The winners of the first ever TRANStech Awards were announced at a glittering 4* lunchtime ceremony at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London, on Friday 1 November. Winners of the new awards, sponsored by Karhoo, WSP, Innovate UK and CoMoUK, which recognise the use of technology to improve transport,... continue
Aira, along with tech leaders Moovit and Azure Maps, have joined forces to make public transit in and around urban areas more inclusive for blind and low vision riders and others by bringing together the technological expertise of each company to remove barriers that people with vision loss face in... continue
Large-scale new developments have a role in helping to meet housing needs, and have at times received formal Government support. The latest iteration – Garden Communities – was launched in 2014, and the programme now includes 49 projects extending across all regions of England. Consultancy Lichfields has reviewed all 49 Garden... continue
Children from less affluent families are less likely to participate in physical activity than their wealthier peers, suggests new figures from Sport England. The data, from the... continue
The use of trip matrices based on mobile phone... continue
The Second Annual TRANStech Awards has been confirmed to... continue
Take part in the 4th Annual Public Health & Sustainable Transport Summit next March to shape an urgent agenda for practical change. We can all help to make a significant difference to positive health outcomes through boosting the delivery of active travel and public... continue
A network of sensors are measuring levels of air pollution outside schools to give policymakers a more accurate picture of the air being breathed in by children. Led by Newcastle University in collaboration with Newcastle City Council, the sensors have been installed outside 22 schools located close to major roads... continue
The number of people who are obese in England has almost doubled in the last 20 years from 6.9 to 13 million, according to new research from Diabetes UK. And in a related warning, a new World Health Organisation (WHO) study says that young people’s health is being compromised by insufficient physical activity, with the majority of... continue
On 2nd November the glossy magazine that The Times publishes with its Saturday edition devoted significant coverage to excerpts from a new book that considers the future of the car. “Can we look forward to a future when we’re all ferried around in... continue
I was astonished by the letter from John Helm (LTT 25 Oct), and would like to respond to some of the issues he raises. Blaming others for emitting more carbon is a convenient excuse to avoid action, but I would also dispute Mr Helm’s methodology. The fairest way to accurately compare... continue
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The design – and the reality – of our streets, transport infrastructure and public spaces should encourage people to regularly engage in healthy, active lifestyles, especially everyday walking and cycling as a means of simply getting around. Yet there are often gaps between the... continue
After officially launching its ‘This Is What A Cyclist Looks Like’ campaign at Landor LINKS’ Cycle... continue
The Physical Activity tool is part of a series of products produced by Public Health England providing local data alongside national comparisons to support local health improvement. The physical activity data tool presents data on physical activities including walking and cycling at local level for England. The latest release includes an update on the percentage of adults walking and cycling for... continue
High Speed 1 (HS1) is the railway that runs between central London... continue
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