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A blog for my thoughts on transport mostly as well as politics and life more broadly

What you will get: Transport

What you might get: Bordeaux, AFC Wimbledon, cats, politics, wine, Birmingham, cities

And finally, respect to Claire (Mrs B) and Camille (little Miss B)

Subjects

  • AFC Wimbledon (12)
  • aviation (8)
  • Birmingham (51)
  • Birmingham Mayor (15)
  • Bordeaux (1)
  • Buses (9)
  • Cats (1)
  • Cities (60)
  • High Speed Rail (48)
  • London (39)
  • Mobility as a Service (8)
  • Politics (81)
  • Rail (69)
  • Random Thoughts (58)
  • Transport (107)
  • Uncategorized (5)

My latest tweets

  • RT @davidschneider: Michael Gove, 2 weeks ago: “Transparency drives everything this government does” In unrelated news: 59 minutes ago
  • RT @hilarybennmp: So why are you opposed to HS2? twitter.com/thegreenparty/… 1 hour ago
  • RT @peterjukes: Civil servant advised Greensill while working in Whitehall, says watchdog - approved by Gove's Cabinet Office All the dod… 1 hour ago
  • RT @brayparry: Uhhh, so applaud France banning domestic air travel, make the link to the necessity for heavy rail investment (high speed in… 1 hour ago
  • RT @RobinWhitlock66: The Green Party have moved into Monty Python territory now. You could call it hypocritical of course, but given the… 1 hour ago
  • RT @SthLondonPress: AFC Wimbledon 3 Ipswich 0 – Rampant Dons stay in the goal groove to churn over Tractor Boys londonnewsonline.co.uk/afc-wimbledon-… 2 hours ago
  • RT @HaydontheWomble: It finishes 3-0 to #AFCWimbledon thanks to 2 thumping headers by @w_nightingale & @rudi_rudoni both delivered by the p… 2 hours ago
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Buses, Cities, High Speed Rail, Politics, Rail, Random Thoughts, Transport

Many elections, not so much transport policy

Following the local and mayoral elections we now have a month until the General Election.  Given the amount of Brexit … Continue reading Many elections, not so much transport policy

Mobility as a Service, Rail, Random Thoughts, Transport

The relevance of rail to mobility as a service

The rail industry is a relatively complex and capital-intensive one for businesses to enter and develop market share in. The railways … Continue reading The relevance of rail to mobility as a service

Mobility as a Service, Random Thoughts, Transport

Talking the Future of Travel at London Tech Week

I was excited and intrigued to be invited by the Travel Tech Lab and London & Partners to speak at … Continue reading Talking the Future of Travel at London Tech Week

Cities, Mobility as a Service, Politics, Transport

Multimodality and innovation: the real value of Mobility as a Service

The increasing interest in the principles of Mobility as a Service is a hugely exciting prospect in the seemingly-neverending quest … Continue reading Multimodality and innovation: the real value of Mobility as a Service

Birmingham, Cities, Politics, Random Thoughts, Transport

Integrated Transport (or Mobility Opportunities) Part 2

In this Part I want to explore a practical application of integrated transport policy.  Quite often we have accepted second … Continue reading Integrated Transport (or Mobility Opportunities) Part 2

Birmingham, Buses, Cities, Random Thoughts, Transport

What big transport ideas could we deploy in the West Midlands?

This is really a thought experiment and a bit of fun and I would welcome other peoples’ thoughts on this … Continue reading What big transport ideas could we deploy in the West Midlands?

Birmingham, Buses, Cities, Transport

How could public transport be run better?

Right now we are seeing our transport authorities losing staff and revenue spending while still needing to deliver efficient and … Continue reading How could public transport be run better?

Birmingham, Buses, Cities, Politics, Random Thoughts, Transport

The West Midlands and transport out of hours

Having just read this piece (link below) about late night transit in America, it got me thinking about the importance … Continue reading The West Midlands and transport out of hours

Politics, Rail, Transport

The annual fair fares media frenzy (aka oh look, railways!)

The title hopefully indicates my frustration that we have come round to the annual media feeding frenzy and slanging match … Continue reading The annual fair fares media frenzy (aka oh look, railways!)

Transport

Incentivising transport and wider policy benefits

I may have mentioned before that transport plays a fundamental role in our lives.  As part of my PhD research, … Continue reading Incentivising transport and wider policy benefits

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