Author: Long Branch Mike

Why little vehicles will conquer the city – nearly all of them look silly, but if taken seriously, they could be a really big deal for urban transportation. The public reaction to the arrival of …

To hear the start-up world tell it, “micro transit” is the next big urban transportation breakthrough. But out in the real world, the results haven’t lived up to the hype. “Micro transit” refers to services …

Electric motors are being used to return end-of-life bin lorries back to active duty in a trial taking place in a London borough. It is hoped that ‘repowering’ will greatly extend the working life of …

In our April cover feature, “Charging into the future”, we looked at developments in battery technology aimed at storing large amounts of charge for long periods; the main application for this is in storing intermittent …

Boston has two main train stations: South Station, and North Station. Both are terminals, about 2 km apart, each serving its own set of suburbs; as a result, over the last few decades there have …

A landmark deal has been reached between the governments of Australia and New South Wales to build the first stage of the North South Rail Link. The line will connect St Marys, a suburb in …

How failing to manage electric vehicles could inadvertently promote congestion and pollution, not reduce it… The age of owning a private car has passed its peak. Fewer Londoners own a private car than ever before, …