The Limits to Travel: How Far Will You Go?

As affluence grows, it gets easier to travel faster and further. But research shows that, despite this, the average travel time in all societies remains steady at roughly an hour a day. The implication is that people are choosing to increase the distance they regularly travel, rather than opting for shorter journey times. While this clearly offers advantages in terms of reaching more desirable locations, the disadvantages are numerous - not least that of anthropogenic climate change, to which transport is the fastest growing contributor. However, the stability of travel time does not form part of the present conceptual framework of transport policy makers and professionals - consequently, misconceived decisions lead to unintended outcomes. In this intriguing book, David Metz examines the inadequacies inherent in the current thinking, along with the resulting problems, such as pollution, congestion and noise. He highlights the impact of the rapid increase in car use in China and India, and explores the general travel experience, public vs. private transport, and transport technology. In considering to what extent travel could be avoided, he arrives at a new paradigm to underpin sustainable transport policies, based on the fundamental characteristics of human mobility and focusing on quality, not quantity, of travel. Visit the Limits to Travel website at: http://www.limitstotravel.org.uk/

The Limits to Travel

Business & Money

Metz, David

Economics

Routledge

Driving Change: Travel in the Twenty-First Century

Product Description Over recent decades, the UK’s transport system has undergone radical changes as a result of increased investment, the growth of population centres and technological advancements. In Driving Change: Travel in the Twenty-First Century, David Metz examines the role new business models and government policies have played in these changes, highlighting many of the unforseen consequences for transport development and for future outcomes.Part 1 presents a nuanced overview of the modern transport system’s evolution and current state in the UK as well as offering comparative detail from other parts of Europe, North America, China and India. Part 2 examines ongoing developments and the impact of electric propulsion, digital geography and platforms, and autonomous vehicles. Considering the impact these advances will have on transport policy and business, the book explores some of the risks these raise, such as the likely revenue gap accompanying a switch to electric cars, and how they might be mitigated in order to maximize the benefits of these emerging technologies. Further, Metz illustrates how proactive policy-making can achieve a balance between industry and societal needs.A rich analysis of the modern state of transportation, Driving Change is a key resource for students of transportation studies and policy professionals tasked with both developing infrastructure and the growth of the transportation industry. About the Author David Metz is Honorary Professor in the Centre for Transport Studies, University College London. He was formerly Chief Scientist at the UK Department for Transport. His books include Travel Fast or Smart? A Manifesto for an Intelligent Transport Policy (2016) and Peak Car: The Future of Travel (2014).

Industries

Agenda Publishing

Over recent decades, the UK's transport system has undergone radical changes as a result of increased investment, the growth of population centres and technological advancements. In Driving Change: Travel in the Twenty-First Century, David Metz examines the role new business models and government policies have played in these changes, highlighting many of the unforseen consequences for transport development and for future outcomes. Part 1 presents a nuanced overview of the modern transport system's evolution and current state in the UK as well as offering comparative detail from other parts of Europe, North America, China and India. Part 2 examines ongoing developments and the impact of electric propulsion, digital geography and platforms, and autonomous vehicles. Considering the impact these advances will have on transport policy and business, the book explores some of the risks these raise, such as the likely revenue gap accompanying a switch to electric cars, and how they might be mitigated in order to maximize the benefits of these emerging technologies. Further, Metz illustrates how proactive policy-making can achieve a balance between industry and societal needs. A rich analysis of the modern state of transportation, Driving Change is a key resource for students of transportation studies and policy professionals tasked with both developing infrastructure and the growth of the transportation industry.

Travel is central to our lives. The transport system brings us the goods and services that we need and allows us to access the experiences and opportunities that we seek. Yet our transport system has many problems: congestion and overcrowding, noise, air pollution and carbon emissions, deaths and injuries, and the intrusion of vehicles into unsuitable locations. Much effort and money has been devoted to tackling these problems, over many years, but progress is slow.\nRecognition of the urgent need to respond to climate change is prompting major transport developments – particularly a switch to electric vehicles – and it is also argued that the amount of travel we undertake will need to be reduced. The coronavirus pandemic caused a great shock to our travel patterns, showing us that we could manage with much less movement if we had to. But as the pandemic recedes, our travel behaviour is largely reverting to what it was before, albeit with less commuting to work and less shopping in person.\nThis book offers a comprehensive overview of the transport system. It looks at how it has developed, at how it will need to evolve to meet our need for travel – sustainably and economically – and at what our options are for meeting those needs.

Good To Go?: Decarbonising Travel After the Pandemic (Perspectives)

Engineering & Transportation

Automotive

London Publishing Partnership

The Risk-Mitigation Value of the Transportation Worker Identification Credential: A Comprehensive Security Assessment of the TWIC Program

Costello, Katherine

Marrone, James V.

Klima, Kelly

Chan, Edward W.

Ligor, Douglas C.

Haldeman, Zachary

Chang, Joseph C.

Hill, Devon

Williams, Heather J.

Soliman, Sarah

Van Abel, Kristin

Véronneau, Simon

Mitch, Ian

Bauer, Ryan Michael

Traub, Joshua Lawrence

RAND Corporation

Risk-Informed Analysis of Transportation Worker Identification Credential Reader Requirements

Bauer, Ryan

Colbert-Kelly, Sean

DeNardo, Matthew A.

Gierlack, Keith

Leuschner, Kristin J.

Kolb, Chelsea

Reference

The Cost of Cost-Effectiveness: Expanding Equity in Federal Emergency Management Agency Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grants

Clancy, Noreen

Kirkwood, Geoffrey

Miller, Benjamin M.

Parenting & Relationships

Life Restored: The Journey from Barrenness to Blessing

Religion & Spirituality

Independently published

School of The Spirit: Study Guide

Metz, David K.

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