Aug 14, 2020 | Martin Lamb, Transport and COVID-19
During the past few months, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, public transport use has plummeted 90%. It is estimated that use will continue to remain below pre-COVID levels for some time to come due to lockdown restrictions still easing slowly. However, this figure...
Jun 26, 2020 | Alan Stevens, Greener Transport, Helen Viner, Iain Knight, Martin Lamb, Vijay Ramdas
In a recent article for Thinking Highways, ITEN members Helen Viner, Vijay Ramdas, Prof. Alan Stevens, Martin Lamb and Iain Knight discuss the urgency of reductions in carbon emissions from transport and the complexities involved in reducing transport energy demands....
Jun 12, 2020 | Alan Stevens, Martin Lamb, Transport and COVID-19, Vijay Ramdas
As the COVID-19 pandemic forced us all into lockdown, traffic numbers showed a sharp decline. Traffic use dropped 75% around the world with the positive outcome of air pollution levels reducing dramatically. Much of this is down to the increasing number of those...
May 15, 2020 | Martin Lamb, Vehicle Automation
When the topic of automated vehicles arises, you would be forgiven for thinking of our day to day cars with automatic features, perhaps automated truck convoys and at a push, low-speed autonomous delivery pods being trialled for delivery services in urban areas. The...
Jan 20, 2020 | Construction, Martin Lamb
There is much that the construction industry does well; building and maintaining the transport network, vital for business, constructing the built environment and so on. That being said, there are many areas where the construction industry could improve to raise...
Nov 6, 2019 | Bill McMahon, Greener Transport, Helen Bailey, Martin Lamb, Renewable Energy, Vijay Ramdas
Is renewable energy from within the road authority estate now a feasible option? Most examples of renewable energy generation tend to be small scale to meet localised energy needs and although the gradual uptake of such schemes can be expected to continue, the...
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