Walking and Cycling
The Evolution of London’s Crossrail Scheme and the Development of the Department for Transport’s Economic Appraisal Methods
Discussion Paper,
1 November 2011
State Roles in Providing Affordable Mass Transport Services for Low-Income Residents
Discussion Paper,
30 April 2011
Moving Freight with Better Trucks
Research Report, Policy Insights,
18 April 2011
- The freight transport task is growing rapidly in most regions and requires effective utilisation of all modes of transport.
- The safety and environmental impacts of road haulage require regulatory intervention for optimal outcomes.
- Compliance can be improved greatly through legislation that assigns responsibility.
- Compliance regimes can be enhanced by exploiting technological innovations.
- A performance based approach to regulation offers the potential to meet community objectives for road freight transport more fully.
- Many higher capacity vehicles have equivalent or even better intrinsic safety characteristics in some respects than most common workhorse trucks.
- Truck crash energies mean safety regulation must pay particular attention to managing truck speeds and driver alertness and impairment.
- Higher capacity vehicles have potential to improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions.
- Higher capacity vehicles can result in fewer vehicle-kilometres travelled.
- The lower unit costs offered by higher productivity trucks could result in increased overall demand for road freight transport and a transfer of freight from other modes.
- Road pricing systems can be developed to manage use of the transport network more efficiently.
- Road infrastructure and trucks need to be developed in concert.
- Significant opportunities for improvement of the regulation of heavy trucks have been identified.
Ten Stylised Facts About Household Spending on Transport
Statistics Brief, Policy Insights,
1 January 2011
- Housing, transport and food are the main household budgetary drivers.
- Share of transport on total household spending has remained relatively constant over time.
- The share of transport in household expenditure increases with welfare.
- The main driver of household spending is the ownership (and use) of cars.
- Increased spending on transport by richer households is mainly directed to cars.
- Transport spending structure and level changes dramatically only for households with the oldest consumers.
- Unemployed and retired spend least on transport – but still rely on cars.
- Bigger families spend more on transport (and use of car).
- Degree of urbanisation has only a small impact on transport spending shares in rich countries.
- Transport spending is rapidly increasing in China.
Long-Distance Passenger Rail Services in Europe: Market Access Models and Implications for Germany
Discussion Paper,
1 December 2009
Interurban Passenger Transport: Economic Assessment of Major Infrastructure Projects
Discussion Paper,
1 December 2009
Competitive Interaction between Airports, Airlines and High-Speed Rail
Roundtable Report,
4 November 2009
The Future of Interurban Passenger Transport - Bringing Citizens Closer Together
Discussion Paper,
30 September 2009
Competitive Interaction between Airports, Airlines and High-Speed Rail
Discussion Paper,
30 September 2009
Globalisation and Freight Transport Costs in Maritime Shipping and Aviation
Discussion Paper,
30 April 2009
Etat de la construction et du fonctionnement du marché des transports routiers de marchandises en Europe
Discussion Paper,
29 April 2009
The Construction and Operation of the Road Freight Transport Market in Europe
Discussion Paper,
29 April 2009
Railway and Ports Organization in the Republic of South Africa and Turkey: The Integrator’s Paradise?
Discussion Paper,
1 February 2009