Audit Scotland, Citizen’s Advice Scotland and Bus Campaign Group Greener Journeys all bemoan declining transport experiences, and common to their concerns is the need to involve local people better. Involving […]
Numerous barriers exist to the realisation of ‘smart cities’ – not least, who’s going to pay. This article by Derek Halden, DHC Loop Connections, republished from the Institution of Civil […]
There is much talk about mobility as a service (MaaS) providing a unified gateway which allows users to pay for transport with a single account. The key concept behind MaaS […]
Debate has continued for decades over the extent to which, and the ways, transport and connectivity helps business and economic development. At a meeting in London organised by the Transport […]
Visitors to Scotland are often told that the Kyles and Western Isles ‘belong’ to Macbraynes the ferry operator. However, converging issues about EU rules, public ownership and transport procurement have […]
If all road users treat others with respect then we can make the roads safer. To achieve this, a greater focus on enabling safer behaviour would complement the current investment […]
Derek Halden writing in the Scotsman newspaper for CILT suggests that social and engineering changes need to be delivered in tandem. The journey time data shows that speed cameras on […]
Taxation revenue has traditionally been used to address market failures but the social and environmental market failures evident today can only partially be addressed through publicly funded programmes. In a […]
Derek Halden writing in the Scotsman Newspaper on behalf of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport suggests that Scotland’s year of big events in 2014 will have prompted long […]
Fresh thinking on transport and the economy. Derek Halden highlights the role of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in The Scotsman. The article suggests that the transport economy […]