Modelling World has, for many modellers in the UK, been a staple for so long now, that it’s hard to remember a time when it didn’t exist. Apparently up until the European Transport Conference left the UK for the first time in 2003, that was the place for us modellers to get... continue
The major changes in the political map across England and Wales after last week’s elections have left transport policies in flux in many areas as the new controlling parties get to grips with their inheritance. Some places have seen the wholesale replacement of Labour, by either Reform... continue
The King’s Speech for the new parliamentary session this week announced several new pieces of legislation to support both airport expansion,the construction of privately financed road projects, and the northern rail plans. Other bills will address taxi and PHV regulation and provide for a... continue
Chief executive of Transport for the North (TfN) Martin Tugwell is leaving after almost five years, in a seeming recognition of... continue
Westminster Council’s new Conservative administration is seeking to take London Mayor Sadiq Khan to court over his plans to pedestrianise a section of Oxford Street. In last week’s local elections, the Tories took back control of the council, which had been run by Labour since... continue
While Metro Mayor Andy Burnham was not up for re-election, the shifting control of the ten constituent councils that make up the Greater Manchester Combined Authority will significantly alter the body’s internal decision-making balance, including how it addresses transport issues It serves as... continue
Powers to enable local councils to prohibit pavement parking in England are now on the statute book with Royal Assent to the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act. An amendment included during the later stages in the bill will enable The Secretary of State to make regulations giving each... continue
Labour’s results at last week’s local elections can only be described as catastrophic, with the loss of 1,498 seats across England, with 1,068 councillors remaining. Meanwhile, the Conservatives saw support fall away in its heartlands. Many of these lost seats... continue
London’s political map has changed significantly in the wake... continue
Civil servants in Scotland are awaiting details of the SNP’s plan to transfer national transport bodies into the Scottish Government, as part of a drive to reduce administrative costs. Successful again in the national elections, the SNP’s manifesto had said: “As part of... continue
All local authorities should be required to define strategic walking networks within their statutory Local Plans and Local Transport Plans, and mandate that new developments connect to and help deliver these networks, says a new transport policy paper written collaboratively by directors and... continue
A dozen walking, wheeling and cycling projects have won shares of a £1 million Active Travel England innovation fund Shared cycle schemes, gamified walking campaigns and an accessible wheeling app are among the grants of up to £100,000 awarded to small businesses and community... continue
New policy recommendations on urban transport development and strengthening the use of... continue
A 24-hour coach service serving Stansted Airport has been extended to Finsbury Park, providing a direct link to north London. Last April the operator launched a coach service connecting central London with Stansted after travel tech company Flix acquired a majority share in Flibco. Flibco... continue
The Government has refused to accept the key finding of a Transport Committee inquiry that rail investment has been subject to systemic ‘boom and bust’. In its response to the Transport Committee’s Rail Investment Pipelines report, the Government acknowledges that “the... continue
An alliance of transport organisations has expressed disappointment that the Government has again failed to include legislation e-scooters in the King’s speech. It should stop “endless trials” that have left council and operators in “limbo,” they say. Collaborative... continue
Around £50m is to be invested in the drone and advanced air mobility sector by the Government, the DfT has announced. Delivered through the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), the funding will support building regulatory, digital and security foundations needed to bring drones and advanced air... continue
The Government’s intention of the delivery of a third runway at Heathrow by 2035, supported by a development consent order by 2029, has been set out in a letter to Hannah Newell, recently made Senior Responsible Owner for the Heathrow Expansion Programme at DfT. The letter, by the... continue
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