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Driving improvement – socially just green transport solutions

Karen Lucas headshot By Filed Under: All posts, Cities and Environment, Environment, Inclusive Growth, Urban Posted:

As the UK transitions to net zero and shifts to low carbon transport, policymakers are faced with the challenge of ensuring that a push for greener transport makes travel fairer and more accessible for those on low incomes. In this article, Professor Karen Lucas explores the detrimental impact of poor public transport connectivity and makes […]

Can we ‘level up’ transport infrastructure across the UK?

Diane Coyle By and Filed Under: Budget, Devo, Growth and Inclusion Posted:

Professor Diane Coyle and Dr Marianne Sensier have recently conducted research comparing transport infrastructure projects that have used HM Treasury’s Green Book. In this blog they argue that this methodology, alongside political prioritisation of projects in and around London, has reinforced existing success in wealthy, already highly productive parts of the UK. Future infrastructure investment […]

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