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New Sunderland-made Nissan LEAF qualifies for £3,750 discount under government’s EV grant in a boost for North East manufacturing Vs Rachel Reeves to curb high-end bike purchases in Cycle to Work scheme

Compare and contrast the Government language.

£3,750 EV grant on a £35k car: ‘helping families’.

Cycle to Work: ‘subsidising leisure’.

And yet cycling delivers TEN TIMES the impact of electric cars for reaching net zero. It’s almost like narrative, not data, is driving policy.

The Most Efficient Traveler Isn’t a Bird or a Fish—It’s You on a Bike A famous graphic, now updated, compares locomotion in the animal kingdom

Remember this one? “Humans aren’t very efficient movers—until you put us on a bicycle, when we become some of the most energy-efficient land travelers in the animal kingdom.” Via Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social #CityMakingMath

It's here! #BetterTransportWeek 2025! Join in on social media or online: www.bettertransportweek.org.uk

Beyond the flexibility narrative of automobility: How regular are car users’ mobility patterns? The widespread reliance on cars for daily mobility is often justified by a perceived need for flexibility, allowing travelers to adjust activities, sc…

Interesting new study finds that, although people say they need the flexibility that a car offers, drivers' journeys are no more flexible than people who travel with other modes
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The household auto fleet is a money pit What if wealth wasn’t a driveway full of cars—but the freedom to not need them?

What if owning fewer cars was a sign of more success?

What if wealth wasn’t a driveway full of cars—but the freedom to not need them?

My latest in @fastcompany.com

www.fastcompany.com/91341903/hou...

Very welcome - fare caps across both bus and trams.

🚌 🚃 “caps will work in conjunction with the bus operator, meaning that caps will apply across Lothian Buses and Edinburgh Trams, ensuring customers no longer need to purchase a day ticket from the bus driver, or the tram stop ticket machine.”

Investing in active mobility could reduce emissions from the transport sector by 50%.

The Pan African Action Plan for Active Mobility by UNEP and partners aims to advance a better walking and cycling environment #ForPeopleForPlanet.

See how: www.unep.org/topics/trans...

Powerful actors who undermine physical activity policy must be challenged As a fifth of adults in the UK have diabetes or pre-diabetes, the politics of physical activity policy must be tackled, argue Karen Milton and colleagues Recent data show that one in five adults in ...

"transport sector’s response to climate change has focused mitigation policy on scaling up electric vehicles. This serves the interests of the automotive and allied industries while undermining the opportunity to reorientate transport systems towards non-motorised travel"
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An image showing air travel side-by-side with train travel, to help make the point that low carbon travel options for visitors already exist in many circumstances.

🚆✈️ Tourism’s biggest carbon problem? Travel. The solution? More trains, buses & EVs. Less reliance on offsets. We need action now! Let’s talk. 💬

📖 Read the great insights in this report: www.thetravelfoundation.org.uk/resources/en...

#Tourism #ClimateAction #NetZeroTravel #SustainableTransport

Impressive results!

The March progress report from BusConnects in Dublin shows some fairly amazing results.... the 48% increase in passenger boardings on the redesigned bus network is remarkable... wait till we start to see the infrastructure too

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