Deaths and injuries in road crashes are a 'silent epidemic on wheels'

Traffic crashes kill and injure millions worldwide every year and are a major drain on economic development. Improving road safety would produce huge payoffs, especially in lower-income countries.

John Rennie Short, Professor, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County • conversation
May 31, 2022 ~10 min

Four reasons SUVs are less safe and worse for the environment than a regular car

The controversial cars are under attack.

Tom Stacey, Senior Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
May 25, 2022 ~6 min


SUVs: four reasons why they are less safe and worse for the environment than a regular car

The controversial cars are under attack.

Tom Stacey, Senior Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
May 25, 2022 ~6 min

MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium announces recipients of inaugural MCSC Seed Awards

Twenty winning projects will link industry member priorities with research groups across campus to develop scalable climate solutions.

Molly Chase | Climate and Sustainability Consortium • mit
May 23, 2022 ~15 min

Transport apps are being hailed as a sustainable alternative to driving: but they're not female-friendly

Research shows apps designed to make journeys more environmentally friendly aren’t considering women’s transport needs.

Maurizio Catulli, Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Innovation, University of Hertfordshire • conversation
April 28, 2022 ~7 min

Improved approach to the ‘Travelling Salesperson Problem’ could improve logistics and transport sectors

A new approach to solving the Travelling Salesperson Problem – one of the most difficult questions in computer science – significantly outperforms current

Cambridge University News • cambridge
April 26, 2022 ~6 min

Are supply chains stuck in detention?

Washington is recognizing that the American truck driver shortage might have been misdiagnosed.

Dan McCool | MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics • mit
April 25, 2022 ~4 min

How did public transportation affect COVID’s spread?

Cities where more people used public transportation had a higher per capital incidence of COVID-19 at the beginning of the pandemic, a new study shows.

Jason Maderer-Georgia Tech • futurity
April 14, 2022 ~7 min


12 best ways to get cars out of cities – ranked by new research

A new study finds congestion charging and creating car-free streets and separated bike lanes have been most effective at reducing car use in European cities.

Kimberly Nicholas, Associate Professor of Sustainability Science, Lund University • conversation
April 14, 2022 ~27 min

Revolutionary changes in transportation, from electric vehicles to ride sharing, could slow global warming – if they’re done right, IPCC says

A new international report on climate change finds rapid changes could cut emissions from transportation by 80% to 90%. Three behavior change trends could bring big improvements.

Alan Jenn, Assistant Professional Researcher in Transportation, University of California, Davis • conversation
April 4, 2022 ~9 min

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