Catch the bus

If city planners want people to switch from cars to public transport, then electric buses offer a much cheaper and more adaptable option than expensive light-rail systems, particularly in areas with arterial road networks and low suburban densities.

The new normal – How will international travel change?

This year’s pandemic stopped the huge global tourism industry in its tracks. International travel is starting to resume as vaccines are rolled out around the world, but how will the industry adapt to the ‘new normal’ in 2021?

Making the streets safer

Delivery riders are paying the ultimate price for the fact that our cities, their infrastructure and the rules governing them make cycling much more dangerous than it should be.

Why real-time data matters to the maritime industry

Using real-time data in daily operations can help shipping companies reduce costs, increase efficiency and navigate anything that comes their way.

Saving our cities from the return of the car

The best way to minimise congestion as the economy recovers is to improve commuters’ public transport options, rather than trying to price congestion away, and allow it to operate more effectively while still offering room for on-board social distancing.

Rethinking public transport after COVID-19

Public transport is the most efficient way to move large numbers of people about the city but the idea of sharing confined public spaces for long periods of time will play heavily on the minds of a public learning to maintain physical distance.

Getting personal on PT

A research project aims to help Melbourne commuters make more efficient use of the existing road and transport network by tailoring individual journeys.

The car industry needs a change of gears

The end of Holden should spur the remainder of the automotive industry to take radical steps to guarantee its future in Australia.

Scooting past the road rules?

Are debates about e-scooters too narrow? Perhaps it is time to focus more on revitalising urban spaces and retrofitting road infrastructure than forcing them to fit into outdated legislation.

Electric cars to power ahead

Electric cars will become an ever-more common sight on this country’s roads, but without an increase in renewable electricity generation, vehicle emissions will simply be transferred from cars to coal-fired power stations.

Engineering a smarter city

An app that can get you from A to B faster and safer? The technology to transform our burgeoning city transport systems into intelligent networks is already here.

Does Australia want mobility as a service?

The ever growing consumer adoption of Mobility as a Service – MaaS – could help reduce the increasing traffic congestion on Australia’s urban roads.