Environment

The environmental and social costs and benefits of transport, the extent to which they can be assessed, and opportunity cost in provision.

Some inconvenient thoughts

Tuesday, January 12, 2010
By Loose Shunter
Some inconvenient thoughts

The start of a new year turns our thoughts toward the year ahead, while the end of the first decade of the 21st Century in one year's time gives us further pause for reflection and thought. There's been some points about the rail industry ripe for debate that have been rolling around in my... »

Publicising our research – answering a call for papers

Wednesday, November 4, 2009
By Loose Shunter
Publicising our research – answering a call for papers

The 2010 Australasian Transport Research Forum has put out a call for papers that closes at the end of January 2010. If you've got a piece of research that you've done on a transport topic, why not share it with the rest of the transport world? »

Long range commuting

Saturday, November 29, 2008
By Somebody
Long range commuting

It is hard to deny that there are many people who live outside the metropolitan areas of our cities, but »

What is the purpose of public transport?

Monday, November 24, 2008
By MJJA

Somebody – this one’s for you. It’s time to nut out exactly WHY we are advocating for significant improvements to public transport. Obviously it’s because the system is in bad shape, but WHY do we want it in good shape? In other words, what is the purpose of a good public transport system?   1. It... »

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