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Why Carrots Aren't Enough: The Hard Truth About Reducing Car Use
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🚄 🚌 🚗 🚴‍♀️🚶‍♀️Why Carrots Aren't Enough: The Hard Truth About Reducing Car Use

Subscribe Latest Insights Welcome Transport Leaders Welcome to this week's edition of the Transport Leader newsletter, your 5-minute guide to improving transport. Have a great trip! In Today's Transport Leader: Why Carrots Aren't Enough: The Hard Truth About Reducing Car Use Beyond Silos: The Evidence on Coordinated Land Use and Transport Planning Looking Beyond Copenhagen for Active Transport Inspiration Plus Quick Trips, Blog and Innovation. PS Look out for a bit of Roman fun at the end....

November 13th, 2025 Subscribe Sponsor Can You Trust the Data Running Your Network? Messy, fragmented, incomplete data leads to poor decisions and missed opportunities for service improvements. At Intermoda (formerly NetBI and Bridj), we help transport agencies and operators become 'data fit', building confidence in the information that drives transport forward. Ready to find out if your data is up to the challenge? Read the full article We have a few places left for this month's book club on...

Don't Do Free Buses, Do Free Bikes Instead

Subscribe Latest Insights Welcome Transport Leaders Welcome to this week's edition of the Transport Leader newsletter, your 5-minute guide to improving transport. Have a great trip! In Today's Transport Leader: Don't Do Free Buses, Do Free Bikes Instead From Congestion to Calm: Lessons from Pontevedra’s Urban Transformation What Denmark Can Teach Us About Transport Trade-offs Plus Quick Trips, Blog, Innovation and Tools. Sponsor Can You Trust the Data Running Your Network? Messy, fragmented,...

Beyond Electric Vehicles: Why Mode Shift Is Key to Net Zero Transport

November 6th, 2025 Subscribe Sponsor Can You Trust the Data Running Your Network? Messy, fragmented, incomplete data leads to poor decisions and missed opportunities for service improvements. At Intermoda (formerly NetBI and Bridj), we help transport agencies and operators become 'data fit', building confidence in the information that drives transport forward. Ready to find out if your data is up to the challenge? Read the full article Beyond Electric Vehicles: Why Mode Shift Is Key to Net...

Subscribe Latest Insights Welcome Transport Leaders Welcome to this week's edition of the Transport Leader newsletter, your 5-minute guide to improving transport. Have a great trip! In Today's Transport Leader: How the MBTA Is Building a Blueprint for Mobility Integration What Does the Elizabeth Line Evaluation Tell Us? The Unintended Consequences of Free Transit for Older Adults in Brazil Plus Quick Trips, Blog, Innovation and Tools. Sponsor Better Public Transport Starts With Better Data...

Should Public Transport Make A Profit or Be Free Like Health and Education?

October 30th, 2025 Subscribe From Car-Oriented to People-Oriented Transport Systems I've been compiling a list of proven policies and approaches for transforming car-oriented into people-oriented transport systems, with demonstrated success in building both community and political support. Now I’m sharing these insights with you in an upcoming free, one-hour webinar. There are two sessions available, so you can choose the time that best fits your location: Session A (Asia-Pacific / Europe...

Active Transport Special - E-Cargo Bikes, Bike Share and More

Subscribe Welcome Transport Leaders Welcome to this week's edition of the Transport Leader newsletter, your 5-minute guide to improving transport. This week is an active transport special with three articles covering e-cargo bikes, bike share and active transport for schools. Have a great trip! In Today's Transport Leader: Try Before You Buy: How Trials Could Unlock E-Cargo Bike Growth Europe's Bike-Share Returns: Good, but Are We Investing in the Wrong Thing? A Community-Led Approach to...

Can Carpooling Unlock Better Bus Services?

October 23rd, 2025 Subscribe Sponsorship Opportunities Interested in reaching over 2000 transport leaders? Contact me at russell@transportlc.org From Car-Oriented to People-Oriented Transport Systems I've been compiling a list of proven policies and approaches for transforming car-oriented into people-oriented transport systems, with demonstrated success in building both community and political support. Now I’m sharing these insights with you in an upcoming free, one-hour webinar. There are...

The Paris Playbook: What Made Cycling Grow

Subscribe Welcome Transport Leaders Welcome to this week's edition of the Transport Leader newsletter, your 5-minute guide to improving transport. Have a great trip! In Today's Transport Leader: The Paris Playbook: What Made Cycling Grow Switzerland Rethinks Infrastructure Priorities After Referendum Setback What North American Transit Agencies Learned About Low-Income Fare Programs Plus Quick Trips, Blog and Tools. Sponsorship Opportunities Interested in reaching over 2000 transport leaders?...

Autonomous Vehicles Are Coming—And We're Going to Mess It Up

October 16th, 2025 Subscribe Sponsorship Opportunities Interested in reaching over 2000 transport leaders? Contact me at russell@transportlc.org Autonomous Vehicles Are Coming—And We're Going to Mess It Up Key Takeaways Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) will continue to roll out over the next decade. Here are 10 predictions for policy, infrastructure and regulation: Safety will cease to be an issue, but it will not be all smooth sailing. There will be a major cybersecurity incident. Most...