Category: White Papers

Especially in low and middle-income countries, key constraints such as dense traffic flows, jams, and pollution constitute frequent issues that potentially explain many negative consequences in terms of (e.g.) efficiency,...

The transformation of the bus fleet is a clear indicator of the energy transition in Europe. The entire fleet has 750,000 vehicles in total. With 535,000 for inter-urban routes and 215,000 city buses, it is an essential part of...

The European Commission adopted a roadmap of 40 concrete initiatives for the next decade to build a competitive transport system that will increase mobility, remove major barriers in key areas and fuel growth and employment. At...

The Government of Indonesia has launched various incentives to increase the adoption of electric vehicles. Despite progress, multiple barriers including higher upfront costs, an immature EV ecosystem, and regulatory disparities...

The KL-Singapore High-Speed Rail (KL-SG HSR) project is a transformative infrastructure initiative aimed at enhancing economic growth and global competitiveness of Malaysia and Singapore. The paper highlights the role played by...

The research paper provides insights and implications for stakeholders, policymakers, and researchers on adoption of autonomous vehicles in Malaysia. The paper highlights proactive policy development and regulatory frameworks to...

Public transit has often been proposed as a solution to the spatial mismatch hypothesis but the link between public transit accessibility and employment has not been firmly established in the literature. Los Angeles provides an...

Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) has grown fast in the last 25 years, promising low-cost, rapid implementation, and large positive impacts. Despite advances, many systems in middle- and low-income countries face operational and financial...

In 2021, Colombia became the second market with the most electric buses in the world and by September 2022 it exceeded 1589 electric buses. Colombia is a leader in goals and actions towards the decarbonization of public...

The transport policy framework outlines new transport directions, provides policy guidance for the African Continent and lays the basis for reforms over the coming decade and beyond. The new policy framework will lead towards an...

The Netherlands is a model for urban mobility worldwide, with its wide range of public transportation options, including buses, trams, metros, and trains. Translink has been the issuer and processor of the nation-wide used...

This study explores the development of passenger rail systems in China and the United States, including a comparison of data on ridership, infrastructure, energy consumption, and train speeds. The analysis reveals significant...

This paper addresses the gap in typological studies for Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) in the Middle East by creating a TOD typology for the area within a 400-meter radius of 33 metro stations in Mashhad, Iran. Utilising the...

This analysis establishes projections of zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicle (ZE-MHDV) sales targets through 2050 for the People’s Republic of China in alignment with the recently launched Global Memorandum of...

A strong decarbonization target for the road sector would steer India closer to its climate commitments and decarbonization offers significant co-benefits like cleaner air and related health and well-being gains. Still, data...

This briefing gives an overview of the status of ZEV development in Latin American economies.  EV adoption is underway in some Latin American markets for the passenger vehicle segment (Figure). The 2020 EV sales shares for...