Transport is the wiring that allows urban economies to... continue
Uptime – the percentage of time that an electric vehicle charger is functioning – has long been the industry benchmark for... continue
Mobility hubs bring together a range of transport options and... continue
Companies are being encouraged to develop technology that will allow electric vehicle (EV) charging devices to operate without large grid... continue
Anna Lewis has joined shared transport charity CoMoUK as Advocacy and... continue
The DfT has appointed its Director of Strategic Roads and Local Projects Kate Cohen to oversee £10bn Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) project. As the Senior Responsible Owner... continue
The UK’s electric vehicle (EV) charging... continue
Chris Mullin, author, journalist and former Transport Minister will be the after-dinner speaker at this year’s Local Transport... continue
New valuations for time involved in transporting freight , being... continue
Plans for fully autonomous ride-hailing services by Waymo to start next year in London are raising major new policy issues for the London Mayor and Transport for London. The unexpectedly early proposal under the Government’s recent invitation for such projects means that a suitable framework... continue
Value for money assessments and the role of Benefit Cost Ratios in transport appraisal are not well understood, and thus used - especially by politicians, senior leadership teams in local government and project officers, a new Transport Planning Society policy paper agrees. It sees a significant... continue
Waymo’s London plans set a new policy and regulatory challenge to the London Mayor and Transport for London as the responsible transport authorities for the area – whilst needing to work around the Government’s new legislation on the deployment of automated vehicles. We asked TfL... continue
The Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 , in Section 102E provided the Power to Establish STBs. This said “The Secretary of State may by regulation establish a sub-national transport body for any area in England outside of Greater London,” and that regulations under section... continue
Next month’s Budget could include the announcement of further cuts to England’s road network programme, Roads Minister Simon Lightwood has warned. Speaking at a Highways UK event, Lightwood said that “difficult decisions lie ahead”. “It is no secret that this... continue
Work to connect the HS2 high-speed rail line beyond Birmingham to link up with the West Coast Main Line has been delayed by another four years, with a restart date now set for 2029. The decision was announced by HS2 Ltd as part of a “reset” for the struggling project, which has faced... continue
There are currently two widely-used tools for calculation of carbon (greenhouse gas) emissions from road vehicles in appraisal. DEFRA’s Emissions Factors Toolkit (EFT) is primarily designed for calculating emissions that affect local air quality, but it covers carbon as well. It is updated... continue
DfT’s Local and Regional Transport Analysis (LRTA) division has launched its new Vehicle Emissions Carbon Tool (VECAT) designed to improve the calculation of carbon (greenhouse gas) emissions from road vehicles within the Transport Appraisal Guidance set. The new tool fixes an acknowledged... continue
The new VECAT carbon calculation tool and proposed enhanced Freight value of travel time calculations form part of a newly released a batch of Transport Analysis Guidance (TAG), related documents from DfT’s TASM division. Planned updates have been announced with details dates of release. Most... continue
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