Eight technology firms with concepts designed to make rail stations safer, easier to navigate and more sustainable have been selected to develop proposals, with three ultimately invited to trial their... continue
Funding for road building should instead be spent on active travel and... continue
With the ascendancy of digital-only parking solutions, it’s becoming increasingly evident that the challenges that have long... continue
A new handbook supporting the concept of Triple Access Planning has been published. It brings digital accessibility and spatial proximity alongside provision for mobility together as the ‘triple access’... continue
Alex Hynes is taking on the role of Director General, Rail Services at the DfT. His remit will involve uniting the oversight of track and train while leveraging private sector innovation and expertise under... continue
Steer has appointed Stephen Wainwright as Managing Director of its UK transportation and economic development business. He has been serving in the role on an interim basis for the past six months. ... continue
Carol Sim has been appointed Operations Director of Stagecoach South. She previously spent 20 years at FirstGroup, most... continue
Andrew English has returned to Skanska UK to lead Skanska’s Infrastructure business. He previously worked at Skanska... continue
Ellie Stevenson has joined AtkinsRéalis as Market Development Executive. She previously spent two years at Project Centre as Senior Marketing Executive.... continue
The Local Government Association has appointed Joanna Killian as Chief Executive. She joins the organisation after six years as CEO of&... continue
Sarah Garvin of Jacobs has won the annual Transport Planning Society (TPS) Bursary Competition for her paper entitled 20-minute neighbourhoods: The vital role of transport... continue
Transport secretary Mark Harper has laid a revised National policy statement on major Road and Rail networks before Parliament, providing a new framework for government to decide on Development Consent Applications for such schemes. The important statement will guide decisions on a range of... continue
The Government is to press on with its Action Plan to reform the way in which major infrastructure is authorised, following consultation about the definition and consenting processes for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects, DLUHC minister Lee Rowley has announced. He said this would... continue
Expectations of passengers switching from air to rail have tipped... continue
A new approach is urgently needed to planning that replaces... continue
The DfT has announced a £38m investment to improve road safety on 17 of the England’s most dangerous roads. It says improvements will include: designing new junctions and roundabouts; improving signage and road markings; new road surfacing and landscape management; and Improved... continue
The average delay for each vehicle on local A roads in England went up last year - 47.9 seconds per vehicle per mile (spvpm), up 5.3% from 2022 but down 0.6% from 2019, reveals new travel time statistics from the DfT. Meanwhile, the average speed was 23 miles per hour, down 2.1% from 2022 and up... continue
More than half of the road network in England and Wales have less than 15 years’ structural life remaining, with the amount needed to fix the backlog of repairs reaching a record high of £16.3bn. This is among the key findings in the Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM)... continue
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