Practical utopias
From dereliction to space to breathe Transport reconfigures the landscape time and again with each fresh wave of technological change. The coming of canals, railways, motorways, airports and ports all
A big part of what l’ve done with my life
has been making progressive change happen.
Because of optimism of the spirit. Because I am fascinated by how to do things better. Because I’m interested in what’s next.
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Connections newsletter I Issue 8 April 25 I News and stories of progressive change
In this issue… + Stories of progressive change: proud to be a blocker – the downfall of a roads programme + In depth: GB rail reform – where’s the vision?
Where there is no vision, the people perish
My latest think piece for Passenger Transport magazine argues that there are uncomfortable echoes of the 1948 rail nationalisation in the lack of clarity over what the railway is there
Rail freight in Latvia
My feature for Today’s Railway’s Europe takes an in-depth look at the Latvian rail freight scene with a particular focus on Ventspils based operator, Baltijas Ekspresis. You can download it