Transportation
Transportation enabled infrastructure
The post war plan was designed around the use of and the need for having a car. Suburbs, motorways and roundabouts created a tapestry for getting from A to B across geographies. Cars used to drive to a station to take us into an urban center, to our place of work. And that model, like many other things shifted, as soon as we were told, to ‘stay at home’ in 2020.
In the midst of this, the chance to revive and repurpose also led to rethinking delivery models on transport led infrastructure, the glue that keeps communities accessible whether intercity or interstate.
A transport underpinned city has taken over from the retail anchored version. Once destinations were built around shopping center led development and people went out of their way to access these places. And the rail stations themselves have changed so the commuter isn’t so concerned with consumption but being able to plug and play or work from wherever they are.
We have moved on from the legacy of retail led stations to office led places with rail accessibility. Office/hub/third space/flexible working will be expected and incorporated into transport led development. The rise of high speed rail as part of this has both investors and local authorities seeing the benefits and leads us to a better future based economic development. Especially one that is green.
The rise of high speed rail as part of this has both investors and local authorities seeing the benefits and leads us to a better future based economic development. Especially one that is green.
Across the globe, we will see the ‘greening’ of stations as well as the influx of better rail led infrastructure. We will continue to see earlier collaboration between local authorities and the transportation sector and provision of transport hubs, and the development of sustainable and environmentally friendly transport in the future. Flagship projects will help to stimulate the economy and create jobs. In Canada, Israel, the Middle East and across the UK, we see billions being spent and increased capacity linking urban centers and the creation of enhanced rail led development.
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Agnes Koko
Partner
Andrew Burns
Partner
Matthew Storer
Partner
Madeleine Tan
Partner
Our practice
Eversheds Sutherland’s global Transport practice has a deep understanding of the rail and roads industries, combining legal know how with experience in the field. Over the last 20 years, we have played key roles in the major commercial, infrastructure and regulatory projects that have supported the growth of private and public sector management and investment in the global heavy rail and light rail industries, as well as motorways.