Transport and Twitter

Every day I am searching the news for key articles relating to the beloved #f584 module and most days I am not disappointed. There is usually something in the news that I can tweet about regarding transport economics. Likewise, I am always on the hunt for other link minded transport tweeters. I try to use these articles in the classroom and give to my students when relevant. Although I am always encouraging them to *actually read* the news and find out for themselves about issues in transport, invariably, they don’t bother – ring any bells? This is my way of force feeding them so to speak; if they want spoon fed, so be it.

Below is a collection of some of the articles I have found since term started in September, ones which I have found particularly useful for the application of key theory, also helping with exam technique and past papers. Although the transport module is based on theory, having some ‘real life’ examples and visual application as well as the core theory, always helps gain those all-important A* Grades.

Rail

HS2 – For and Against

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24159571

Manchester tram route's green light

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-24438347

Rail franchises up for tender following West Coast fiasco

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24287278

East Coast mainline should stay in public hands – Privatization

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/oct/08/rail-east-coast-public

Regulation of a monopoly: Power to raise rail fares curbed

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24449784

Road

Collusion and price fixing in the car industry

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24290771#

Committee proposes privatizing part of NI public transport network

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-24240961

Road Pricing

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=road+pricing

Drivers age reduced

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24485792

Infrastructure scheme to mitigate effects of road congestion

http://urb.im/c130930#quicktabs-qt130930=1

Better buses for English Regions

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/better-buses-for-english-regions

Bus Users UK opposes plans to scrap Liverpool bus lanes

http://www.eurotransportmagazine.com/12518/news/industry-news/bus-users-uk-opposes-plans-to-scrap-liverpool-bus-lanes/

Exeter's £9m bypass opens for traffic

http://www.thisisdevon.co.uk/Exeter-s-9m-bypass-opens-traffic/story-19883152-detail/story.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter#axzz2hQqeg7y6

Aviation

EU hails global green tax on flights

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24429721

New runway capacity 'needed' in South East

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24429443

Future of Transport

Sustainable Transport Just Got Sexier.

http://sustainablecitiescollective.com/embarq/182941/friday-fun-sustainable-transport-just-got-sexier?utm_source=hootsuite&