Transport for London and TotalEnergies to roll-out EV chargers

Transport for London and TotalEnergies to roll-out EV chargers

Mark Moran

Transport for London (TfL) has awarded TotalEnergies a contract to deliver up to 43 rapid or ultra-rapid electric vehicle (EV) chargers across London.  The charging infrastructure... continue

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TAG changes expected as new Treasury Green Book appraisal rules downgrade BCR role

Peter Stonham

The Treasury has published the promised new version of its Green Book guidance on scheme appraisal, expected to trigger comparable revisions to Department for Transport practice. It responds to the changes referenced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in her Public Spending review announcement last June,... continue

19 Feb 2026Local Transport Today News
19 Feb 2026Local Transport Today News

Draft Design and Placemaking guidance for NPPF by MHCLG

Peter Stonham

Draft new Design and Placemaking Planning Practice Guidance (PPG) has been published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). It consolidates four existing guidance documents—the National Design Guide, the Design Process and Tools PPG, and the National Model... continue

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Seven transport indicators set for authorities in first ‘Local Outcomes Framework’

Peter Stonham

Public transport connectivity , carbon emissions, bus patronage and active travel levels, are amongst transport indicators chosen by The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) for the first edition of the Local Outcomes Framework (LOF). Released alongside the Final Local... continue

19 Feb 2026Local Transport Today News

Jacobs and PA Consulting land £16m further work for DfT on Transport Security

Peter Stonham

Jacobs and PA Consulting have secured a four-year £16m contract extension from the Department for Transport leading a consortium to deliver its role in the National Security Science and Research (NSSR) programme. The initiative focuses on applying research and technology to improve the... continue

19 Feb 2026Local Transport Today News

Masabi acquires ticketing tech provider Passenger

Transport payment technology business Masabi has acquired bus ticketing systems provider Passenger. Masabi, which pioneered early digitally scanned fare payments on rail services, now operates a payment -as-a-service model. It says the move will strengthen its “end-to-end mobility offering by... continue

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Councils should be open about challenging car use, says McAsh

Councils should be open about challenging car use, says McAsh

Deniz Huseyin

When installing School Streets be clear about your aim to... continue

19 Feb 2026Local Transport Today News
19 Feb 2026Local Transport Today News

British Transport Police to trial facial recognition

Deniz Huseyin

Live Facial Recognition (LFR) technology is being trialled by the British Transport Police (BTP) at London Bridge railway station. BTP said it would announce dates and locations of other LFR trials before they began. Chief Superintendent Chris?Casey,?BTP’s?Senior Officer overseeing... continue

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LTNs will fail without sufficient resources, study warns

Deniz Huseyin

Councils will find it hard to successfully implement Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) without regional leadership and adequate funding streams, concludes a report from a team of academics. “We found that local authorities needed access to extra resources boosting the limited capital budgets... continue

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Connected vehicle services are having their ‘WhatsApp moment’

Connected vehicle services are having their ‘WhatsApp moment’

Mark Moran

Suppliers of Connected Vehicle services across the UK have... continue

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LTNs and extra bus lanes have increased congestion in parts of capital, TfL admits

Deniz Huseyin

Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) and extra bus lanes have made congestion worse in parts of the capital, Transport for London (TfL) has admitted. At a London Assembly transport committee hearing last month, TfL officials said that the implementation of LTNs has increased traffic in some... continue

19 Feb 2026Local Transport Today News
19 Feb 2026Local Transport Today News

Safety record of smart motorway schemes matters most

Chris Ames

In the last issue of LTT, I noted that the departure of National Highways chief executive Nick Harris came as the DfT was preparing to allow the company to release the POPE reports about smart motorway schemes that it had previously suppressed. This, I suggested, raised “suspicions that they... continue

19 Feb 2026Local Transport Today Comment

Many smart motorway schemes poor value for money, National Highways reports show

Deniz Huseyin

Many of England’s smart motorway schemes are poor value for money, evaluation reports from National Highways reveal. Analysis by the AA of National Highways’ 16 Post Opening Project Evaluation (POPE) reports shows that many smart motorway schemes are bad for the economy, or barely... continue

19 Feb 2026Local Transport Today News
City of London approves Liverpool Street station plan complete with 19-storey block

City of London approves Liverpool Street station plan complete with 19-storey block

Deniz Huseyin

Network Rail’s £1.2bn plan to modernise Liverpool Street station,... continue

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Plaid Cymru pushes for full devolution of Welsh rail

Ann Davies MP, Plaid Cymru’s Transport Spokesperson, has tabled amendments to the Railways Bill to deliver Welsh rail devolution. Currently Wales & Borders train operations are devolved but the infrastructure is not, except for the Core Valley Lines. Davies called for parity of rail... continue

19 Feb 2026Local Transport Today News
19 Feb 2026Local Transport Today News

Allstar renews Crown Commercial Service agreement

Mark Moran

Electric vehicle, fuel and corporate payments company Allstar has renewed its agreement with the Crown Commercial Service (CCS), strengthening its role as a long-term partner to public sector fleet operators. The renewed agreement marks more than 20 years of continuous collaboration. It enables... continue

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