’We don’t want to get rid of the car’

Allister Loder wants to involve more people in mobility research.
Allister Loder wants to involve more people in mobility research.


NewIn: Allister Loder

As a professor of mobility policy, Allister Loder is studying a topic of great current interest - but one that stirs up strong emotions. In the new issue of NewIn, he explains how an engineer ended up working in the social sciences, what Munich could learn from London, and how he plans to learn more about people’s everyday mobility needs.

Annoyance over train delays, ’flight shame’ and above all the ongoing battles over car traffic: things get emotional very quickly in your field of research. What does that mean for your work?

Our task as researchers is not to change reality but to offer advice and consultation. So our goal is not to get rid of the car. ...
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