News category: School / University transport
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Local Transport Today
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Swindon Borough Council Cycle Loan Scheme
Swindon’s cycle loan scheme is an innovative and engaging project that allows commuters to borrow a... continue
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Pupils on school trips can now travel on the Emirates AirLine cable car in East London for just £1 return, Transport for London has announced.... continue
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Andrew Forster
FirstGroup has announced a £615m rights issue and scrapped its final dividend for 2012/13 in an effort to reduce debts and avoid a credit... continue
FirstGroup has announced a £615m rights issue and scrapped its final dividend for 2012/13 in an effort to reduce debts and avoid a credit... continue
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Hertfordshire County Council has launched an online journey planner for home-to-school trips. The tool, developed by consultant Steer Davies Gleave,... continue
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Suffolk County Council plans to launch a smartcard giving 16-19 year olds 25% off adult fares on local bus services. The ‘Endeavour card’... continue
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Amey has secured a three-year extension to its contract to co-ordinate school buses and adult transport services for Buckinghamshire County Council.... continue
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Lindsey Coates
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Evidence (NICE) have released guidance for local measures to promote walking and cycling as forms of... continue
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Evidence (NICE) have released guidance for local measures to promote walking and cycling as forms of... continue
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East Sussex County Council is to bring down costs and reduce journey times by a third by co-ordinating adult social care journeys from a new... continue
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The University of Leicester has engaged Go Travel Solutions to cut the demand for commuter car use for its 20,000 staff and students. A feasibility... continue
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A number of superstores and churches in Dundee are allowing parents to use their car parks as ‘park-and-stride’ sites for local schools.... continue
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by Rik Thomas
Transport for Greater Manchester’s plan to introduce smartcard ticketing on its public transport network is by no means the only... continue
Transport for Greater Manchester’s plan to introduce smartcard ticketing on its public transport network is by no means the only... continue
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Edge Public Solutions is guaranteeing Neath Port Talbot council £2.7m in efficiency savings over three years by reorganising school transport... continue
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Logical Transport is providing £100,000 funding for local authorities to investigate how the miles driven by their school and social care... continue
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Go-Ahead Group has launched an education programme aimed at promoting bus travel by helping children and young people improve their knowledge of... continue
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Local authorities have not fully exploited the nation’s mapping data in the past but that is beginning to change, according to Ordnance Survey.... continue
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Local Transport minister Norman Baker has announced £11m of new funding for the Government’s Bikeability cycling training scheme... continue
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Cycling ambassadors could be appointed in universities and colleges across London in an effort to promote safer cycling by students.
The idea is... continue
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Support services company May Gurney has expanded into local authority specialist fleet services and social services passenger transport with the... continue
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James Dark
At present, providing special educational needs, hospital and social services transport is very much a niche operation carried out by local... continue
At present, providing special educational needs, hospital and social services transport is very much a niche operation carried out by local... continue
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The DfT is studying Dorset County Council’s recent comprehensive retendering of public transport contracts to see if it could have best... continue





