I have wanted to write this article for a while, if only to raise fellow modellers' awareness of the excellent article by by Nick Francis on “Civil engineers’... continue
EV campaign group FairCharge has published the definitive EV guide to set straight most of the myths, misunderstanding and misinformation centred around electric cars. The... continue
Funding for road building should instead be spent on active travel and... continue
Calls for all public electric vehicle (EV) charging sites to have accessible charging mandated are growing louder with Baroness Jenny Randerson backing the likes of ChargeSafe, Motability Foundation and RECHARGE UK in calling for government action. Baroness Randerson has highlighted the importance... continue
A total of 25 councils will receive funding to decarbonise their bus fleets, with rural areas prioritised, says the Department for Transport. Transport secretary Mark Harper has confirmed that £143m will be made to finance 955 zero-emission buses. The funding comes... 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
Jamie Ross has taken up the newly created post of Director of Transport at the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority. He previously held the role of Interim Director of Rail at the... continue
Stockport Council's Chief Executive Caroline Simpson has been named as preferred candidate to become new Group Chief Executive of Greater Manchester Combined... 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
The Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT)... continue
Expectations of passengers switching from air to rail have tipped... continue
The Welsh Government appears to have abandoned its proposal to create a public service Operator of Last Resort in case of bus franchise failure, despite the idea being strongly supported during... continue
A new approach is urgently needed to planning that replaces... continue
The £1.5bn A66 Northern Trans-Pennine Project application has been granted development consent by Transport Secretary Mark Harper. The scheme - spanning 80km between the M6 at Penrith and the A1(M) at Scotch Corner - involves sections of the existing single carriageway sections becoming dual... continue
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