James Dark
In the aftermath of the CVC/Cosmen consortium’s decision to withdraw its interest in National Express on October 16, rumour after rumour swept... continue

Andrew Forster
Boris Johnson can sometimes ramble when talking about policy matters, but the Mayor of London has just become one of the most senior politicians in... continue

The current legislation governing school transport “lacks coherence”, according to a specialist school transport consultant. In her new... continue

Alix Stredwick has joined consultant Transport Initiatives as an associate member. She will be working on cycle parking, community cycle initiatives,... continue

Surrey County Council’s cabinet has approved plans to terminate the Pegasus dedicated school transport service from July 2010, blaming... continue

Chris Hanley, Colin Buchanan
As education departments in rural areas ponder how they will deliver on the transport challenges present through the 14-19 year old education agenda,... continue

Students and staff at universities in Nottingham are being encouraged to walk and cycle more in a £3m three-year demonstration project. New... continue

Mayer Hillman, Policy Studies Institute
The most disturbing theme running through the DfT consultation document A Safer Way: making Britain’s roads the safest in the world is the... continue

The Department for Children, Schools and Families has published guidance on the transport needs of young people.... continue

Manchester City Council is to offer secondary schoolchildren cycle allowances as an alternative to free bus passes. The allowance, for children... continue

The DfT has given school travel advisers in England renewed hope that their posts will remain funded beyond the end of the current grant period. The... continue

An all-Wales Travel Behaviour Code, which aims to promote positive behaviour for education-related travel, has been published for consultation by the... continue

Centro is planning a pilot school bus scheme serving eight secondary schools on congested corridors in the conurbation. The services would be... continue

Schoolchildren in the north-east of Scotland are to be equipped with transponders that will trigger lights to flash on road signs alerting motorists... continue

MPs on the House of Commons transport committee this week voiced doubts about the value of school travel plan officers and said the Government should... continue

London’s transport commissioner Peter Hendy has written to schools minister Jim Knight asking the Government to continue funding for school... continue

Rural transport authorities across England are preparing plans to ensure that young people are able to access the new diploma courses being... continue

English local authorities are being invited to bid to Sustrans for a share of £17m to improve cycle and walking routes to schools. The Links to... continue

Centro has outlined plans to use a mix of statutory bus Quality Partnerships and voluntary agreements to boost patronage. Its new bus strategy... continue

Welsh councils have been given a new duty to promote “sustainable modes of travel” for the journey to/from school. The Welsh Assembly... continue