The simple truth about rural bus services is this: they need either more passengers and revenue or more subsidies to survive. The only way to attract more passengers is to make services easier and more convenient to use. And to do that, transport authorities and operators need to better... continue
Distraction from smartphones is an important road safety issue and efforts to identify effective countermeasures remain a priority. A new US study, Increasing the Use of... continue
A three-year study – Motorised Mobility Devices: Incidents, Near Misses and Safety – is being led by Nottingham Trent University (NTU) in collaboration with mobility scooter insurance intermediary Surewise, and has been awarded over £200,000 through The Road Safety Trust’s 2024 grants... continue
Former Transport Secretary Mark Harper has been named among the the 36 people in former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s honours list. Harper was Transport Secretary from 2022 to 2024. He was MP for Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire from 2005 until his defeat in the 2024 General Election. Others... continue
A scheme has been launched for bus drivers in Greater Manchester to ensure they do not have to start again on a beginners’ contract when they change companies. This follows an agreement between bus operators, Unite the Union and Transport of Greater Manchester (TfGM). At the start of this... continue
Questioned on her intentions for the Integrated National Transport Strategy now in preparation, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has made clear it is being framed from the point of view of the individual passenger. She said it should “set out the vision for transport across England. It... continue
Transport Committee Chair, Ruth Cadbury, asked Heidi Alexander at the end of a hearing last month to sum up in two minutes “What will be different in the UK’s transport system at the end of this Parliament with you as Secretary of State?” Alexander answered: “I hope that... continue
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has dismissed suggestions that the Government’s decision to relax the ZEV mandate would affect investment in charging infrastructure. Under Government changes, the 2030 phase out date of new petrol and diesel car sales will still apply, but that it will be... continue
Later this year, the Government will publish the first new Road Safety Strategy in 10 years, Heidi Alexander has told the Transport Committee. “We want to get it right,” she said. “I have been in post for five months. It has been a source of discussion with me and the junior... continue
The Government must start thinking about transport as a public health intervention “as much as an intervention that can stimulate economic growth,” Heidi Alexander told the Transport Committee last month. “Those are certainly the conversations I am having with colleagues in the... continue
The Government has appointed a director from a non-transport civil service background to... continue
Major infrastructure including transport links,will on average be delivered at least a year faster, The Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has claimed as the government accelerates its planning reforms. The key change is the reduction of the statutory pre-consultation period... continue
Bus franchising, fare caps and integrated ticketing in Greater Manchester clearly demonstrate the benefits of devolution, according to Centre for Cities. The completion of bus franchising at the start of this year and the start of ‘tap as you go’ with a fare cap means that Greater... continue
The growing popularity of large cars means that more than 1 million of the vehicles sold in the UK each year are now too big to fit a typical urban car... continue
The North East Parking Show returned to Newcastle upon Tyne for its third edition,... continue
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