This morning saw the first webcast – Delivering Zero Carbon Roads in London by 2030: Climate Safe Streets – from LTTV, a new digital broadcast channel for transport,... continue
An online portal providing NHS staff and care workers with... continue
The International Parking Community has launched a Free Car Park Finder, a portal that provides NHS staff and care workers with information... continue
A critic of HS2 has called on the Government to stop... continue
The House of Commons is to question ministers from the... continue
The Department for Transport says it received an “overwhelming” reaction to its call for local authorities to share data during the coronavirus crisis. ITS (UK) made an appeal for members to share travel and parking data to help understand patterns during the lockdown. The DfT was skeen... continue
Electric vehicle charging provider Source London... continue
Coach operator National Express suspended its services at midnight on Sunday after government designed measures to stop... continue
Five London bus workers have died after contracting... continue
Bus operators in England were thrown a financial lifeline by the DfT this week, with a £167m emergency fund to help them survive the Covid-19 virus pandemic that has seen travel... continue
This week’s DfT pledge of £167m for England’s bus operators comes on top of last week’s announcement that operators should continue to receive... continue
Construction work on most major transport schemes has ground to a halt as employers follow the Government’s social distancing guidelines and instruct staff to stay at home. London’s east-west Crossrail project is one of the major schemes affected. It is already running years... continue
The national speed limit should be cut to 50mph and in urban areas to 20mph to reduce pressures on the NHS during the Covid-19 pandemic, say a group of health researchers. “We suggest an immediate reduction in motor vehicle speed limits,” they say in a blog article published by... continue
Passenger numbers on the London Underground were almost 95 per cent lower on Thursday morning (2 April) than the same time last year, says Transport for... continue
The Urban Transport Group has asked the Government for financial support for its member authorities as passenger numbers on trams and metro systems slump in response to the Government’s Covid-19 travel restrictions. The focus of the Government’s transport assistance has so far... continue
The Government has suspended all remaining rail franchise agreements for at least six months as passengers desert the rail network in droves because of Covid-19. The change sees the Government take on the revenue and cost risks for the franchises. Franchise holders will continue to run the... continue
Transport for London has suspended all road user charging schemes in the capital until further notice because of Covid-19. The action took effect on 23 March and covers the congestion charge, the ultra-low emission zone, and the low emission zone. London mayor Sadiq Khan said the suspension would... continue
Transport secretary Grant Shapps is to chair a new Net... continue
Climate change campaigners have expressed concern about ecofascism in their ranks. Ecofascism is the idea of an authoritarian government requiring individuals to sacrifice their own interests in favour of nature. The Scottish branch of climate activist group Extinction Rebellion raised... continue
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