This module involves a critical review of the implications of technology for sustainability and contribution to the transport task, covering the real costs (including externalities), environmental, social and economic impact. The role of ITS in transport. Emerging technologies (transport vehicles and systems, fuels and energy sources and their polluting impact). Alternative forms of contact – e-commerce, telecommuting. The impact of information technology on mode use, freight movement and alternatives means of movement and contact. How do we disseminate information on sustainable outcomes. How do we make new technology happen, private/public partnerships; policy actions?

1. Increasing Public Transport Mode Share – passenger and traveller information, ticketing, scheduling, modes
2. Vehicle and Motive Power Improvement – fuels, engines, private, commercial and public vehicles (weight and resource use and recycling)
3. Real Time Information Systems – schedules, actual running, prices including alternatives, options (routes, modes)
4. Pricing and Travel Demand Management – transit smartcards. Road toll smartcards, electronic road pricing
5. Changing the Way We Live and Work – neighbourhood offices, e-transport/e-commerce, e-commuting/e-education
6. Car Sharing/Pooling/Hiring and Community Personalised Public Transport
7. IT giving us a much better understanding of trip patterns, vehicle use, etc and also giving us the means to measure everything and to inform users and decision makers accordingly
8. Intelligent Transport Systems to improve existing information and vehicles – navigation, utilisation, capacity, safety, environmental emissions, security, real time adaptive control and communication systems

Group Leader - Piers Brogan (PPK), Deputy Group Leader - Tom Pinzone (GH & D)