Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) has appointed nextbike to run the largest docked bike-share scheme in the UK outside London. More than 2,000 bikes will be available for hire in Birmingham,... continue
Birmingham City Council is preparing a £16m public realm and traffic management programme for the... continue
Construction has begun of a 2.5- mile two-way segregated cycle route on the A38 Bristol Road connecting Selly Oak and the University of Birmingham to the city centre. The track is being installed by Amey in the central reservation of the road.... continue
The Midland Metro light rail network is to be rebranded the West Midlands Metro. The name change will coincide with Transport for the West Midlands’ new company Midland Metro Ltd taking over the operation and maintenance of the network from National Express in October. ... continue
Transport for the West Midlands (TfWM) has reported a slump in the level of competition for tendered bus services. Only three operators submitted bids for the April 2018 tender round, with an average of 1.6 bids per contract. “In the previous tender round, October 2017, an average of... continue
Transport for the West Midlands is conducting a one-year trial of bus service planning software developed by US firm Remix. Remix Planning enables users to test and visualise service and route scenarios, and understand their cost and demographic impacts. Edmund Salt, TfWM’s network... continue
Bedford Borough Council has praised route planning software for helping to deliver savings to its education transport expenditure. The council uses the cloud-based QRoutes software. Chris Pettifer, Bedford’s chief officer for transport, said: “It used to take days or weeks to re-plan... continue
Open Parking has appointed Sharon Silcock as its business development manager with responsibility for... continue
Nextbike has won the contract to operate a dock-based bike... continue
Northamptonshire County Council looks set to be broken up following the publication of a highly critical report into its management. The future of the council’s current procurement for a strategic joint venture for place-based services, including transport, is uncertain. A... continue
Northamptonshire County Council has amended its statutory bus strategy to reflect the recent decision to end all subsidised bus services (LTT16 Mar). Says the new strategy: “The county council has a duty to secure the provision of services it considers should be provided to supplement the... continue
Prices for the UK’s first Mobility as a Service... continue
Motorists in parts of Worcestershire can now use their phones to pay for parking in council-owned facilities. Wyre Forest District Council is... continue
Leicestershire County Council is consulting on the structure of the next Midlands Highway Alliance professional services partnership 2 framework. The council wants to know if industry would support dividing the framework into lots and, if so, what they should cover. The framework includes: policy... continue
Gloucestershire County Council has invited five firms to bid for its highways term maintenance contract: Balfour Beatty, Griffiths, Ringway, Skanska, and Volker Highways. Tenders will be returned in April and a shortlist of three will be selected in May. Final tenders will be submitted in July with... continue
Coventry City Council wants to accelerate delivery of its Very Light Rail (VLR) project, with the first section of route open in time for the city’s UK City of Culture celebrations in 2021. The first route is envisaged as running from the city centre to the railway station and then in a... continue
Northamptonshire County Council is to axe its entire £1.27m subsidy for bus services as one of a number of additional measures to address its financial crisis. Almost all spending on buses will cease this summer. The council had originally proposed cutting the bus services budget to... continue
Coventry City Council is to introduce average speed cameras on two main roads: London Road, between Allard Way and the A46, and the A4600 Ansty Road. The council says inappropriate speed appears to be a contributory factor for some recent accidents on both roads. Coventry will become the third of... continue
The West Midlands Combined Authority is to seek further transport freedoms and responsibilities through a new continuous process of devolution discussions with the Government. The devolution of Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG) and changes to how the M6 Toll road operates are two items on the... continue
Nottingham is an Office for Low Emission Vehicles’... continue
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