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The fallout from the Middle East war sets the context for our news this time and our front page story explores the political and operational impacts of the fuel price rise and wider implications for transport policy in the short and longer term. Other interesting developments relating to decarbonisation and sustainability are in our other news pages, as well as a significant Government announcement on future Mayoral funding streams.
Further stories report on the latest developments in local transport strategies in London, Cambridge, South and West Yorkshire and Aberdeen, with an emphasis on public transport investment, and the deployment of new technologies. There is an important court judgement on the controversial Low Traffic Neighbourhood schemes of a London borough, and local policy initiatives on micromobility are prominent too, as are significant new steps in digital information provision and payment systems.
This issue also contains a special LTT interview with Transport Planning Society Chair Nicola Kane, who answers ten questions we put to her on the challenges facing transport practitioners, and the policy areas that are of greatest interest and concern to TPS.
Our expert commentator contribution in this issue is by David Metz who considers that the application of time valuation as a key tenet of transport investment appraisal is well overdue for review. He challenges the validity of recent proposed revisions to the time values that are applied to freight movements, and alongside this proposes that a careful review is also needed of the whole basis on which time savings really relate to personal travel behaviour.
In his Editorial Opinion, Peter Stonham explores recent controversies about the proper use of pavements, and in particular the need to protect the interests of pedestrians and their safety under a range of competing pressures. He expresses concern about the rapid spread of micromobility not being subject to consistent Government messaging about where and how it fits into wider transport decision-making. He looks forward the early provision of some overarching and robust advice on the topic that recognises the needs of those who depend on use of the pavement.
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