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People Who Cycle or Walk to Work Enjoy Their Commutes the Most

Cyclists and walkers enjoy their journey to work most and motorists least.  This is the conclusion of an American study of commuters. The scores are most affected by the things commuters really hate:...

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All change for London as new taxis take over

The mix of black cabs on our streets looks likely to continue.  Manganese Bronze the maker of the traditional London Cab went bust but is now owned by the Chinese car maker, Geely.  It may make a come...

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We are switching to diesel to save fuel but is it good for our health?

Here is a challenging conundrum.  The AA reports that petrol sales are down and the purchase of diesels is up. We could say that this is a more efficient use of a finite resource and therefore a good...

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UK could face EU legal action over road vehicle tests

The UK is failing to implement EU single market rules on vehicle roadworthiness.  The UK does not want to bring in exhaust filters to limit nitrogen dioxide and other pollutants.  Consequently the EU...

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Affordable transport for the next million Londoners

It is no coincidence that more than one organisation is concerned about the lack of coherent strategy for handling the movement of people around London.  In addition to our own series of articles and...

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The Barriers to Recycling in London (and suggested solutions to them)

This article was written by Alex Maccioni, one of the founders of JunkWize; a Greater London serving rubbish clearance company that has just celebrated its first year of business.   To the casual...

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Are our travel choices smarter, better and greener than before?

Sustainable transport: “Unlocking the door-to-door journey Londoners know what it is to be stuck in traffic and it’s frustrating to know that one spends more time commuting – in the tube, bus, car or...

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Greening your business travel in London

Transport is the fastest growing source of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in the UK and the major sector in which emissions continue to rise. However, minimising our footprint when we travel doesn’t...

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London Mayor’s air quality data questioned and 2020 targets challenged

London Sustainability Exchange convened a conference recently to consider how communities can protect themselves against poor air quality. The conference produced some interesting data on the situation...

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Transport conclusions: Transport in London is dangerous and expensive but the...

Dangerous? – Well, this assumed a high profile in the contributions to our debate of transport in London. Is it an exaggeration? What is the evidence that travelling around London is no more dangerous...

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Ultra Low Emission Zone proposals are ‘too small, too weak & too late’

Simon Birkett director of  Clean Air in London has castigated the Mayor’s Ultra Low Emission Zone as too small, too weak and too late by being delayed until 2020.  Further, he charges that we still...

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Why governments don’t want to act on transport pollution even though it make...

An explosive research report comes from the University of Surrey concerning the failure of governments to act on illness-making pollutants.  A large proportion of these pollutants come from transports...

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