New valuations for time involved in transporting freight , being introduced by the Department for Transport, look set to significantly increase the user benefits from highway interventions that aim to... continue
Plans for fully autonomous ride-hailing services by Waymo to start next year in London are raising major new policy issues for the London Mayor and Transport for London. The unexpectedly early proposal under the Government’s recent invitation for such projects means that a suitable framework... continue
Value for money assessments and the role of Benefit Cost Ratios in transport appraisal are not well understood, and thus used - especially by politicians, senior leadership teams in local government and project officers, a new Transport Planning Society policy paper agrees. It sees a significant... continue
Waymo’s London plans set a new policy and regulatory challenge to the London Mayor and Transport for London as the responsible transport authorities for the area – whilst needing to work around the Government’s new legislation on the deployment of automated vehicles. We asked TfL... continue
A new study suggests that understanding the way pedestrians interact with automated vehicles (AVs) will be critical to preventing accidents and saving lives. Coventry University’s Research Centre for Future Transport and Cities carried out the study in collaboration with Deakin University,... continue
England’s six non statutory Sub- National Transport bodies are now looking at possible arrangements to continue their activity following the Department for Transport’s decision to end the funding of all of them except England’s Economic Heartland from next year, as revealed in the... continue
There are growing indications that Transport for the North is facing a pared back role as the government pursues other initiatives to promote development in the North This week former Leeds council chief Tom Riordan has been appointed as the government’s first envoy dedicated to northern... continue
There are growing indications that Transport for the North is facing a pared back role as the government pursues other initiatives to promote development in the North This week former Leeds council chief Tom Riordan has been appointed as the government’s first envoy dedicated to northern... continue
The Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 , in Section 102E provided the Power to Establish STBs. This said “The Secretary of State may by regulation establish a sub-national transport body for any area in England outside of Greater London,” and that regulations under section... continue
The Government wants to formally remove planning permission for the A303 upgrade and tunnel at Stonehenge after it cancelled the project soon after coming into power last summer .If the proposal to revoke it goes ahead, it would mean re-starting the planning process if the project were ever... continue
Next month’s Budget could include the announcement of further cuts to England’s road network programme, Roads Minister Simon Lightwood has warned. Speaking at a Highways UK event, Lightwood said that “difficult decisions lie ahead”. “It is no secret that this... continue
Work to connect the HS2 high-speed rail line beyond Birmingham to link up with the West Coast Main Line has been delayed by another four years, with a restart date now set for 2029. The decision was announced by HS2 Ltd as part of a “reset” for the struggling project, which has faced... continue
There are currently two widely-used tools for calculation of carbon (greenhouse gas) emissions from road vehicles in appraisal. DEFRA’s Emissions Factors Toolkit (EFT) is primarily designed for calculating emissions that affect local air quality, but it covers carbon as well. It is updated... continue
DfT’s Local and Regional Transport Analysis (LRTA) division has launched its new Vehicle Emissions Carbon Tool (VECAT) designed to improve the calculation of carbon (greenhouse gas) emissions from road vehicles within the Transport Appraisal Guidance set. The new tool fixes an acknowledged... continue
The new VECAT carbon calculation tool and proposed enhanced Freight value of travel time calculations form part of a newly released a batch of Transport Analysis Guidance (TAG), related documents from DfT’s TASM division. Planned updates have been announced with details dates of release. Most... continue
The bill to re-regulate bus services and provide other powers to the government and local transport authorities in England has become law. Tabled as the Bus Services (No.2) Bill it has become the Bus Services Act, with the government saying that it intends to announce further bus funding for local... continue
Nearly half a million under-16s in England are getting to school by taxis, buses and other transport funded by their local authorities, according to new government estimates. The new data from the Department for Education (DfE) - which is the first of its kind to be compiled - is based on voluntary... continue
Westminster City Council has mapped out its vision for “good quality sustainable transport options” over the next ten years, which will include reallocating kerb space from cars to other uses. Its Sustainable Transport Strategy states: “Our communities clearly recognise and value... continue
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has announced a “swift and robust” review of the Airports National Policy Statement (ANPS),to help smooth the path of Heathrow expansion and “support economic growth and enable international investment, boost connectivity and strengthen the... continue
The Government’s promises to mitigate the climate impacts of aviation while proceeding with airport expansion could leave net zero delivery in “serious jeopardy”, a committee of MPs has found.“Furthermore, the government has not demonstrated that the economic growth from... continue
The ITF report approaches the issue of managing AI applications by identifying ‘red flags’ for the various potential adverse consequences. Here are a number of those issues: Evolving risks but static framework: Organisational inability to update the AI risk management framework as... continue
A warning of the need for appropriate governance of the application of Artificial Intelligence has come in a report produced by the International Transport Forum which explores and provides practical guidance on how transport authorities can leverage AI-enabled tools to improve the operation and... continue
Changes in road policing are giving local authorities an excuse to do nothing to improve road safety, Scottish Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop has said. Last year, His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland said that the number of recorded road offences had reduced by 63% since... continue
New research shows the extent to which road authorities have adopted lower speed limit at country, regional and local level. The research was carried out by Insight Warehouse, which specialises in transport data and analytics. A free to access online map - called SpeedMap - offers an insight into... continue
As New Yorkers vote this week on their next Mayor - the front runner for which, Zohran Mamdani, wants to make the city’s buses free , all seems to have gone quiet in the battle between the White House and City Hall in relation to another controversial policy -the city’s congestion... continue
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