Ciht Podcasts - Transport

A focus on people is central to the future of mobility. Behavioural and social science can help us better design our built environment and its transport system around users, and allow technology to improve the lives of individuals and society. These are the words of Sir Patrick Vallance, the Government’s Chief Scientific Advisor and now familiar with the public due to his role in supporting the UK Government to address the Covid-19 pandemic. He wrote this in 2018 for the Government Office for Science report: A time of unprecedented change in the transport system.We do indeed live in a time of unprecedented change, perhaps more so than ever, so it is a good time to explore the behaviour change for net zero mobility. This podcast features an interview with Professor Lorraine Whitmarsh a psychologist – who this year received an MBE in recognition of work she has led on behaviour change and public engagement towards more sustainable futures.Professor Lorraine Whitmarsh is Director of CAST and University of Ba

In 2020 as covid took hold and one-third of the planets population went into lockdown, some cities across the world rapidly rolled-out provision for active travel – re-allocating road space to allow for people to walk and cycle - helping, for instance key workers get safety to hospitals…. and so on – but these changes sometimes incurred strong emotions from the public and became politically charged. To explore the politics of active travel, the podcast features an interview with Councillor Julian Bell, the former Labour leader of Ealing Council for 11 years and Board member of Transport for London.

Today’s podcast comes at an interesting time, with COP26 having taken place last week and one of the major outcomes being the shift to electrification and with it being Road Safety Week and the theme this year is road safety heroes, CIHT thought it would be best to explore micromobility and how with TIER, a micro mobility company, how they are paving the way for Road Safety for E-Scooter. Shalini Kumar, CIHT's policy adviser on Infrastructure interviews Georgia Heathman, Public Policy Manager for UK and Northern Ireland at TIER. The podcast offers a fascinating insight and how the transition to e-scooters should incorporate education, infrastructure and vehicle design.

Glasgow will soon be host to the Conference of Parties – COP – 26 that starts in 10 days time as the world seeks to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system". In the run up to this, just this week the government published their Net Zero Strategy, ‘Build Back Greener’. From a transport perspective this builds on the Department for Transport’s Transport Decarbonisation Plan launched this July. To explore the podcast features an interview with Andrew Crudgington, CIHT’s Climate Change Associate. Previously he was Director of External Affairs and Head of Policy at the Institution of Civil Engineers. In his role at CIHT he is focused on supporting the profession to make a full contribution to delivering the UK’s Net Zero target.

There are a lot of things challenging the construction sector – supply chain issue, cost increases, covid, skills shortages…to name a few…But there is also a need for the construction sector to challenge itself. To create a more diverse and inclusive environment, to become more digitally enable, to reduce costs, be more efficient, and so on. Could the solutions to the latter help solve the former? This podcast features an interview with Carol Massay - Head of Construction at The Access Group.

Air pollution kills an estimated seven million people worldwide every year. World Health Organisation data shows that 9 out of 10 people breathe air that exceeds WHO guideline limits. And UK air pollution is 'linked to 40,000 early deaths a year'The podcast is in support of the International Day of Clean Air for blue skies. This episode explores the links between air pollution and transport. Featuring on the podcast: Andrea Lee - Campaigns and Policy Manager, Clean Air at Client Earth and Dr Suzanne Bartington from the University of Birmingham who is a Clinical Research Fellow in Environmental Health and Honorary Consultant in Public Health.In 2013 Ella Addo-Kissi-Deborah died at the age of 9. In the Coroner - Philip Barlow’s - report he highlighted the medical cause of death as:1a) Acute respiratory failure 1b) Severe asthma 1c) Air pollution exposure Ella is the first person in the UK to have air pollution listed as the cause of death on their death certificate; the implications of this are explored in

In this episode you will hear a recording from a CIHT webinar that was held back in January. This features an interview with Professor Nick Tyler from UCL.So – why share this now – well the topic felt right to share Given there was research published this week – commissioned by England’s Economic Heartland – that said the legacy of COVID-19 could transform capacity on the roads in its region, removing around one in nine peak hour vehicles. And - as of Monday this week - most legal restrictions on social contact have been lifted in England –- it felt a good time to look at what the impact of covid has been, and might, be for the future of transport.

In 2019, the Secretary of State for Transport asked the department of transport to carry out an evidence stock-take to gather the facts on the safety of smart motorways and make recommendations. So, the question is are smart motorways safe. This podcast features an interview with Kate Carpenter, Fellow of CIHT and an expert in road safety and then later plays clips from the Transport Select Committee hearing on smart motorways.

As the UN Decade of Action – started in 2010 has concluded – where are we heading next for efforts to reduce those being killed or fatally injured on road networks across the world? Road safety is an urgent health and development matter. The number of deaths on the world’s roads remains unacceptably high, with an estimated 1.35 million people killed each year. In addition, as many as 50 million people are injured. Road traffic crashes are the eighth leading cause of death globally for people of all ages, and the leading cause of death for children and young adults aged 5–29 years. Road traffic deaths and injuries shatter lives and throw families into poverty. On average, they cost countries 3% of their GDP. To explore this question, CIHT is joined by Matts Belin. Dr. Matts-Åke Belin has over 30 years of experience within the Swedish government primarily worked with overall safety policies, strategies and collaboration with different stakeholders. In 2007 – 2009 Dr. Belin worked for World Health Organizat

ESG stands for Environmental, Social, and Governance and is shaping industry and investment. This is having an impact on the construction and infrastructure sector and the impacts of this are wide ranging. This podcast features an interview with Mark Coates, Strategic Industry Engagements Director in the UK for Bentley Systems.

This podcast episode explores the impacts of covid on the construction and transportation industry. Is the industry reinventing itself now from the covid pandemic? What is the role of digital communications in construction? Featuring an interview with Marek Suchocki from Autodesk. Buildings are made of concrete and steel, both of which produce a lot of emissions when they’re being made. In fact, these two materials account for around 10 percent of the world’s annual greenhouse gases. The interview looks at how the industry is addressing the carbon challenge. The role of technology in attracting people to the construction sector is also explored.

Professor Carlos Moreno, is the architect of the idea of the 15 minute city – this was picked up last year by the World Economic Forum and as part of a global TED talk conference. The idea of being able to get all our urban necessities within a 15 minute walk has clearly gained traction across the world. This podcast explores how the idea is being implemented, focusing on the Corona pistes for cycling in Paris and on recent measures to trial schools as multi-purpose buildings.The impact of Covid is part of the discussion and looks at imaginative ways of rethinking how art and shopping can interact.

Despite the recent Government announcement to phase out sales of new petrol and diesel vehicles by 2030, the UK is currently not on track to switch all new vehicles to fully battery-electric by 2030. Beyond 2030, significant questions remain that need to be addressed – such as the increased demand for electricity and where this will come from, sourcing and supply of rare earth materials for battery production and capacity for battery recycling.Featuring an interview with Professor Sergio Matteo Savaresi. He is the Full Professor in Automatic Control at Politecnico di Milano since 2006 . He is Deputy Director and Chair of the Systems&Control Section of Department of Electronics, Computer Sciences and Bioengineering (DEIB), Politecnico di Milano. He is author of more than 500 scientific publications. His main interests are in the areas of vehicles control, automotive systems, data analysis and system identification, non-linear control theory, and control applications, with special focus on smart mobility. H

This podcast is looking at the future of our global carbon budget, the impact of the autonomous car on future mobility and other things including the world’s first race of autonomous cars.This is the first of a two part podcast by CIHT, the second will focus on impact of electrification on future mobility. Featuring an interview with Professor Sergio Matteo Savaresi. He is the Full Professor in Automatic Control at Politecnico di Milano since 2006 . He is Deputy Director and Chair of the Systems&Control Section of Department of Electronics, Computer Sciences and Bioengineering (DEIB), Politecnico di Milano. He is author of more than 500 scientific publications. His main interests are in the areas of vehicles control, automotive systems, data analysis and system identification, non-linear control theory, and control applications, with special focus on smart mobility. He has been manager and technical leader of more than 400 research projects in cooperation with private companies. He is co-founder of 8 hi

Bridge collapses and Grand Challenges. What are the lessons from the Genoa Bridge collapse? In this episode there is an interview with Richard Fish, a chartered bridge engineer with extensive experience in the industry.In the year of a pandemic, understanding risk has become part of our public discourse. Today we try and answer the question: what risk do bridges in the UK face and what are the grand challenges for bridges.The Morandi motorway bridge in Genoa collapsed on the 14th of August 2018, killing 43 people. The reasons for the collapse are explored as well as the wider lessons from this. As Richard Fish said: 'A big risk is a fact that people become complacent...they say: "this bridge has stood there for decades it's not going to fall down, is it?' and sadly, occasionally things do fall down' The interview explores what happened with the closure of the Hammersmith Flyover and the Forth Road Bridge. The BOF Grand Challenges are also explored, recently published. The first of the five Grand Chal

This year the BBC wrote a piece on the rest and be thankful with a headline that included the phrase: an infamous road through a mountain in torment. That description of torment was from 1913. Indicating, that the challenges of the location, perhaps the most challenging site that Transport Scotland manages, have been long running. The A83 runs for almost 100 miles from Loch Lomond to Campbletown at the foot of the Kintypre penisula. The one section, near the rest and be thankful– has become infamous for landslips, closures and long diversions. This podcast features an interview with Professor Mike Winter exploring what we can learn from elephants in Burma to what trees in British Colombia might tell us about managing rainfall. Featuring research:A83 Rest and be Thankful: Ecological and Related Landslide Mitigation Options: https://www.transport.gov.scot/media/13533/a83-rest-and-be-thankful-project-ecological-related-landslide-mitigation-options.pdf The economic impact of landslides affecting the Scottish ro

Policy impacts from new research exploring the issue of light pollution and how reducing it can help to address major societal challenges are discussed in this latest episode of the CIHT Podcast, featuring Dr Christopher Kyba of the German Research Centre for Geosciences.In conversation Dr Kyba explains the research which involved measuring from satellites the contribution of street lighting to night time light emissions from urban areas.The findings indicate that most wasted artificial light does not come from street lights but from other sources.Direct measurement of the contribution of street lighting to satellite observations of nighttime light emissions from urban areas - published in journal of Lighting Research & Technology: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1477153520958463 Radiance Light Trends:https://lighttrends.lightpollutionmap.infoCIHT's podcast feature in the Top 10 Transportation Industry Podcasts https://blog.feedspot.com/transportation_industry_podcasts/

It is difficult to avoid the pandemic at the moment, it affects all our lives in some way. Today’s podcast will look at what lessons we might learn for how we plan the future of our homes and neighbourhoods as a result of it. The podcast features an interview with Matthew Carmona Professor of Planning and Urban Design at The Bartlett School of Planning at UCL and Chair of the Place Alliance. Lockdown shrank many of our worlds physically to our homes and their immediate neighbourhoods. Research out this week looking at our experience of lockdown with an interesting finding - those in the newest dwellings reported the lowest levels of comfort – we will explore why this is and what this can tell us about how we plan for the future.Home comforts: stress testing our homes and neighbourhoods during the Covid-19 lockdown – was published this week. What does this research tell us about how we live now, and perhaps how planning and transport need to be designed in the future?Report available here: http://placeal

In January 2019, ADEPT - the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning & Transport - which represents place directors from county, unitary and metropolitan local authorities, secured £22.9m funding from the Department of Transport for the SMART place Live Labs programme. Eight Live Labs projects led by local authorities with university and private sector partners are piloting innovation across SMART communications, transport, highways maintenance, energy, materials and mobility.This episode features an interview with Deborah Fox who is the Head of Demand Management at Transport for West Midlands. Deborah is leading a project using innovative video analytics to find better ways to manage congestion. This is funded by a £2.65m grant from the Department for Transport.

After 24 years, the UK Government has announced the end of the rail franchising system. The move is expected to significantly shake things up within the industry.This episode involves an interview with Sim Harris, Managing Editor at Railnews who brings his insights into the rail industry. The interview explores the legacy of franchising, what will replace it, and what have been the impacts of Covid-19 on the rail sector. Sim also gives an insight into what we are likely to see come out of the Williams Rail Review. Finally, with the recent Stonehaven derailment when the Aberdeen to Glasgow service crashed after heavy rain and three people sadly died the interview looks at how the rail sector is managing when faced with climate change.