Surely everyone in the country is now familiar with the mantra that we need to walk and cycle more and use our cars a bit less? Well, one sector of... continue

The publication of the results of a survey of business people’s opinions on transport infrastructure investment caused a few ripples in the... continue

Mouchel and a Halcrow/Hyder JV have been awarded contracts to support the Highways Agency in the delivery of the next tranche of managed motorway... continue

Tolls to cross the Humber Bridge could halve, from £3 to £1.50 for cars, after the Government this week offered to write-down £150m... continue

Andrew Forster
At the beginning of November, and three weeks after announcing its provisional remedies to boost competition in Britain’s bus markets (outside... continue

Greg Marsden will take over as director of the Institute for Transport Studies at the University of Leeds in January, succeeding Mark Wardman.... continue

The House of Commons transport committee has voiced concern that many of the reviewers of the Government’s high-speed rail plans are vocal... continue

Turner & Townsend, Mace, CH2M Hill and Parsons Brinckerhoff have been shortlisted to bid for the £50m-£70m HS2 development partner... continue

Rail fares in Northern conurbations could rise significantly under proposals to fund rail investment being studied by Passenger Transport Executives.... continue

Andrew Forster
Britain needs a high-speed rail network but ministers should rethink the alignment of the London-West Midlands route, according to the House of... continue

The DfT is providing funding to a road accident analysis project that aims to give better insights into the causes of accidents. The South Yorkshire... continue

The likely spatial impact of constructing a high-speed rail line from London to the West Midlands, Manchester and Leeds is being examined by a... continue

Councillors in West Yorkshire have reaffirmed their interest in becoming the first place in the country to implement bus Quality Contracts, despite... continue

Dave Horton - Research Associate, Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster, LA1
I concur with almost everything that David Dansky says – and with such eloquence and so persuasively – about cycling in London. I was... continue

Work began last week on a £150m (outturn costs) managed motorway project on the M62 in West Yorkshire – the first scheme of its kind in... continue

Doncaster Council is to convert seven staff car parks in the town centre into public long-stay car parks. The change will take place on 1 December... continue

Stephen Plowden - London, NW1
My letter in your issue of 23 Sept has acquired a heading ‘Is the CBT supporting HS2 behind the scenes?’ which may give a false... continue

Ringway has won North Yorkshire County Council’s new highways maintenance contract. The ten-year deal, worth £25m/year, represents a... continue

A study into future rolling stock options for the Leeds-Harrogate-York railway has been commissioned by Metro, the City of York Council, North... continue

West Yorkshire is planning to copy Greater Manchester’s practice by creating a transport fund to deliver projects expected to maximise economic... continue