The Department for Transport (DfT) has extended First Group’s TransPennine Express rail franchise. The train operator sees its... continue

Consultancy Turner and Townsend has been appointed to manage the Edinburgh tram project, taking over from the council’s in-house firm,... continue

Doug Stewart (d.l.stewart@btopenworld.com) - Aberdeen, AB14,
Transport for London has a problem. Proposing to extend its guardrail removal programme by 12km, it states that the retention of guardrails... continue

Michael Leach - CEO, ITSO Ltd, Milton Keynes, MK13
Further to the article on ITSO in your 29 July edition, I would appreciate the opportunity to add further context to my statements around the... continue

A one-year trial to switch cross-Forth freight from road to water is expected to be launched next month. A ship will transfer containers between... continue

Responsibility for Scotland’s health and social care transport is fragmented and more costly than it need be, according to Audit Scotland. The... continue

Scotland’s court of Session this week rejected a legal challenge brought by opponents of a 28-mile bypass around Aberdeen. Lord Tyre rejected... continue

Car club operator Streetcar has closed its Glasgow operation after just 14 months.  A company spokeswoman told LTT: “For some time, we... continue

The new Glentress Peel visitor centre by Forestry Commission Scotland is served by a car park offering a Chip & PIN facility on its parking... continue

Mark Moran
Edinburgh Airport is upgrading and integrating its parking management systems as part of a long-term project to cement its position as... continue

Q-Park has taken over the lease to manage the Jamaica Street car park in Glasgow. The 694-space multi-storey is situated above the Matalan store and... continue

The Scottish Government has invited expressions of interest for a contract to provide noise mapping and action plan services across Scotland. The... continue

Fife Council has invited tenders for constructing a 1,000 space ‘park-and-choose’ site at Halbeath, beside the A92 Crossgates roundabout... continue

Transport Scotland has published new guidance to strengthen the links between transport and land-use planning. Under the new arrangements, local... continue

“The Government’s potholes review will consider if highways maintenance service standards are too high,” we report on page 8. And... continue

The Scottish Government is considering reforming how developers contribute to the cost of transport and other infrastructure. The plans could see... continue

The Scottish Government is hoping to boost demand responsive transport (DRT) services by making them eligible for Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG)... continue

Andrew Forster
The Scottish Government is developing a new method to prioritise capital investment across transport and other sectors.  Alex Neil, the... continue

Patrick Mcdonnell
Edinburgh City Council seems set to continue with the city’s troubled tram project and reject a call for a referendum on the project’s... continue

Local Transport Today
As councillors in Edinburgh met this week to try and find a way out of the city’s tram debacle, calls were growing for a public inquiry into... continue