ITS Monday: Edition 39, 2021
A small collection of curated content from the worlds of intelligent transport systems, smart mobility, and associated areas.
Included this week, green hydrogen, parklet news, e-scooter boos, EV strategy in Australia (!), electro modding, 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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How cities and transit agencies can put a stop to congested roadways
An article by Andy Taylor, Senior Director, Global Strategy, Cubic Transportation Systems. ‘The tedious cycle of congestion in cities and regions today will only become exacerbated as people return to the workplace.’
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Car-dependent Gold Coast faces a public transport ‘pivot point’ amid growing congestion
‘Gold Coast residents are being warned that “it’s not possible” to maintain the regions current dependence on cars, with congestion set to double in the next decade. A COVID-induced migration boom has fuelled an already surging population on the Gold Coast, creating problems in the process.’
READ THE ARTICLECar count supports drive for more wining and dining at the kerbside
‘Parked cars take up more than one-fifth of Melbourne’s shopping strips, and planners from RMIT and Monash University say the land should be permanently handed to the city’s pedestrians and on-street diners.’ Chris De Gruyter, lead researcher of the working paper Street Space Allocation and Use in Melbourne’s Activity Centres.
READ THE ARTICLEE-scooters cluttering footpaths, challenging vision impaired
It’s fair to say that in regards to all things e-scooter in Australia we are still awaiting clarity. They haven’t really hit Melbourne in a big way (yet, but share e-scooters are coming!), but already there’s discontent. Or disorganisation. Well both really. ‘“It’s not just visually impaired people who are potentially put at risk, it’s all pedestrians, especially children. Kids can easily move from left to right and who knows what could happen. They go quite fast.”
READ THE ARTICLENSW Government’s Electric Vehicle Strategy
A few days age NSW released its (latest?) electric vehicle strategy. ‘The NSW Government has committed $490 million towards EVs, helping to cut taxes, provide $3,000 rebates and install ultra-fast EV chargers right across the State.’ Your copy of the strategy is downloadable from this link.
READ THE ARTICLEConverting classic cars to electric vehicles is booming in popularity
Some people out there have found a way of connecting their love of old cars with their interests in new technology and environmental concerns. ‘Though not cheap, EV conversion, or “electro modding”, is booming in popularity.’
READ THE ARTICLE‘A plan for flying electric taxis over Brisbane in time for the 2032 Olympics may be more than a flight of fancy, with an Australian company aiming to build an air taxi hub near the city in two years.’ What do you think? A good solution, or new for new’s sake?
READ THE ARTICLEWhy a UK ‘cycling and walking revolution’ won’t reduce car travel
I picked up this conversation starter from The Conversation via LinkediIn, and there was beginning to be a bit of debate about the article in the comments. The article is by David Metz, Honorary Professor of Transport Studies, UCL.
READ THE ARTICLEWind turbines reaching 206m tall proposed for Taranaki site as part of $70m green hydrogen project
Green hydrogen is a term I think we’ll all begin to increasingly see, and and not only here on iMOVE. This is the story of a new plan in New Zealand. This plan ‘has been placed under the Government’s Covid-19 Recovery (Fast-Track Consenting) Act 2020, which speeds up the consent process for projects that can boost employment and economic recovery.’
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