Rapid Transit and Urban Recovery: How should urbanists respond?

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Authors:

Frank Allen, Tom Gifford, Dick Gleeson, Dr George Hazel, Pat O’Donaghue, Dr Luise Noring, Steve Tough, Ciaran Cuffe MEP, Martin Tugwell, Stephen Willacy, Dr Nicholas Falk

Published in:

Academy of Urbanism

Date:

May 2021

Themes:

Environment and sustainability

Transport and connectivity

Summary:

On 19 May 2021, The Academy of Urbanism ran an online seminar aimed at drawing lessons from how rapid transit systems, such as trams and metros, can aid urban recovery in the light of declines in public transport usage and the need to cut congestion and meet carbon reduction targets.