Aira, along with tech leaders Moovit and Azure Maps, have joined forces to make public transit in and around urban areas more inclusive for blind and low vision riders and others by bringing together the technological expertise of each company to remove barriers that people with vision loss face in... continue
Large-scale new developments have a role in helping to meet housing needs, and have at times received formal Government support. The latest iteration – Garden Communities – was launched in 2014, and the programme now includes 49 projects extending across all regions of England. Consultancy Lichfields has reviewed all 49 Garden... continue
Children from less affluent families are less likely to participate in physical activity than their wealthier peers, suggests new figures from Sport England. The data, from the... continue
The Conservatives this week pledged a £4.2bn Local Public Transport Fund for buses, trains and light rail if they win the General Election next week. The party said the cash would become available from 2022, and would be funded by the party’s decision not to cut corporation... continue
All taxis licensed for the first time by Cambridge city and South Cambridgeshire district councils may soon have to be ultra-low or zero emission. Cambridge City Council has introduced the requirement to its licensing policy from April 2020 and South Oxfordshire District councillors last... continue
Reading borough Council has ruled out installing electric vehicle charging points in lamp posts on most of the residential streets it has surveyed. Reading received funding from the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs for the ‘Go Electric Reading’ project to... continue
The Conservatives are the only major political party to pledge a big road building programme if they win the General Election. The party’s manifesto also makes a promise to build the first part of the Northern Powerhouse Rail project but is non-committal on HS2 (see story below). It is... continue
The Conservatives are non-committal about building HS2 but do pledge to build a new railway between Leeds and Manchester. The party will study the recommendations of the Oakervee review into HS2 before making a decision. “HS2 is a great ambition, but will now cost at least £81bn... continue
The Conservatives promise better transport links between England and Wales. “To support our Union, we will upgrade the A55 as the main road transport artery for North Wales,” says the manifesto. A Marches Growth Deal is also promised, “focusing on cross-border infrastructure which... continue
The Conservatives have pledged to reinstate the proposed M4 relief road around the south of Newport if they ever win control of the National Assembly for Wales. The road was recently scrapped by the Labour-controlled Welsh Government. “A Welsh Conservative Government would deliver the M4... continue
Estimates of health risks associated with exposure to air pollution are presented in a new report by academics at King’s College London. The report presents statements about the impact of pollutants on individual health outcomes in nine English cities: London, Birmingham, Bristol,... continue
Gloucestershire County Council is developing plans for two new demand responsive transport minibus services, in the Cotswolds and the Forest of Dean. The services would cover geographical areas rather than fixed routes and operate on request rather than to a timetable. Hours of operation would be... continue
The first meeting of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority’s bus reform taskforce took place in Ely this week. The CA’s Conservative mayor James Palmer hosted the meeting. The group brings together representatives from across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough... continue
Recent weeks have been a busy time for many authorities completing their local cycling and walking infrastructure plans (LCWIPs). Representing a key means of delivering the Government’s Cycling and Walking... continue
More details have emerged of how the proposed Toton HS2/conventional rail station between Derby and Nottingham could be connected to the wider East Midlands. Andrew Pritchard, director of policy and infrastructure at East Midlands Councils, presented the current thinking to last month’s... continue
Reading Borough Council has filled a £3m funding gap for a new rail station at Green Park on the Reading-Basingstoke line. The cost of the station has risen from £17m to £20.1m. Reading has secured an extra £2.5m from the Government’s New Stations Fund and... continue
Bristol City Council is planning to introduce a 3.5-tonne weight restriction on Marlborough Street in the city centre as part of its clean air action plan. The council clarified the proposal to LTT after saying last month that the restriction would apply to vehicles over 7.5 tonnes, contrary... continue
The Rail Safety and Standard Board (RSSB) is undertaking a programme of research into rail emissions and alternatives to diesel. One project will develop a method for reporting rail sector carbon dioxide emissions. This could inform target setting. The project will establish a... continue
The Transport Research Laboratory has developed a new risk tool to calculate the route-by-route collision risk for road journeys, which can be adjusted according to the presence of different in-car technologies. The route risk tool allows routes across the UK to be mapped for their collision r... continue
East Midlands Councils plans to appoint two officers to oversee rail matters in the region. The DfT has agreed in principle to cover 50 per cent of the cost of the posts, with the remaining cost met by local transport authorities. ... continue
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