Congestion charging in large Australian capital cities is examined in Why It’s Time for Congestion Charging: Better Ways to Manage Busy Urban Roads , a report from the Grattan Institute. This report identifies methods to cut down on congestion and discusses current policies that exist to reduce congestion.

The potential for using a traffic speed deflectometer is assessed in Improved Methods of Using Pavement Deflection Data in the Design of Rehabilitation Treatments , a report from Austroads. This report also formalizes a calculation for use in mechanistic empirical pavement treatment design. The report is available for no fee after logging onto the site.

Economic incentives for the aviation sector are explored in Economic Incentives for Fuel Efficiency Under a U.S. Aircraft CO2 Standard , a report from the International Council on Clean Transportation. This report also identifies ways to leverage the fuel-efficiency benchmark to promote more fuel-efficient aircraft.

The safety data of 41 countries is summarized in Road Safety: Annual Report 2019 , a report from the International Transport Forum. The goal of this report is to identify the safety trends in order to understand how to improve road safety.

The effects of technology on travel behavior are examined in What is the Value of Saving Travel Time? Summary and Conclusions , a report from the International Transport Forum. Technology now makes it possible to carry out a range of activities while traveling, so the conventional way of treating travel time as entirely wasted time is no longer valid. This report seeks to identify exactly how travelers use their time in order to ascertain how the value of reductions in travel time may be used in transpor...

The participation of cycling throughout Australia is estimated in Australian Cycling Participation 2019 , a report from Austroads. This is a standardized survey conducted every other year, and provides data on cycling participation at a national level. The report is available for no fee after logging onto the site.

The state of Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) in Norway is examined in Battery Electric Vehicle User Experiences in Norway’s Maturing Market , a report from the Norwegian Centre for Transport Research. According to the Paris Agreement, all new passenger vehicles in Norway should be zero-emissions vehicles beginning in 2025. BEVs are considered zero-emissions vehicles.

The current status of transportation modeling systems employed by the New Zealand government is examined in a report from the New Zealand Transport Agency. This report also summarizes the results of the Household Travel Survey.

New Zealand cyclists’ perception of levels of service is explored in a report from the New Zealand Transport Agency. The goal of this report is to provide a user-centered approach to assess existing and proposed facilities that would enable better-informed decisions about cycling levels of service to plan and design bicycle facilities in New Zealand.

The performance requirements of bitumen sprayers in Australia and New Zealand are outlined in a report from Austroads. This report updates information from the 2014 report. It is available for no fee after logging onto the site.