Imagination – the fuel for sustainable transport week?

citizens using wooden blocks to design a better transport system at INFUZE Creative Assembly

By Greg Marsden, This originally appeared on Fleet News What do people want from their transport system? Sustainable Mobility Week and the forthcoming Integrated National Transport Strategy are both opportunities to further flesh out what can feel like an age-old debate. It is possible to point to places in the middle of big cities where … Read more

Highlights from our first year

collage of images from INFUZE events

By Charlotte Elliott-Harvey, INFUZE Programme Manager, INFUZE is now one year in! We’ve engaged with hundreds of local residents and a variety of partner organisations and have delivered a range of activities. As we move into the next phase of our five year programme, we wanted to share what we’ve done so far. Some highlights … Read more

Could we all become winners? 

Vision of the future created by Y10 students at Carr Manor

By Elena Alyavina and Carlos Lopez-Galviz, “How many different alternative uses can you imagine for a parking space?” read the opening question of the first Creative Sprint, run by the INFUZE team and Ahead Partnership at Carr Manor Community School in Moortown, Leeds. In just three minutes, nine groups of four to six Year 10 … Read more

How to design for the planet

Design for Planet sign

By David Swann, Each year, design creatives, business leaders, and government officials gather to explore how design can be a powerful force for positive change at the Design for Planet Festival. The event is organised by the Design Council, the UK’s national strategic advisor for design. Manchester Metropolitan University’s School of Art hosted the festival … Read more

The car is great. Long live the car!

car in a rural area with an arm holding a hat out the window in celebration

By Jillian Anable, In my work on car dependence and travel demand reduction, there is something that I have been fascinated and frustrated by in equal measure. Rarely have I had a personal or professional conversation about the need to reduce car dependence without immediately triggering an extreme reaction seemingly out of nowhere. It goes … Read more