Local authorities intent on introducing 20mph speed limits on road safety grounds could be unwittingly helping to increase the volume of carbon... continue

Mayer Hillman
The recently published plans to expand Heathrow Airport raise three questions to which the Government and BAA should be asked to respond ('Battle... continue

A first possible step towards harmonising monetary values for transport externalities across the EU appears to have been made with the European... continue

On 10 December London's Evening Standard reported that an "army of campaigners" had been assembled "to mobilise millions of people... continue

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair has defended his force's use of domestic flights, saying that taking the train to meetings would... continue

Rik Thomas
According to the consultation document on the future of Heathrow Airport published by the Government last week, there is a strong economic case for... continue

The Government's consultation document broadly consists of two areas: proposals to build a third runway at Heathrow to be operational from the year... continue

By Jure Leben
In response to a forecast steady decline in crude oil supplies, the European Union, international vehicle manufacturers and a number of governments... continue

Environmental groups voiced anger this week as the DfT launched a consultation on plans to expand Heathrow Airport - including building a third... continue

The Socialdata interim evaluation of Peterborough's ITM programme (stages two and three) revealed that there was a reduction in car driver trips per... continue

The National Society for Clean Air this week rebranded itself Environmental Protection UK to reflect the organisation's work on air quality, climate... continue

Virtually all of the papers devoted large amounts of coverage to the Conservative Party's Quality of Life group report (see feature) but there was a... continue

Richard Littlejohn
The publication of the Conservative Quality of Life group's report generated a large number of editorial comments and columnist pieces in the media.... continue

Noise maps of Glasgow (pictured), Edinburgh and land surrounding Scotland's main transport networks have been published by the Scottish Government.... continue

By Laurie Price
In the debate about how to halt climate change, the aviation industry has been subject to intense scrutiny. That's hardly surprising because it's a... continue

National Express Group has halted plans to trial using 30% biodiesel in its buses because of concerns about the environmental impact of growing the... continue

Local authorities and developers in England are being invited to come forward with proposals to build new 'eco-towns' that would promote public... continue

The DfT has indicated what transport indicators English local authorities are likely to have to monitor as part of the new Local Area Agreement... continue

Local authorities will have to give increased emphasis to reducing concentrations of particulates across their areas rather than just in hotspots... continue

The Environment Agency has lodged an objection to East Sussex County Council's planning application for the Bexhill to Hastings Road, citing an... continue