This space contains High Volume Transport publications, event announcements and updates from the global transport research sector.
International Women’s Day 2023: Safe travel is a woman’s right
On International Women’s Day 2023, HVT calls for women everywhere to feel safe to travel, and to live, without fear of harassment, violence or discrimination. A newly published paper from the HVT Empower project shines
Launch of two key support tools for resilient transport development
Two important decision support tools from the HVT programme launched last week at an event in London and online. Road Note 31: A Guide to the Structural Design of Surface Roads in Tropical and Sub-tropical
Launch of Second Series of Reimagining Motion Podcast: In search of a just transition to sustainable, greener transport in lower income countries
The second series of HVT’s podcast series, Reimagining Motion, launches today featuring transport and climate experts from the HVT research programmes, and explores the opportunities and challenges low-income countries (LICs) face in mitigating emissions, adapting
T-TRIID: Funding new thinking to create transport for tomorrow
A new competition funding innovation to improve transport in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) has been launched by the High Volume Applied Transport Research Programme (HVT). Transport is critical for growing economies, overcoming poverty and
Extreme flooding could impact trade growth in East Africa without urgent investment in climate adaptation, HVT research finds
A new tool developed by the universities of Oxford and Southampton reveals how future growth in trade might be affected by extreme climate impacts. A regional climate resilience assessment warns that this must be taken
A Year In Review: A year to build resilience
If we are left with one overriding reflection from this year, it is that we need to make our infrastructures more resilient. We have seen unprecedented challenges from the COVID19 pandemic, economic and political instability
