A critical perspective on the introduction of electric buses in Santiago de Chile’s public transport network. A reflection on the need for connecting these policies with long-term sustainability strategies and intersectoral governance arrangements in order to endure on effective sustainable policies. Embedding these efforts in the current power devolution is an opportunity to shape new institutional arrangements which could unlock the effectiveness of electric buses in full.
Read MoreThis July, Oxford Urbanists’ monthly discussion looks at the case for transportation electrification in cities. From the governance framework to the regional and micromobility scales, this conversation highlights the challenges in bypassing the fossil-fuelled, car-centred model as the unanimous alternative.
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