What I have to say this month arises from my encounter with a variety of issues that may not seem, at first glance, to be all that closely related. I... continue

The AA and the British Chambers of Commerce are urging transport secretary Geoff Hoon to reject Nottingham City Council’s proposal to introduce... continue

Edinburgh is to become the first local authority in Scotland to introduce an emissions-based parking system for residential parking permits. But the... continue

Following a public consultation, Edinburgh has introduced higher residential parking charges for cars with the highest CO2 emissions. The move... continue

By Mike Crowhurst, Chairman, Railfuture, Leeds
Recent weeks have seen two predictable but depressing decisions. Following the defeat of the Manchester congestion charge plans the following... continue

By David James, Chief executive officer, mxdata, Wilmslow
The news that the Greater Manchester road pricing scheme has been vetoed and that Durham County Council has withdrawn its bid (‘TIF in trouble... continue

By Dave Carter
December the 12th 2008 should be seen by the transport planning community as a defining moment in setting the UK’s course in strategic traffic... continue

The North West of England has devised a new method for determining parking standards for  non-residential developments. The regional approach... continue

Road vehicles could be banned from an entire city centre every night, to reduce crime and improve public safety. Many individual streets in Britain... continue

Parking standards for new housing in Kent are to be relaxed because of persistent complaints about inadequate or poor provision from residents. New... continue

A pioneering emissions-based parking policy could be extended from residents’ parking  to parking meters and council-owned car... continue

The London Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames has announced its intention to extend its controversial CO2 related parking policy. Among the parking... continue

Local authorities in England are to be given freedom to specify charging levels, exemptions and discounts for workplace parking levy schemes. The... continue

The Scottish Government’s plans for motorway park-and-ride sites must be complemented by hard shoulder running lanes reserved for buses,... continue

By Julie Boston, Bristol
Many non-motorists realised the defects of Park ‘n’ Ride a long time ago (‘Park-and-ride: a classic of transport research’... continue

The Government has begun a consultation on draft regulations for workplace parking levy schemes. Powers for a local authority to make a workplace... continue

The appointment of Graham Parkhurst to the new professorship in the Centre for Transport and Society at UWE is an interesting example of how the... continue

Northumberland Park park-and-ride is due to open next week. The 400-space multistorey car park has been built next to Northumberland Park Metro... continue

Milton park-and-ride opens this weekend. The site is located south of Butt Lane, just off the A10, and includes 500 parking spaces (with the capacity... continue

On 5 November The Press and Journal in Aberdeen reported that: “Outrage greeted last week’s news that hard-up Aberdeen City Council had... continue