Families, friends and neighbours across Leeds are being invited to join forces and take part in a three-week experiment exploring different ways to access cars without needing to own them.

The 15-minute city (15MC) popularises an older idea: that everyday destinations should be within a short, walkable or cyclable distance. Treating that…

High-fronted SUVs are more likely to kill and are on the rise in Europe, with the UK an extreme example

Across four countries, more people agree with misinformation statements about electic vehicles than disagree with them, and conspiracist mentality is the strongest predictor of this agreement. Interac...

This paper examines how the UK transport governance system responded to the COVID-19 pandemic and what this reveals about its capacity for transformat…

Project opportunity - INFUZE: Inclusive evaluation of mobility systems at the University of Leeds

This paper examines the impact of Germany's nationwide 9-Euro-Ticket, a temporary almost fare-free transport ticket, on highway passenger traffic. Using a diffe

Council of Europe says Swiss government failing to respect human rights court’s ruling on emissions

Climate change has made tackling damaging temperature disparities increasingly urgent

Cars are getting bigger – about 1cm wider every two years. The only thing is, our streets aren’t.

The kerbside of today is a complex environment with a huge diversity of uses and highly dynamic patterns of use, including for parking, (un)loading, E…

Derbyshire council says crews blocked from gritting roads on Saturday due to double parking at walking spots near Edale

We are excited to announce five fully-funded (3.5 yrs) PhD studentships based at the University of Leeds. Topics are listed below with links to the individual opportunities. The application deadline f...

Some thoughts on EV sales and traffic - and why this opens up a further emissions gap. Despite the attacks on the ZEV mandate it is beginning to do its job of…

Full-text of my talk on how we pay for driving now and in the future is now available here: https://lnkd.in/e3cmzxuZ - in it I argue why focussing on the loss…

Tiny flakes of plastic, generated by the wear and tear of normal driving, eventually accumulate in the soil, in rivers and lakes, and even in our food.

Short reflections from launch of National Integrated Transport Strategy (NITS) event with Secretary of State. The main emphasis of Louise Haigh’s address was…

Why do so many equate car reduction with a complete bans on cars? How can we talk about demand reduction differently to avoid this reaction?

Bringing climate policy to the people. Climate Citizens is a project run out of Lancaster University aiming to change how people engage with the creation of climate policy.

Business Secretary launches consultation into reforming the rules in response to concerns from the automotive sector