"Filling up at the petrol station is definitely becoming painful" - my wife said to me as we filled up our car yesterday "anything you think can realistically be done in the short term...or long term for that matter?" Good question and one...

As the Winter Olympics return to Italy in February 2026, the Milano–Cortina model will test something the transport community has long known: large‑scale sporting events don’t succeed because of infrastructure alone — they succeed through...

Over the last few years, I’ve worked across two worlds: transport planning and sports governance. In both, I’ve seen the same pattern. When everyday movement drops, the costs compound. Sport isn’t just stadiums and scoreboards.

Having recently used Thailand's public transport system we can say this... Bangkok has quietly become one of Asia’s most dynamic public transport cities.

We have spent the last three weeks riding around Thailand on our bikes. It was my wife's idea. Mixing work meetings, the SEA games and some holiday time together.

I will be travelling to Thailand this December for the Southeast Asian Games. While the role is sport governance, I can’t help but keep my transport planner hat on. Major events like this are a fascinating for urban mobility planners!

“Every hour stuck in traffic is an hour lost to productivity, family time, and economic growth.

Congestion charging is no longer a distant concept for New Zealand—it’s on the legislative books, and Auckland is set to lead the way. The goal? Like most transport goals - Reduce congestion, cut emissions, and make urban mobility smarter.

Fun fact for today. The term Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) was first coined in 2014 in Finland by the wonderful Sampo Heikkila.

After spending a week in Beijing for sport, and now back in New Zealand, I realized what a shock cars travelling through pedestrian crossings was - even when the pedestrian signal was green and the traffic light was red.

We spent time this week reading the KPMG report on a global reset in infrastructure. Its clear that as we move towards 2030, the transport sector is undergoing a profound transformation.

Last week we were on a call with a person who has been an Olympic Athlete in two sports.

We were recently looking at cycling infrastructure in the Middle East, and it got us thinking about how creating a green network, where cycling isn't a standalone mode, is key to success.

We have the pleasure of being in Kaunas, Lithuania this week for World Pentathlon Executive Board meetings, and a World Championship.

We are currently working on a Heavy Vehicle EV project and it got us thinking about the impacts of trucks on or networks.

Today we thought we would touch on the age-old topic of trying to build our way out of congestion. Old school traffic engineering views still hold strong to this day - eg a view that more lanes equal less traffic or less congestion.

We are a fan of Bus Rapid Transit, even though our hometown is Melbourne which has one of the largest Light Rail (tram) systems in the world!

Having recently spent time in the Cook Islands, the purpose of the trip was sport related, I’ve been reflecting on how transport systems can better serve local communities, visitors, and the environment.

Today, we thought we would look at how public transport fares in NZL and Aus compare to other parts of the world, and what impacts price.

New Zealand, as many other developed and developing countries around the world are, is struggling with congestion, constrained corridors and limited available funds.