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What is the Marchetti Constant and why does it matter? In 1994, an Italian physicist, Cesare Marchetti, described what is now known as the Marchetti...

There is robust evidence that walking and cycling are good for you. It is common sense that physical activity is better for us than sitting in a...

Over the past few months, Martin Lamb, Director of Maple Consulting, has been preparing the 8th iteration of the Forum of European Highway Research...

The Labour Party was elected as the new Government in the least surprising General Election result imaginable. Here, Martin Lamb looks at what was...

With the election in full swing, Martin Lamb takes a look at the seven main parties’ manifesto commitments on transport. Spoiler alert, sometimes...

After last month’s blog, which considered the 20mph speed limit in Wales amongst other issues, I thought I’d start this one with a non-controversial...

In this blog post, we look at some of this year's transport updates, highlighting those that may have slipped under the radar, while providing a bit...

In business, how do you know that what you're doing is the right thing, the best way, and the most effective solution if you aren't collaborating...

Many EC and other large research and development projects require that the project partners disseminate information on the project and the outcomes....

For the UK, 2023 was the second warmest year on record, and the warmest for Wales and Northern Ireland, with 2020, 2022 and 2023 in the top 5...

As a result of the COVID19 pandemic, the use of public transport has plummeted by around 90% , with use predicted to remain below pre-lockdown...

Much of the media focus on automation concerns conventional vehicles with some autonomous functions, truck convoys and low speed autonomous pods in...