21 Mar 2024Local Transport Today News
FairCharge launches Little Book of EV Myths

FairCharge launches Little Book of EV Myths

EV campaign group FairCharge has published the definitive EV guide to set straight most of the myths, misunderstanding and misinformation centred around electric cars. The... continue

28 Mar 2024EVolution News
28 Mar 2024Local Transport Today News
Government consults on hydrogen-powered farming and construction vehicles

Government consults on hydrogen-powered farming and construction vehicles

Tractors, diggers and forklifts powered by hydrogen could become a regular sight on building sites and agricultural businesses under government plans. New regulations, set out in a consultation launched today, would allow hydrogen-powered tractors, diggers and forklifts to be used on roads... continue

28 Mar 2024EVolution News
Majority want funding shift from road building to active travel, survey finds

Majority want funding shift from road building to active travel, survey finds

Deniz Huseyin

Funding for road building should instead be spent on active travel and... continue

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27 Mar 2024Local Transport Today News
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27 Mar 2024Local Transport Today Comment
On the road to a national EV charging platform

On the road to a national EV charging platform

Keith Brown

With the ascendancy of digital-only parking solutions, it’s becoming increasingly evident that the challenges that have long... continue

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27 Mar 2024EVolution Opinion
More than one-in-10 UK supermarkets now offer EV charging

More than one-in-10 UK supermarkets now offer EV charging

Supermarkets across the UK added electric vehicle (EV) chargers to over 600 new locations during 2023, meaning drivers can now charge up at more than one-in-10 of their stores. Analysis from Zapmap and the RAC shows that total... continue

25 Mar 2024EVolution Features
'Break tie between new housing developments and car dependency'

'Break tie between new housing developments and car dependency'

Deniz Huseyin

A new approach is urgently needed to planning that replaces... continue

21 Mar 2024Local Transport Today News

A66 Project gets green light

Deniz Huseyin

The £1.5bn A66 Northern Trans-Pennine Project application has been granted development consent by Transport Secretary Mark Harper. The scheme - spanning 80km between the M6 at Penrith and the A1(M) at Scotch Corner - involves sections of the existing single carriageway sections becoming dual... continue

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21 Mar 2024Local Transport Today News
21 Mar 2024Local Transport Today News
Focus on road building at odds with net zero aims, says alliance

Focus on road building at odds with net zero aims, says alliance

Deniz Huseyin

More than 70% of Scotland’s transport infrastructure... continue

21 Mar 2024Local Transport Today News
21 Mar 2024Local Transport Today News

DfT pledges £38m to reduce risk on most dangerous roads

Deniz Huseyin

The DfT has announced a £38m investment to improve road safety on 17 of the England’s most dangerous roads. It says improvements will include: designing new junctions and roundabouts; improving signage and road markings; new road surfacing and landscape management; and Improved... continue

21 Mar 2024Local Transport Today News

DfT updates mapping of congestion and speeds for strategic and A roads

Deniz Huseyin

The average delay for each vehicle on local A roads in England went up last year - 47.9 seconds per vehicle per mile (spvpm), up 5.3% from 2022 but down 0.6% from 2019, reveals new travel time statistics from the DfT. Meanwhile, the average speed was 23 miles per hour, down 2.1% from 2022 and up... continue

21 Mar 2024Local Transport Today News

Amount needed to fix backlog of road repairs rises to £16.3bn

Deniz Huseyin

More than half of the road network in England and Wales have less than 15 years’ structural life remaining, with the amount needed to fix the backlog of repairs reaching a record high of £16.3bn. This is among the key findings in the Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM)... continue

21 Mar 2024Local Transport Today News
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21 Mar 2024Local Transport Today Comment
Government green lights nuisance driving

Government green lights nuisance driving

Isaac Occhipinti

Low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) are a relatively new development, and we continuously work with our members to ensure... continue

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21 Mar 2024Parking Review Opinion
Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Forum launched

Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Forum launched

The UK government has launched the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Forum to encourage collaboration between government and industry. The forum, chaired by ministers and AA president,... continue

20 Mar 2024EVolution News
Future of Flight action plan launched

Future of Flight action plan launched

Flying taxis, crime-fighting drones and critical 999 care deliveries could all be in the air by 2030, predicts the Future of Flight action plan... continue

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19 Mar 2024EVolution News
Plan for Drivers: ensuring traffic measures have local support

Plan for Drivers: ensuring traffic measures have local support

Mark Harper MP

In October 2023, this government announced the Plan for... continue

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18 Mar 2024Parking Review Opinion

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