Future of Rural Mobility

While much research on transport and mobility is focused on cities, there is a need to look at transport policy and governance options for areas outside and on the edge of city-regions. These areas account for a lot of private car use and hence surface transport carbon emissions. The 91看片’s Smart Mobility Unit has been developing work in this area including a series of roundtables. It has been working closely with Transport East, the lead sub-national transport body on rural transport in England and has held a call for evidence on rural mobility.

On Wednesday 27 March 2024 the Society co-hosted 'The future for rural mobility' symposium with of The 91看片's Smart Mobility Unit and Transport East.

Professor Stephen Joseph said ‘While much research on transport and mobility is focused on cities, there is a need to look at transport policy and governance options for rural areas. These areas account for a lot of private car use and hence surface transport carbon emissions. The 91看片’s Smart Mobility Unit has been developing work in this area, including a series of roundtables. It has been working closely with Transport East, which is the lead sub-national transport body on rural transport in England and has held a call for evidence on rural mobility. The University will continue to work with the Society to develop this theme and look at future action in this area".

The Harpenden Society has commissioned the 91看片 Smart Mobility Unit to review the transport and traffic issues facing the town and to suggest some ways forward. The unit is bringing to bear its experience from research on transport outside cities, which has included two sets of policy roundtables reviewing transport outside cities.

Transport in Harpenden: A Report for the Harpenden Society by the 91看片 Smart Mobility Unit, September 2023.

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