Episodes

Thursday Mar 26, 2020
What Moves Us Express - Intro
Thursday Mar 26, 2020
Thursday Mar 26, 2020
It's March 2020 and we're all working from home due to the Covid-19 emergency. In this time of disruption we want to keep the future mobility & rail innovation community buzzing so we're recording 10 minute podcasts with people from across the innovation landscape. This intro will explain all! Each pod will ask a guest:
- Who you are & what do you do?
- How are you impacted by current events?
- What are your challenges?
- Is there anything that your business can offer to help at the moment?
- What positives can you see coming out of this?

Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
What Moves Us - Starting Up Rail
Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
Johannah & Liam take to the rails to discuss their work with The Rail Innovation Group to launch the Start Up Rail programme to discover new start up suppliers from around the country who can support the future of rail. Start ups have the potential to help rail meet its ambitions to bring creativity, diversity & cross sector knowledge into supply chains. All events are listed at railinnovationgroup.com

Thursday Jan 30, 2020
What Moves Us - Open Transport Initiative
Thursday Jan 30, 2020
Thursday Jan 30, 2020
This week we met were joined by Hayden Sutherland, Founder & Chair of Open Transport Initiative who was in London to attend the Transport Ticketing Global event. We discussed how the team had developed (& made open source!) the first Open Standards for Transport and Mobility account interoperability. Think Open Banking for mobility...

Thursday Dec 19, 2019
Episode9: A Festive Sense of Control
Thursday Dec 19, 2019
Thursday Dec 19, 2019
Johannah & Liam were joined by David Watts of CCD Design & Ergonomics for our Christmas Special episode to discuss disruption, information & comparisons to airlines! What a paradox we have between what the railway is trying to do versus what the passenger wants it to do. Does the passenger want to be chaperoned or trusted? How does the mobility industry communicate a sense of control back to the passenger?

Tuesday Dec 10, 2019
Episode8: Engaging Sonically
Tuesday Dec 10, 2019
Tuesday Dec 10, 2019
In this episode Johannah & Liam are joined by Max De Lucia of sonic branding agency, DLMDD. We discuss how sound & voice are integral to building a connection with consumers. In a transport context, this can assist with a sense of place, wayfinding & putting passengers at ease.

Friday Nov 29, 2019
What Moves Us Special - SmartMetro & the Open Data MaaS
Friday Nov 29, 2019
Friday Nov 29, 2019
This week Johannah & I travelled to Madrid to speak at the SmartMetro conference. We presented on why (open) data is key to enabling MaaS & the future of Urban Mobility. Catch up with the team on the train journey back from Madrid!

Monday Nov 11, 2019
What Moves Us Special - at the RIA Conference
Monday Nov 11, 2019
Monday Nov 11, 2019
Johannah & Liam attended the Railway Industry Annual Conference in London. We discussed the need for diversity of skills and experience, as well as the challenge for exporters in the uncertain trading settlement.
We had lovely chats conference attendees as well as RIA's Chief Executive, Darren Caplan, and Managing Director of Fuel, Steve Tolton.

Sunday Nov 03, 2019
Episode7: AirRail Links
Sunday Nov 03, 2019
Sunday Nov 03, 2019
In this episode Liam travelled to Vienna to meet Milda Manomaityte, Founding Director of the Global AirRail Alliance to understand how operators advertise their service offer, and how these short links can support sustainable surface access to airports. We also discuss how airport express services have sought to differentiate their service offer by cultivating relationships with airport operators and seeking to offer enhanced services.

Thursday Oct 17, 2019
Episide6: Transport Inequality
Thursday Oct 17, 2019
Thursday Oct 17, 2019
Back after a short break, Johannah & Liam are joined by Deb Carson (rail & public sector professional) to discuss the relationship between access to transport and economic opportunities. We cover rural transport, bus subsidies, major investment & research into the effects of transport access.
You can read Johannah's commentary on the podcast here: http://transportingcities.com/what-moves-us-transport-equality

Thursday Aug 08, 2019
Episode5: Future Mobility
Thursday Aug 08, 2019
Thursday Aug 08, 2019
In this episode, Johannah & Liam speak with Future Mobility expert Giles Perkins about how planners can anticipate and prepare for a mobility environment that we're only just imagining!
What are the key topic of discussion?
- Keeping Future Mobility at the human scale.
- Allowing people to do things they couldn't do before?
- Facilitating mobility's role as part of a lifestyle?