This paper gives policymakers and city leaders a brief and accessible guide to the economic theory behind agglomeration economies - the wider economic benefits generated when people and businesses...
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This report examines current public attitudes towards road pricing in the UK and what motivates public opposition to the idea: who is opposed, why they are opposed, and what could win them over. The...
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In this challenging report, ippr North suggest an 8 point plan to help improve connectivity in the North East in order to tackle transport-related social exclusion. The suggestions, both short and...
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This report argues that raising congestion charges would be fair in the sense of making motorists pay for the costs they impose on society, including congestion, crashes, pollution, noise, and road...
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Despite increased investment since 1997, the transport infrastructure is still suffering from a chronic funding backlog. With Government commitment to the National Health Service, education, and the...
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This web-based report examines the contribution that low carbon cars could make to the UK's Climate Change commitments and assesses how fuel duty incentives could be better designed to help distingui...
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The economic and social benefits of growth in aviation must be weighed against the environmental costs, including noise, air pollution and climate change. This report examines the impact of further...
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The report summarises the possibilities in the short and medium term for the use of hydrogen as a road transport fuel. In particular, it highlights the pivotal role for government in facilitating...
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Few issues are as topical or controversial as the proposed public private partnership for the London Underground. In Getting Partnerships Going, three leading academics analyse the role that PPPS...
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Discusses whether increasing the costs of motoring are regressive for some low income groups and, if so, what policy measures can be implemented to adequately compensate those groups while retaining...
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