Transportist: June 2020

Welcome to the latest issue of The Transportist, especially to our new readers. As always you can follow along at the  transportist.org or on Twitter. The next issue of the Transportist will be August, as July will be reserved for the TransportLab newsletter. Urban riots in response to police murders [tears for my old hometown Minneapolis, the riots were […]

The 30-Minute City: A Review

Tom van Vuren reviewed my recent book, the The 30-Minute City in Transport Reviews. I abstract some of it here. The author describes the book as a fast read. He is right – it is written in a very straight-forward style, avoids jargon and as such, I think it would be enjoyed by practitioners, first-degree […]

Transportist: December 2019

Welcome to the latest issue of The Transportist, especially to our new readers.  As always you can follow along at the  transportist.org or on Twitter. Jobs Post-doc at the University of Sydney with Dr. Emily Moylan Master of Transport at the University of Sydney Class start in early 2020, apply now. Transport Accessibility Manual The Committee of the Transport […]

On Trackless Trams

Zhuzhou, Hunan, China has deployed a segment of `trackless trams’ (map – it runs on the north-south route in the center of the map in this Olympics district). The technology, explained in this video, is an articulated, rubber-tired on road, electric vehicle that carries passengers on a marked right-of-way adjacent to traffic. The interior has a […]

The Transportist: October 2019

Welcome to the latest issue of The Transportist, especially to our new readers.  As always you can follow along at the  transportist.org or on Twitter. Jobs Multiple Academic Opportunities with the School of Civil Engineering, University of Sydney Master of Transport Masterclass for Master of Transport, October 8 Transportist (the blog) The Precarity of Our Situation Observations of Melbourne Late […]

Transportist: July 2019

Welcome to the July 2019 issue of The Transportist, especially to our new readers.  As always you can follow along at the  transportist.org or on Twitter. New Interdisciplinary Master of Transport The University of Sydney is pleased to unveil a new, interdisciplinary (Engineering, Planning, and Business) Master of Transport, and is accepting applications for Term 1 and Term 2 […]

The Transportist: May 2019

Welcome to the May 2019 issue of The Transportist, especially to our new readers. We are testing a new newsletter platform, Substack. If you received this by email, you have been migrated, and no action is required on your part. As always you can follow along at the  transportist.org or on Twitter. Laws Like Newton in Mechanics or Tobler in […]

Transportist: March 2019

Welcome to the March 2019 issue of The Transportist, especially to our new readers. As always you can follow along at the  transportist.org or on Twitter. February was notable for the launch of Transport Findings and our hosting the first TransportCamp in Sydney, both sponsored by TransportLab. TransportFindings We are pleased to announce the launch of Transport Findings, a new, independent, […]

The Transportist: November 2018

Welcome to the November 2018 issue of The Transportist, especially to our new readers. As always you can follow along at the  blog or on Twitter Jobs Multiple academic opportunities at multiple levels — School of Civil Engineering, University of Sydney (Closing date: 2 December 2018 – Sydney Time) Postdoctoral Research Associate in Transport (Closing date: 11 November 2018 – Sydney time ) Posts On Academic […]

The Transportist: September 2018

Welcome to the September 2018 issue of The Transportist, especially to our new readers. As always you can follow along at the blog or on Twitter. Posts A Political Economy of Access – Reviewers Wanted Does bike sharing have a future in Australia? Dr. Chelsey Palmateer: The Distribution of Access To make better streets, we must first measure them On the Four Paths Conferences […]