels” of cycling.”
Related iMOVE project: Safer cycling and street design: A guide for policymakers
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‘Congestion has returned to pre-pandemic levels’
“Rush-hour congestion is back to pre-COVID levels in Auckland, even though many people continue to work from home on one or more days a week.”
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The idea behind ITS Monday was in part driven by our ITS Weekly Roundup, an email newsletter we send each Friday (subscribe to that here, plus/or our monthly iMOVE newsletter!). That newsletter contains a substantial number of links, and sometimes I think interesting content could be lost in the mix. I also see quite a lot of interesting content on social media (yes, you can follow us on Linkedin and Twitter). So every week I’ll collect a few things, and put them in ITS Monday.
*Inclusion in ITS Monday does not equal iMOVE endorsement. It’s more aimed at discovery, thought, or discussion … or all of those and more. And while for the most part I expect content to be current, a little age doesn’t mean diminished interest.
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