Data posted on a map from not-for-profit Widen My Path is showing where councils have taken measures to create safe space for social distancing, and to identify where where measure are still needed. Many local authorities have closed streets for... continue
The DfT this week invited the public to put forward... continue
Many office workers want to continue working from home after the Covid-19 pandemic recedes, a survey suggests. A survey of 1,500 UK adults by consultant SYSTRA found that 29 per cent of office workers who expect to stay in the same or similar role no longer want to spend any time working from... continue
Bus operators across Britain are expected to raise vehicle passenger capacity to 50 per cent in the coming days after a review concluded that one passenger per row is compatible with the Government’s Covid-19 social... continue
FirstGroup has pledged to purchase no more diesel buses after 2022. Its announcement came as the Confederation of Passenger Transport called for a new funding model to deliver green buses. FirstGroup said this week it did not plan to purchase any new diesel buses after December 2022 and... continue
Bus operator Abellio has called for the swift introduction of franchising in the UK. Alan Pilbeam, its deputy managing director and chief operating officer, told Route One magazine that franchising would give councils a bigger stake in the industry and encourage them to install more bus... continue
The bus industry is in talks with the DfT about an... continue
The government has announced another £500m of support for local government in England to cope with the impact of Covid-19, and further assistance to partially cover lost income from parking. The £500m takes the total Covid-19 support to councils in England to £4.3bn.... continue
Birmingham City Council has given more details of the temporary traffic schemes it plans to implement with DfT emergency funding and says the projects... continue
People exposed to poor air quality may be more susceptible to severe symptoms of Covid-19 but the linkage has not been demonstrated, health experts have told the Government. The Government asked the Air Quality Expert Group (AQEG) to report on how Covid-19 has affected air pollution and if there is... continue
The London Borough of Hounslow is proposing to introduce emissions-based parking charges for on- and off-street parking, and parking charges in Hounslow town centres on Sundays. Hounslow already has an emissions-based element in residential parking permits, with a £50 diesel levy... continue
National Express West Midlands has taken delivery of its first fleet of double deck electric buses. Nineteen vehicles will serve the number 6 route between Solihull and Birmingham city centre. Electric vehicle charging facilities have been installed at the company’s Yardley Wood... continue
Network Rail is to launch a design competition for small and medium-sized stations. The competition will be run by RIBA, the Royal Institute of British Architects, and should be launched this month. The competition brief will be informed a new ThinkStation report prepared for Network Rail by the... continue
The West Midlands Combined Authority is engaging the market about building new stations at Willenhall and Darlaston on the freight-only Wolverhampton to Walsall line. The estimated value of the procurement is £20m. WMCA says the market engagement will help it “better understand the... continue
E-Scooters The first trials of e-scooters on public... continue
The future of a Government grant for a new road in the Leicestershire town of Melton Mowbray rests with Homes England after the county council said it will not bear the risk of developer contributions failing to cover a portion of the road cost. Homes England last autumn offered Leicestershire a... continue
Norfolk could become an attractive place to live for Londoners who want more space for home-working after Covid-19, the county council believes. “As we anticipate more working from home and a move away from the ‘big city office’ concept towards working from anywhere (not... continue
The Government is to work with the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on a ‘connectivity review’, looking at how to improve road, rail, air and sea links between the four nations of the UK. The work was announced by Boris Johnson last week. The Prime... continue
The Government is setting up a new Infrastructure Delivery Taskforce, named ‘Project Speed’. Led by the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, it will identify ways to deliver public investment projects “more strategically and efficiently”, aiming to cut down the time it takes to develop,... continue
Gloucestershire County Council has reported a delay to the delivery schedule for Highways England’s A417 ‘Missing Link’ scheme to build a 3.6 mile new dual carriageway connecting the A417 Brockworth bypass with the A417 dual carriageway south of Cowley. The project features... continue
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