ITS Monday: Edition 7, 2022
A small collection of curated content from the worlds of intelligent transport systems, smart mobility, and associated areas. And this edition marks our 100th small collection of curated articles!
Included this week, post-pandemic movement in Sydney, new e-scooter rules, zero emission buses, community hubs, and transport accessibility.
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
Now, scroll down, and see what’s in this week’s edition. Oh, and before you do, be sure check out the quickest way to receive our new content via the subscription box just below …
Bumper-to-bumper is back as workers return to offices
The ongoing data story of the public’s reaction to a loosening of pandemic restrictions. In short, public transport is still way down on pre-pandemic numbers, while is the period measured here general road traffic is down slightly. Numbers here are Sydney only.
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Queensland’s clamping down on e-scooter ‘cowboys’. Here’s what you need to know
Changed to laws for e-scooters in Queensland were mooted a few weeks ago, and now here they are. It’s not just share e-scooters affected, it includes private scooter too. All the changes made are included here, along with more to come.
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Rethinking community hubs: community facilities as critical infrastructure
A new paper from Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, part of a special edition, The role of infrastructure in societal transformations. ‘This article discusses community hubs — multi-purpose institutions that host social, educational and health services, while building social connectedness and community capacity.’
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Canberra zero-emissions bustender underway: 90 units
After a market test last year, Canberra is pressing on to build a fleet of zero-emission buses. Some have already been ordered, this new decision by the ACT Government is to put out tender for 90 more vehicles. Actually, there’s quite a bit going on in this space in the ACT, and this article provides an overview of all the activity.
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Making transport accessible to everyone
Tricia Malowney OAM is the new Chief Accessibility Advocate for the Victorian Department of Transport, and here she outlines her background, along with the responsibilities of her role.
READ THE ARTICLEThe 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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