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Sustainable Transportation as a Corporate Strategy

Strategy Driven

Specifically, implementing a sustainable transportation policy as a corporate strategy offers significant value from environmental and financial benefits to increased efficiency and social advantages. Hence, a company or government entity can subsidize transportation costs or give free passes to employees.

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Growing Numbers Face Transport Insecurity

The Horizons Tracker

Inequality is a widespread problem across the developed world, but while income insecurity has been well documented, a recent study from the University of Michigan suggests that transportation insecurity deserves equal attention. The researchers developed the Transportation Security Index to measure transportation insecurity.

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Lower-Cost Public Transport Helps Reduce Transport Poverty

The Horizons Tracker

A recent study from the University of Otago highlights the positive impact of lower-cost public transport, especially for individuals with lower incomes who struggle with transportation challenges. Surveying public housing residents in ?tautahi

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Is Transportation a Good Career Path?

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In a world that’s constantly on the move, the transportation industry plays a pivotal role in keeping things running smoothly. From delivering goods to getting people from point A to point B, the transportation sector is an integral part of modern society. But is a career in transportation a good choice?

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Reconciling Climate-Friendly Urban Transport and Resident Wellbeing

The Horizons Tracker

Can urban transport in the world’s major cities become more environmentally friendly while ensuring minimal impact on residents? By implementing tailor-made climate policies in transportation without compromising the quality of life in these cities, greenhouse gas emissions can be reduced by 22% within a 15-year timeframe.

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How Remote Work Affects Public Transport Systems

The Horizons Tracker

Here’s what they found: If 10% more people worked from home, there would be 10% less carbon emissions from transportation, which means nearly 200 million tons less CO2 each year across the U.S. The sudden surge in remote work caused by the pandemic finally gave researchers a chance to see how it affects city transportation.

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Are Rising Transport Costs Behind Higher Cost Of Living?

The Horizons Tracker

A recent study from George Washington University suggests that higher transportation costs may actually play a bigger part. These approaches seldom use formal models of a city, however, and therefore ignore things like the cost of transport on the cost of living. Formal modeling.