A new one-stop transport app being launched by Spain’s state-owned rail company Renfe will include London-based Karhoo’s taxi and private hire price comparison app. The ‘Renfe as a Service’ (Raas) app is... 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
Car parks are being built that do not provide even the minimum of 15 minutes fire resistance, according to a report published by Confidential... continue
England’s Economic Heartland has launched Vision 2050, a competition for students, graduates, apprentices, young professionals and people new to the transport sector. Entries (no longer than 500 words) should explain how the transport system should change to realise the EEH’s... continue
Development plans for Tipner West in Portsmouth have progressed ‘further than ever before’, and Portsmouth City Council hosted an event in September to engage industry experts and inform them of the ‘tremendous development opportunities and plans for the site, with a first spade in the ground scheduled for summer 2023’. The high... continue
Earlier this year it was reported in the US that the 'nation’s SUV boom is becoming increasingly deadly' after it was revealed that pedestrian deaths hit a 28-year high in 2018. UK journalist Carlton Reid took up... continue
Cyclist and actor Simon O'Brien has extended his role as Liverpool’s cycling and walking commissioner to cover the entire Liverpool City Region, working across all six boroughs to help make the Metro Mayor’s vision for a revolution in active travel a reality. Simon will be speaking at Cycling... continue
Community groups can now bid for new parks or reimagined spaces that will be used for everything from children’s play areas to vegetable patches... continue
The Lake District national park authority has confirmed it will explore car-free zones as part of its traffic management plans in the national park in tandem with the National Trust. Thomas Burditt, National Trust general manager for the North Lakes, told the Times: 'We... continue
BP Ventures has made a €10m investment in Finnish mobility as a service pioneer, MaaS Global. Roy Williamson, BP’s vice president for advanced mobility said: “The MaaS Global team is at the forefront of a tech-enabled mobility evolution – from having to own a vehicle to... continue
Entrepreneur Richard Branson used an interview published in The Guardian on 26 October to claim that: “Aviation can... continue
US private equity firm The Carlyle Group has entered exclusive talks to buy Arriva Group from parent company Deutsche Bahn, though the option of a flotation remains on the table, too. Arriva operates buses, trains and trams in 14 European countries. It has extensive UK bus operations and on rail... continue
Consultant Steer is expanding into the climate change sector, saying it has “clear and connected interfaces with transport”.... continue
We are heading for a disconnected, socially bankrupt future... continue
Space Syntax is helping develop a masterplan for Darwin, the capital of Australia’s Northern Territory. The firm was appointed to measure current patterns of footfall and to run workshops with local people. “We showed how concentrated levels of footfall were and where the pockets... continue
On 28 October Leeds City Council unveiled its new transport scheme, which is set to revolutionise mobility in the heart of the city. That same evening, the Yorkshire Evening Post claimed that: “No other city in the UK has had... continue
Parking solutions provider PARK NOW has acquired Berlin-based data company Parkling. Parkling provides predictions of free on-street parking spots. The company attaches scanners on fleets and taxicabs to analyse the parking situation in real-time. In addition, Parkling generates high quality static... continue
KERB, a parking app, has partnered with Adverttu, an on-car advertising platform. Launched in Australia and now operating internationally, KERB allows homeowners to rent their private spaces to anyone looking to park their car, bike, boat or helicopter, and to find city drivers off-street... continue
Airport parking retailer ParkVia has renewed its contract with Spanish airport operator Aena. ParkVia’s relationship with Aena dates back to 2011, when ParkVia first promoted parking... continue
Parking technology company JustPark has raised more than £6.9m through a new crowd-funding round from nearly 5,300 investors. The... continue
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