Local Government officers have called on the DfT to explicitly endorse the use of 20mph speed limits on busy shopping streets, as well as residential... continue

London mayor Boris Johnson has  called on the developer of the  former Battersea Power Station site in South London to cut the amount of... continue

Campaigners have their eyes set on an area close to London Euston station as a location to pioneer a ‘traffic-free... continue

Boris Johnson should consider upgrading London’s North and South Circular roads into a high quality orbital road, according to the RAC... continue

A major transport consultancy has called on London mayor Boris Johnson to grasp the opportunities offered by personal rapid transit. In an unusual... continue

Jacobs was the most successful of the 150-plus consultancies competing for places on Transport for London’s new engineering and project... continue

John Dales
I begin this month with an apology – to which the response of readers familiar with my stuff may well be, “About time, too”; and... continue

Rik Thomas
There is a great thirst amongst transport professionals for more knowledge about shared space urban design schemes at the moment and this was aptly... continue

Bury and Bolton councils are setting up a ‘strategic alliance’ that could see the neighbouring councils share resources on transport and... continue

Portsmouth City Council is looking at ways to improve connections between the seafront and the rest of the city as part of a new seafront strategy.... continue

London mayor Boris Johnson has announced how next year’s £155m local implementation plan funding will be distributed to boroughs. The... continue

There have been no injury accidents at the shared space scheme in Ashford in the 12 months since the site was stripped of signs, lines, and separated... continue

A road safety audit has given a green light to the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea’s flagship shared space street design on Exhibition... continue

Birmingham City Council and consultant Atkins are preparing a Major Scheme Business Case for the Dudley Road Traffic Management Scheme. The... continue

Jacqui Wilkinson, Director, Beyond Engagement, London
The DfT’s new policy paper The future of urban transport is aimed at encouraging local authorities to consider what they can do to improve... continue

Henry Abraham
The scope of the Mayor of London’s consultation draft of his transport strategy, published on 12 October, is extensive, although some of the... continue

David Leather has agreed to continue as chief executive of Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive for “at least” the next two... continue

The Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution has questioned whether all lighting on  roads can be justified. Launching a new report on the... continue

The London Borough of Camden is removing most road markings, signs and guardrails from a stretch of a busy A road. Camden council officers said that... continue

The Brixton one-way gyratory system returned to two-way traffic working this week. Traffic along Brixton Hill now travels in both directions although... continue