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Car use is peaking - but we still build new roads
June 20, 2011 by Christer Ljungberg
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Car use peaking all over the world according to Kenworthy & Newman. Still keen on those bypasses? In US and Australia urban sprawl is decresing, while density in Europe still decrease.
Why do we have to do the same ... (more)
ECOMM conference has to reinvent itself
May 21, 2011 by Christer Ljungberg
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On the plane back from ECOMM Toulouse there is time for some thinking and evaluation. I think this ECOMM was many steps back from the latest conferences in Lund, Groningen, London, San Sebastian and Graz. Nearly all of the many people I talked to during the conference confirm that. And it is not because of any bad organization from the French ... (more)
Still that old mobility focus. The mobility talibans march again
April 28, 2011 by Christer Ljungberg
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The new "Transport White Paper 2011: towards a competitive and resource efficient transport" system is the same old mobility thinking. The belief that technical solutions will solve all problem is strong.
During the press konference the Vice-President Siim Kallas, responsible for transport said "Transport 2050 is a roadmap for a competitive ... (more)