The Government’s Better Connected integrated transport strategy, published earlier this month, has been largely welcomed by an array of organisations from across the transport sector. Groups have welcomed the strategy’s proposals for... continue
The long-awaited new Local Transport Plan (LTP) guidance just published by the DfT has highlighted how the recently-introduced requirement for Local Transport Authorities to produce an annual Local Transport Delivery Plan, will now function alongside the LTP process. While the LTP is still... continue
The Department for Transport has made it clear it will press on with appointing a first chair for Great British Railways despite the establishment of the new organisation still being some 18 months away, and many GBR preparation tasks having just been given to the Chair of the existing company DfT... continue
The Government is giving six mayoral combined authorities in England a further £500,000 of government funding each to help them introduce bus franchising Franchising is now the policy being implemented by Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Liverpool City Region, South Yorkshire, the West... continue
New guidance designed to support and improve bus enhanced partnerships (EPs) in England has been released by the DfT. The document follows the publication of a review of EPs in January, which revealed that some partnerships are not currently delivering. In these cases, “support is... continue
The DfT has published a policy paper setting out its “vision” for bus services in England. According to the document, the “best way to make the local bus service successful is for it to have a strong revenue base of passengers”. This requires bus services to be... continue
The drop-off charge at Stansted Airport has increased, rising from £7 to £10 for stops of up to 15 minutes. The cost for stays of between 15 and 30 minutes has also increased by £3 to £28. A Stansted spokesperson said the changes were “designed to tackle ‘kiss... continue
Bristol Airport has lost its legal challenge over the fairness of a £205m subsidy package awarded to Cardiff Airport by the Welsh Government. The Competition Appeal Tribunal ruled that the Welsh Government had satisfied the requirements of the Subsidy Control Act 2022 in awarding the grant to... continue
Pilot moves to shift responsibility for public health to regional mayors could offer the chance to integrate transport and health plans and make better use resources. New Health Devolution two-year trials have been announced by the government for Greater Manchester (Andy Burnham) and South... continue
A coalition of global investors, investment consultants and pension funds has issued a public statement demanding that freight and logistics firms take urgent action to address air pollution. The sector’s limited progress to date is translating into “escalating material health and... continue
Mayor Tracy Brabin’s attempts to start construction on a Leeds tram network before her next re-election campaign in West Yorkshire were blocked after the confidential NISTA Government review concluded this deadline carried a high risk of wasted taxpayers’ money, the politicshome website... continue
Keolis and Amey have joined forces to win another light rail contract, this time for operation and maintenance of the Luas system in Dublin. The contract, valued at approximately €1.3bn, starts on 1 September and has a core term of seven years, with the option to extend for up to six years.... continue
The London Assembly has published an analysis of automation ahead of expected trials in the capital of self-driving vehicles without a safety driver this spring. Report author Philip Lewis refers to a study by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, which said that one of the biggest challenges an... continue
Guidance on new permits designed to enable small-scale trials of self-driving passenger transport services has been issued by the DfT. This is intended to help local authorities and transport bodies understand the automated passenger services (APS) permitting scheme, established by Part 5 of the... continue
A consortium that includes Wrightbus, Queen’s University Belfast and Loughborough University has been awarded a £250,000 Government grant to develop self-driving buses. Delivered by the Department for Business and Trade (DBT), the programme aims to grow the UK’s connected and... continue
A bus gate in Preston generated £1.54m in fines last year, the highest amount in the UK, according to research carried out by The Times. Lancashire County Council’s bus gate on Corporation Street operates 24-hours-a-day on a 60m stretch of road close to Preston’s university... continue
There was a significant increase in the number of Blue Badges held in England compared with the previous year, new data from the DfT shows. In the year ending March 2025, the total number of Blue Badges was 3.07 million, an 8% increase (228,000 badges) compared with March 2024. Approximately 5.2%... continue
Transport Scotland has released data showing that Scotland is not on course to meet any of its main targets for improvements in road safety. In 2021, the Scottish Government published a new Road Safety Framework running until 2030. Alongside a wider suite of indicators, the framework featured four... continue
An amended Code of practice for the co-ordination of street and road works has been released by the DfT. This code, which came into effect on 10 April, provides practical guidance on the responsibilities of authorities and undertakers under the New Roads and Street Works Act (1991) (NRSWA). The... continue
Three firms using AI in transport systems have been awarded funding by the innovation agency Connected Places Catapult to develop their business cases. The small to medium-sized enterprises have been taking part in the ‘Smarter Transport Systems – AI in Transport’ competition,... continue
TransportAPI has entered a partnership with Traveline to enhance the NextBuses live bus information source. NextBuses has been available for over a decade, delivering over 100 million requests for real-time information (RTI) annually to bus travellers across Great Britain, said Traveline. The... continue
Connected Places Catapult is to fund trials of three rail-related technology systems at the Station Innovation Zone at Bristol Temple Meads. The Station Innovation Zone programme is delivered by Connected Places Catapult in partnership with Network Rail and is supported by Innovate UK. The zone... continue
E-bike and e-scooter fires in the UK reached a record high last year, fire brigades data has revealed. Some 432 e-bike fires were recorded in 2025, representing a 38% rise from the 313 recorded in 2024, and more than five times higher than the 84 recorded incidents in 2021. In 2025 there were... continue
New housing developments risk being unfit for modern life unless they are designed with both public transport and delivery infrastructure in mind, warns the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK (CILT UK). Online shopping, grocery deliveries and on-demand services means that the... continue
The founders of a newly launched organisation say more independent research is needed to prepare the UK for the consequences of autonomous vehicles. It has published polling showing public scepticism and concerns, varying significantly across age... continue
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