ITS Monday: Edition 20, 2023
A small collection of curated content from the worlds of intelligent transport systems, smart mobility, and associated areas.
Included this week, road use charges, working from home (again … or still), electric ferry, cycling success, bike buses, electric vehicle price drop, and more.
The article headlines below are:
- Transportist: Road Pricing Redux
- Residents in Melbourne’s west told to ‘work from home’ ahead of planned works
- Electric ferry study could rock Brisbane’s boats
- Beyond driverless trucks: Building infrastructure for autonomous EV systems
- Cycling action plan 2: Building on successes
- Bike buses: A global trend in active school transportation
- 2023 BYD Dolphin price and specs: Electric hatch achieves price parity
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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Transportist: Road Pricing Redux
The latest from Professor David Levinson‘s Transportist blog, produced as it’s wont of late with the help of CHATGPT4. In this he reacts to the recent news that NSW is re-opening (?) the topic of road charging with the establishment of a new toll road review.
“The inquiry has already ruled out a Congestion Charge (an extra charge for driving to or through the CBD on all roads, not just motorways), and presumably more general Road Pricing (charging for the use of all roads). It seems open to time-of-day pricing differences (or dynamic (congestion varying real-time pricing, though I am far less keen on that, as it reduces price reliability for travellers.).”
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Residents in Melbourne’s west told to ‘work from home’ ahead of planned works
The recommendation that some people work from home has again been uttered by a politician. This time in Victoria, specifically Melbourne’s western suburbs, and this time it’s not because of a virus, it’s because of roadworks.
Related iMOVE content: Everything Working from Home
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Electric ferry study could rock Brisbane’s boats
“Brisbanites could become the latest Australians to commute on electric ferries after the local council revealed plans to launch a $435,000 study into the zero-emission vessels. If approved, the battery-powered catamarans, dubbed EVCats, could transport up to 80 passengers around a bend in the Brisbane River between Bulimba and Teneriffe.”
Related iMOVE project: Seafarer training for autonomous shipping: Needs & challenges
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Beyond Driverless Trucks: Building Infrastructure for Autonomous EV Systems
This from the USA, and from Swedish company Einride’s plans for scaling up its American operations and making its technology more widespread.
Related iMOVE content: Tim Camilleri: Prime mover in new truck tech
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Cycling Action Plan 2: Building on successes
A direct link to a new document from the Mayor of London. “Our 2018 Cycling Action Plan set out our vision for London to be the world’s best large city for cycling – this remains our ambition today. This new Action Plan takes stock of recent successes and uses our latest insights to shape an ambitious delivery programme that will further accelerate the take-up of cycling. ”
Related iMOVE projects: Safer cycling and street design: A guide for policymakers | Smart bike lights, data, and improved cyclist safety
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Bike Buses: A Global Trend in Active School Transportation
More overseas cycling news, this time building on an active transport project that began in Spain in 2020. “The international conversation around active and sustainable transportation for children has taken an exciting turn with the rise of the bike bus – an innovative method of commuting that brings the classroom and the community closer together while fostering healthy habits. Originating in European cities like Barcelona, the trend has now caught momentum globally, revolutionizing the way kids travel to school.”
Related iMOVE project: Evaluation of the Wagga Wagga Active Travel Plan
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2023 BYD Dolphin price and specs: Electric hatch achieves price parity
Electric vehicles in Australia. Over the last 12 months sales have gone up, and with this news, the price is beginning to come down. Japanese EV maker BYD held a launch this week of its Dolphin EV, which of course took place at Sea World on the Gold Coast.
Related iMOVE project: Electric vehicles: Supporting uptake, investigating smart charging
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