https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/ en-us https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/60405f2f24b2539cf7017a2f/400x0.jpg?cropX1=0&cropX2=1080&cropY1=0&cropY2=1080 https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/ Carlton Reid's stories. Copyright 2024 Forbes Media LLC https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2024/09/17/16-inch-wheel-brompton-introduces-folding-gravel-bikes-with-20-inch-wheels/ British folding bike maker Brompton has today introduced two small-wheel gravel bikes, one of them with a battery and electric power assist. Carlton Reid, Senior Contributor Carlton Reid, Senior Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/ content_66e81db367d720372f8f28ae Tue, 17 Sep 2024 05:00:00 -0400 2024-09-17T05:00:00-04:00 British folding bike maker Brompton has today introduced two small-wheel gravel bikes, one of them with a battery and electric power assist. Brompton Sustainability /sustainability Innovation /innovation Sustainability /sustainability Transportation /transportation industry industry standard https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2024/09/11/70-of-londoners-want-more-low-traffic-neighborhoods-finds-new-survey/ A European survey examining transport and mobility trends has found that 70% of Londoners want more Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) and that a majority agreed that m... Carlton Reid, Senior Contributor Carlton Reid, Senior Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/ content_66e15a12eb360e78d56a799f Wed, 11 Sep 2024 04:55:10 -0400 2024-09-12T05:44:07-04:00 A European survey examining transport and mobility trends has found that 70% of Londoners want more Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) and that a majority agreed that m... Carlton Reid Sustainability /sustainability Innovation /innovation Sustainability /sustainability Transportation /transportation industry industry standard https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2024/09/08/free-charging-for-drivers-on-world-ev-day-but-founder-says-super-tough-to-monetize-campaign/ International companies celebrate World EV Day on Monday 9 September but the promotional day's founding agency struggles for financial support. Carlton Reid, Senior Contributor Carlton Reid, Senior Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/ content_66ddaaf71416c90f023fde8f Sun, 08 Sep 2024 09:58:06 -0400 2024-09-09T04:30:31-04:00 International companies celebrate World EV Day on Monday 9 September but the promotional day's founding agency struggles for financial support. Green.tv Sustainability /sustainability Innovation /innovation Sustainability /sustainability Transportation /transportation industry industry standard https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2024/08/29/londons-ulez-expansion-is-one-year-old-today/ Today marks the first anniversary of the expansion of Transport for London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ). Carlton Reid, Senior Contributor Carlton Reid, Senior Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/ content_66d045087dbb535e0247ac85 Thu, 29 Aug 2024 06:05:37 -0400 2024-08-30T05:17:06-04:00 Today marks the first anniversary of the expansion of Transport for London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ). In Pictures via Getty Images Sustainability /sustainability Innovation /innovation Sustainability /sustainability Transportation /transportation industry industry standard https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2024/08/28/how-ancient-rome-restricted-wheeled-traffic-and-why-cargobikes-are-best-for-todays-cities/ Romans used stone posts to restrict passage to carriages. Could the extended introduction of such measures today free cities of congestion? Carlton Reid, Senior Contributor Carlton Reid, Senior Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/ content_66cf2c67d05aee5478453468 Wed, 28 Aug 2024 12:27:27 -0400 2024-08-30T05:15:50-04:00 Romans used stone posts to restrict passage to carriages. Could the extended introduction of such measures today free cities of congestion? Carlton Reid Sustainability /sustainability Innovation /innovation Sustainability /sustainability Transportation /transportation industry industry standard https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2024/08/27/trump-will-hate-this-tech-wind-turbines-that-dont-kill-birds/ A European company has developed bird-detecting radar to halt wind turbines when flocks of certain birds are detected up to four miles distant. Carlton Reid, Senior Contributor Carlton Reid, Senior Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/ content_66cdfe274f25556f9f979918 Tue, 27 Aug 2024 13:33:13 -0400 2024-08-28T03:37:46-04:00 A European company has developed bird-detecting radar to halt wind turbines when flocks of certain birds are detected up to four miles distant. Getty Images Sustainability /sustainability Innovation /innovation Sustainability /sustainability industry industry standard https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2024/08/26/national-trusts-new-cyclists-welcome-manager-aims-to-reduce-car-travel-to-properties/ The U.K.'s National Trust is Europe's largest conservation charity and wants to reduce car travel to its properties. Carlton Reid, Senior Contributor Carlton Reid, Senior Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/ content_66cce0446520e07b8b3c72b3 Mon, 26 Aug 2024 16:20:40 -0400 2024-08-27T08:26:40-04:00 The U.K.'s National Trust is Europe's largest conservation charity and wants to reduce car travel to its properties. Carlton Reid Sustainability /sustainability Innovation /innovation Sustainability /sustainability Transportation /transportation industry industry standard https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2024/08/07/cargo-bike-use-in-city-of-london-up-by-73-analysis-shows/ Businesses which switch to cargo bikes from vans experience swifter, cleaner deliveries, finds research. Carlton Reid, Senior Contributor Carlton Reid, Senior Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/ content_66b35797ec6b6f2d506c338a Wed, 07 Aug 2024 09:59:09 -0400 2024-08-08T04:26:41-04:00 Businesses which switch to cargo bikes from vans experience swifter, cleaner deliveries, finds research. Carlton Reid Sustainability /sustainability Innovation /innovation Sustainability /sustainability Transportation /transportation industry industry standard https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2024/07/24/unesco-votes-not-to-place-stonehenge-on-danger-list-giving-green-light-for-road-tunnel/ Stonehenge won't be put on UNESCO's List of World Heritage in Danger. Carlton Reid, Senior Contributor Carlton Reid, Senior Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/ content_66a114e9064330151e4dc668 Wed, 24 Jul 2024 11:08:50 -0400 2024-08-01T09:08:57-04:00 Stonehenge won't be put on UNESCO's List of World Heritage in Danger. Getty Images Sustainability /sustainability Innovation /innovation Sustainability /sustainability Transportation /transportation industry industry standard https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2024/07/08/institutional-investors-attracted-by-zedifys-13-cargobike-delivery-efficiency-over-vans/ Cargobike delivery service Zedify has raised $5.1m from investors in 2024 following a cash injection of $6.4m last year. And all because of delivery efficiency. Carlton Reid, Senior Contributor Carlton Reid, Senior Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/ content_668c26f8ac2a1b457bd17c63 Mon, 08 Jul 2024 14:00:36 -0400 2024-07-10T11:50:24-04:00 Cargobike delivery service Zedify has raised $5.1m from investors in 2024 following a cash injection of $6.4m last year. And all because of delivery efficiency. © Jon Bradley Photography Ltd Sustainability /sustainability Innovation /innovation Sustainability /sustainability Transportation /transportation industry industry standard https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2024/07/08/new-uk-government-forces-senior-civil-servant-to-delete-road-pricing-tweet/ The Head of Future Roads Technology at the U.K. government's Department for Transport has been forced to delete a tweet on road pricing. Carlton Reid, Senior Contributor Carlton Reid, Senior Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/ content_668bb75fe9db410b05dc4bb1 Mon, 08 Jul 2024 06:26:09 -0400 2024-07-10T11:50:24-04:00 The Head of Future Roads Technology at the U.K. government's Department for Transport has been forced to delete a tweet on road pricing. getty Sustainability /sustainability Innovation /innovation Sustainability /sustainability Transportation /transportation industry industry standard https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2024/07/06/how-driving-slower-can-be-faster/ The concept of slower-is-faster in transport planning as reported by a solo cycle tourist overtaken by packs of tailgating motorists on rural roads. Carlton Reid, Senior Contributor Carlton Reid, Senior Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/ content_66894d47c6052f05581d9b27 Sat, 06 Jul 2024 10:12:14 -0400 2024-07-10T11:46:57-04:00 The concept of slower-is-faster in transport planning as reported by a solo cycle tourist overtaken by packs of tailgating motorists on rural roads. © Carlton Reid Sustainability /sustainability Innovation /innovation Sustainability /sustainability Transportation /transportation industry industry standard https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2024/07/05/net-zero-sceptics-trounced-in-uk-general-election/ Left wing Green Party wins similar number of seats as right wing Reform Party, but mainsteam media focusses on the Faragists and not the progressives. Carlton Reid, Senior Contributor Carlton Reid, Senior Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/ content_6687cd3335101b6e7ea69779 Fri, 05 Jul 2024 07:11:30 -0400 2024-07-10T11:46:39-04:00 Left wing Green Party wins similar number of seats as right wing Reform Party, but mainsteam media focusses on the Faragists and not the progressives. Getty Images Sustainability /sustainability Innovation /innovation Sustainability /sustainability industry industry standard https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2024/06/30/light-at-end-of-tunnel-for-bike-industry-asserts-european-bicycle-industry-group/ Sales slump has peaked, claims European bicycle industry group. Carlton Reid, Senior Contributor Carlton Reid, Senior Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/ content_66812475d4bfce3f0c7b5cae Sun, 30 Jun 2024 05:38:47 -0400 2024-07-02T04:46:55-04:00 Sales slump has peaked, claims European bicycle industry group. Getty Images Sustainability /sustainability Innovation /innovation Sustainability /sustainability Transportation /transportation industry industry standard https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2024/06/30/garmins-latest-bike-computer-sports-bell-contactless-payments/ Garmin's Edge 1050 has a pedestrian-warning alert system. A bell, then. Carlton Reid, Senior Contributor Carlton Reid, Senior Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/ content_66811e65f3328b1834524e65 Sun, 30 Jun 2024 05:24:05 -0400 2024-07-02T04:46:55-04:00 Garmin's Edge 1050 has a pedestrian-warning alert system. A bell, then. Garmin Sustainability /sustainability Innovation /innovation Sustainability /sustainability Transportation /transportation industry industry standard https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2024/06/29/tour-de-frances-official-jersey-supplier-santini-partners-with-polartec-for-cooling-tech/ Santini partners with Polartec for unisex jersey that features cooling tech. Carlton Reid, Senior Contributor Carlton Reid, Senior Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/ content_66805a642e5de720d2b7d7a7 Sat, 29 Jun 2024 15:11:12 -0400 2024-07-02T04:46:32-04:00 Santini partners with Polartec for unisex jersey that features cooling tech. Carlton Reid Sustainability /sustainability Innovation /innovation Sustainability /sustainability Transportation /transportation industry industry standard https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2024/06/25/stonehenge-in-danger-from-uks-road-plan-warns-unesco/ Don't build Stonehenge tunnel in current form, UNESCO warns U.K. government Carlton Reid, Senior Contributor Carlton Reid, Senior Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/ content_667b4311b60fc13524b18d62 Tue, 25 Jun 2024 18:45:55 -0400 2024-06-26T03:54:17-04:00 Don't build Stonehenge tunnel in current form, UNESCO warns U.K. government Getty Images Sustainability /sustainability Innovation /innovation Sustainability /sustainability Transportation /transportation industry industry standard https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2024/05/22/car-journeys-up-in-2023-with-bus-and-bicycle-journeys-down-reports-uk-department-for-transport/ Car journeys up while bus and bicycle journeys down shows UK travelling in wrong direction, says IPPR Today’s statistics from the Department for Transport reveal that:... Carlton Reid, Senior Contributor Carlton Reid, Senior Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/ content_664deaf489b4332d60fa01f1 Wed, 22 May 2024 09:22:22 -0400 2024-08-20T15:35:15-04:00 Car journeys up while bus and bicycle journeys down shows UK travelling in wrong direction, says IPPR Today’s statistics from the Department for Transport reveal that:... Tim Graham/Getty Images Sustainability /sustainability Innovation /innovation Sustainability /sustainability Transportation /transportation industry industry standard https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2024/03/16/cycleways-lead-to-rise-in-flemish-cycle-safety-and-usage/ Thanks to government investment in safety programs and promotions, more people are cycling for everyday transportation in Flanders. Carlton Reid, Senior Contributor Carlton Reid, Senior Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/ content_65f5a3bdb92b1328460ba4c6 Sat, 16 Mar 2024 10:01:12 -0400 2024-08-20T15:36:13-04:00 Thanks to government investment in safety programs and promotions, more people are cycling for everyday transportation in Flanders. Stefan Dewickere Sustainability /sustainability Innovation /innovation Sustainability /sustainability Transportation /transportation industry industry standard https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2024/03/05/lost-fuel-duty-could-have-paid-for-two-hs2-networks-or-a-better-nhs/ It is being widely reported—to zero surprise—that the U.K. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will continue with the freeze on fuel duty in tomorrow’s budget. Carlton Reid, Senior Contributor Carlton Reid, Senior Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/ content_65e6ed335434384d9b62ed78 Tue, 05 Mar 2024 05:10:28 -0500 2024-07-24T16:44:10-04:00 It is being widely reported—to zero surprise—that the U.K. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will continue with the freeze on fuel duty in tomorrow’s budget. Getty Images Sustainability /sustainability Innovation /innovation Sustainability /sustainability Transportation /transportation industry industry standard https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2024/02/29/e-bikes-should-not-require-pedalling-proposes-uk-government-diverging-from-eu/ E-bikes could get faster, more powerful and not require pedaling, in a move announced today by UKGOV. Cycling organizations are opposed to the plans. Carlton Reid, Senior Contributor Carlton Reid, Senior Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/ content_65e0771a2abf0567ff269ff4 Thu, 29 Feb 2024 07:38:59 -0500 2024-08-20T15:36:13-04:00 E-bikes could get faster, more powerful and not require pedaling, in a move announced today by UKGOV. Cycling organizations are opposed to the plans. In Pictures via Getty Images Sustainability /sustainability Innovation /innovation Sustainability /sustainability Transportation /transportation industry industry standard https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2024/02/23/i-am-an-ev-driver-who-rents-diesel-powered-suvs-when-needs-must-shoot-me/ Renting a diesel-powered 4x4 for a one-off trip to the Scottish Highlands. Carlton Reid, Senior Contributor Carlton Reid, Senior Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/ content_65d8e08b3e51df1d51f011a1 Fri, 23 Feb 2024 13:34:11 -0500 2024-08-20T15:35:12-04:00 Renting a diesel-powered 4x4 for a one-off trip to the Scottish Highlands. 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