Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has confirmed the next steps to make Oxford Street traffic-free by the end of this summer. The pedestrianisation of Oxford Street... continue
Safety and crash testing specialist Thatcham Research has developed a strategy to cut the number of electric... continue
There are now over 118,000 public chargepoints in operation across the UK, reports EV infrastructure information... continue
International Women’s Day on 8 March encourages those working... continue
A tranche of assessment studies into active travel measures held... continue
The decision that a scheme is in the national interest is not the same as an assessment that it can be fully funded out of commercial charges, says Professor Stephen Glaister, writing in this issue of LTT. He points out that... continue
The DfT has published a raft of Highways Act inspectors’ reports and decision letters relating to the road improvement schemes across England approved last year. The inspectors’ letters appear to be the first released by the department since 2018. With none released until... continue
An innovative predictive digital twin technology is integral to the accelerated scenario examination expected from the National Transport Analysis Platform. It is being supplied by Scenexus, originally a Dutch TNO spin-off, and now a leader in digital twin technology for... continue
Work has begun work on a 3-year, £5m contract from the Department for Transport (DfT) to develop a “high-performance, scalable analytical National Transport Analysis Platform (NTAP)”. For the technical delivery of the platform, consultant Arup is partnering with specialists... continue
The Department for Transport (DfT) plans to launch a new procurement framework to secure expert technical and commercial advice across the transport sector later this year. It will replace existing arrangements due to expire next year. The framework, to be called STARFour, is described in a... continue
The contract to maintain and further develop the DfT’s Connectivity Tool, valued at £4.2 million, has been awarded to IT services company Version 1 Solutions . The project is intended to ensure the transition of the analytical resource from its testing phase to full-scale national... continue
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced that £20m of extra funding will be given to Transport for London (TfL) for “fares innovation” with the aim of boosting passenger numbers. This could include reducing fares for a limited period of time such as making some services free when... continue
The major overhaul of the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) system in England, just announced by the government, could bring an end to the escalating costs of school transport provision - but not for several years as the changes are finalised after consultation and then phased... continue
Southwark’s cabinet member responsible for streets, road safety,... continue
London’s bus speeds are dropping and ridership is directly tied to bus journey times. Transport for London (TfL) has said (and the last issue of LTT reiterated this) that “for every 10% reduction in speed, there is a 6% drop in demand”... continue
There are potential significant cross-government transport applications of the new Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government appraisal guidelines that emphasise the importance of public health for decisions about development. Researchers from the Institute for Policy Research and... continue
The Department for Transport (DfT) is tendering for the provision of development and support to its Transport Analysis Guidance (TAG) Appraisal & Modelling Tools. The scope also includes ad-hoc assistance with other tools and sub-models that aid the implementation of TAG. The contract, valued... continue
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