Rik Thomas
The publication of a report on aviation strategy by the House of Commons’ transport committee drew praise from editorials in two of the... continue

ENVIRONMENTAL LOBBY group Friends of the Earth has asked the High Court to judicially review Transport for London’s consultation process over... continue

Sir Howard Davies may offer more than one option for airport capacity expansion, rather than a single recommendation, in his final report, which is... continue

Thurrock Council filled in over 900 potholes in March after the council voted for an additional £50,000 to be spent during the month on defect... continue

Transport for London is anticipating fewer passengers on the Emirates Airline cable car in east London in the coming financial year. The cable car... continue

The DfT will launch a consultation on three options for a Lower Thames Crossing in May. A DfT spokeswoman said a statement in a Treasury document... continue

Rik Thomas
AS THE 50th anniversary of the publication of the Beeching report on the UK’s rail network nears (it was originally published on 27 March,... continue

Thurrock Council has launched a procurement for a £3.5m, four-year contract for responsive highways repairs including street light repairs. The... continue

Andrew Forster
The Chancellor this week announced an additional £1.5bn for roads investment in England, including funds to relieve pinchpoints on the local... continue

Only a handful of people appear to be using Transport for London’s new cable car across the Thames for getting to/from work. According to... continue

Transport for London has expressed satisfaction with patronage on its new cross-Thames cable car despite data showing a sharp fall in passenger... continue

Tolls could be introduced on the Blackwall Tunnel in East London as a way of part-funding two new crossings of the Thames. Transport for London has... continue

Zoe Vidion
It is always tricky to prove that property and land values have increased due to new transport investment rather than other external factors and so,... continue

London mayor Boris Johnson this week announced the setting up of a new policy unit that will push the case for a new airport in the Thames... continue

Peter Stonham
Of the challenges facing the transport system, some are familiar and resource-hungry – such as strategic investment in the highways and rail... continue

The GOVERNMENT’S policy on airport capacity was thrown into even more confusion this week with reports that the aviation industry has persuaded... continue

Transport secretary Justine Greening has accepted the mayor of London’s case that the proposed Silvertown Tunnel crossing in east London should... continue

James Wiffen, Leaden Roding, Great Dunmow, Essex CM6
Whilst reading transport minister Mike Penning’s 22 May statement on revising the charging regime at the Dartford-Thurrock river crossing, my... continue

The UK’s first urban cable car will open on Thursday, providing a new transport link across the River Thames from Greenwich to Royal Docks in... continue

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council is setting up a social enterprise company to deliver ‘green’ transport initiatives. The community... continue