The FTL Podcast

Jan 27 2025 15 ep. 20 mins 1
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Insights and commentary from FTL, Future Transport London campaigning for sustainable solutions to capital’s transport problems, favouring public transport, walking & cycling over private cars. https://www.futuretransportlondon.org/

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Powering public transport: the growth of electric bus fleets

Jan 27 2025 29 mins  
Our guest for this episode is Steven Meersman, one of the founders of Zenobē, a leading owner and operator of battery storage in the UK. In the podcast Steven discusses the challenges of providing power to 25% of the UK e-bus market. Zenobē’s EV report, Charging forward: How electric bus fleets can energise the UK’s cities is available here

Accessibility: transport for all?

Nov 26 2024 22 mins  
Maggie Heraty OBE, FTL member and advisor on accessible transport, and Martin Barber OBE, former Director at the United Nations, discuss the challenges of improving access to transport for disabled and other groups. Asking the questions is Andrew Smithers

Solve the school run: sustainable transport for schools

Aug 08 2024 21 mins  
Nicole Pastore, cofounder of Solve the School Run, discusses the campaign group's mission to create a safe, clean and green school run for every child across London and beyond.

Fare-free London: the case for free public transport across the capital

Feb 28 2024 25 mins  
In this episode of the FTL Podcast, special guest Simon Pirani, honorary professor at the University of Durham and author of Burning Up: A Global History of Fossil Fuel Consumption, proposes the introduction of free public transport across the capital.

HS2: An Alternative Infrastructure

Dec 20 2023 13 mins  
FTL's Neil Roth proposes repurposing the Phase 1 tracks between Birmingham Curzon Street and Old Oak Common as a new western branch of the Elizabeth line. Connecting the HS2 tracks at Old Oak Common to the existing Elizabeth Line tracks nearby would be much quicker, simpler, and cheaper than extending HS2 to Euston.

The Road to Net Zero: Part 2: Decarbonising the Broader Transport Sector

Oct 26 2023 18 mins  
In the second of two podcasts, Dr Drew Pearce, Research Associate in the Department of Physics at Imperial College London, considers the challenges of decarbonising the broader transport sector beyond private car usage. The first episode is available on the FTL website at https://www.futuretransportlondon.org/podcasts

The Road to Net Zero: Part 1: Decarbonising the Car

Oct 12 2023 21 mins  
In the first of two podcasts, Dr Drew Pearce, Research Associate in the Department of Physics at Imperial College London, considers the challenges of decarbonising the transport sector. In this episode Dr Pearce looks at climate policy and its implications for private car usage.

HS2 and Euston - an end in common?

Jul 05 2023 11 mins  
Future Transport London's Andrew Bosi explains the challenges of bringing HS2 into central London and why Old Oak Common rather than Euston may end up as the long term terminus for the completed HS2 line.

Silvertown: a tunnel too far?

Apr 17 2023 22 mins  
Dominic Leggett from the Stop the Silvertown Tunnel Coalition explains why current plans for a new Thames crossing need rethinking. The podcast is introduced by FTL Chair, Chris Barker and was recorded over Zoom in March 2023.

Lanes, Trains and Automobiles – transport and local government

Feb 13 2023 16 mins  
David Gardner, Chair of the Highways Committee at the Royal Borough of Greenwich, discusses the challenges of transport planning in South East London, including implementing Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, tackling air pollution and the ongoing controversy of the Silvertown Tunnel. The podcast is introduced by FTL Chair, Chris Barker and was recorded over Zoom in February 2023.