This week Johannah & I travelled to Madrid to speak at the SmartMetro conference. We presented on why (open) data is key to enabling MaaS & the future of Urban Mobility. Catch up with the team on the train journey back from Madrid!

Johannah & Liam attended the Railway Industry Annual Conference in London. We discussed the need for diversity of skills and experience, as well as the challenge for exporters in the uncertain trading settlement. 

We had lovely chats conference attendees as well as RIA's Chief Executive, Darren Caplan, and Managing Director of Fuel, Steve Tolton.

In this episode Liam travelled to Vienna to meet Milda Manomaityte, Founding Director of the Global AirRail Alliance to understand how operators advertise their service offer, and how these short links can support sustainable surface access to airports. We also discuss how airport express services have sought to differentiate their service offer by cultivating relationships with airport operators and seeking to offer enhanced services.

Back after a short break, Johannah & Liam are joined by Deb Carson (rail & public sector professional) to discuss the relationship between access to transport and economic opportunities. We cover rural transport, bus subsidies, major investment & research into the effects of transport access.

You can read Johannah's commentary on the podcast here: http://transportingcities.com/what-moves-us-transport-equality

In this episode, Johannah & Liam speak with Future Mobility expert Giles Perkins about how planners can anticipate and prepare for a mobility environment that we're only just imagining!

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This week Johannah & I visited the charity, Blind Veterans UK, to try their new autonomous vehicle (AV/driverless car). We discussing how these vehicles could provide mobility for specific user-groups as well as the population at large. We had a whale of a time on the pods!

In this episode Johannah & Liam attend a diversity workshop organised by the Railway Industry Association to join the conversation on diversity & inclusion within the rail industry. We hear from some industry leaders on the challenges in attracting a new, culturally diverse generation into rail and we ask, why does this all matter in the transport context?

Johannah and Liam at in Munich attending a conference on the future of rail. In this episode we discuss the topic of Mobility as a Service (MaaS) - a model for how people will research, book and make journeys in the future. How will this impact our current public transport service model and what do transport operators need to do to prepare?

Meet Johannah Randall and Liam Henderson. We're transport professionals who are doing it for the passenger! In this episode we make our introduction and give you our back story as to why we're doing this podcast season. Hear why we think transport planning needs to think about the people, the passengers, and the community.