Transit Trends
Short, numbers-first pieces on transport, cities and infrastructure by Andrew Collings, KA Advisory.
If you want a beer, get it yourself...from a Circle K in Bali!
"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted" Fourteen months ago, we had the pleasure of a 10 day trip to Bali, Indonesia.
Don't you know the price of diesel in Azerbaijan?!
This was a question my colleague and I were asked at a briefing session we were presenting at for an updated public transport network. A network that considered the future of PT - particularly EVs - for the next decade(s).
Considering EV bus benefits in a Business Case
A few days ago I was asked by a client in Australia 'How do you propose we broadly consider reduced CO2 emissions from using EV buses instead of diesel vehicles in our business case?' It was a good question, and one that forced us to think...
Why we are including a travel corridor plan in our International Federation Para Event Guidelines
"Don't tell me you can't!" - Juan Jose Mendez Fernandez (Spanish Para Cyclist) Sometimes you just know you need to do better.
Tips for developing appropriate Investment Objectives for Transport Business cases
“If I had an hour to solve a problem I’d spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and 5 minutes thinking about solutions” Albert Einstein How to develop appropriate Investment Objectives for Transport Business Cases While the Waka...
BRT Creep - five ways to stop it
“For every $1 billion we invest in public transportation, we create 30,000 jobs, save thousands of dollars a year for each commuter, and dramatically cut greenhouse gas emission” Bernie Sanders What the heck is BRT creep you may be asking?
Bus Rapid Transit - Will it work in your city?
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT). It’s the mass public transport system to have when you don't want “real” mass transit. Harsh we know, but that seems to be the view of many. Firstly, we are biased towards BRT.