Modelling World moves to Leeds for 2026 - Call for papers now open

Modelling World moves to Leeds for 2026 - Call for papers now open

Says Modelling World Chair, Tom van Vuren: "In 2026 Modelling World will be in Leeds, home of my alma mater. The event will look back at what we have learnt over the years – since the... continue

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7 Jan 2026Local Transport Today News

TAG changes expected as new Treasury Green Book appraisal rules downgrade BCR role

Peter Stonham

The Treasury has published the promised new version of its Green Book guidance on scheme appraisal, expected to trigger comparable revisions to Department for Transport practice. It responds to the changes referenced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in her Public Spending review announcement last June,... continue

19 Feb 2026Local Transport Today News
19 Feb 2026Local Transport Today News

West Yorks Mass Transit could be buses, Spatial Development Framework says

Peter Stonham

The possibility that the region’s proposed new mass transit system will be bus-based is acknowledged in a public consultation just opened on the West Yorkshire Mass Transit Spatial Development Framework (SDF). The SDF is a joint Development Plan Document under Regulation 18 by the West... continue

19 Feb 2026Local Transport Today News

Draft Design and Placemaking guidance for NPPF by MHCLG

Peter Stonham

Draft new Design and Placemaking Planning Practice Guidance (PPG) has been published by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). It consolidates four existing guidance documents—the National Design Guide, the Design Process and Tools PPG, and the National Model... continue

19 Feb 2026Local Transport Today News

Seven transport indicators set for authorities in first ‘Local Outcomes Framework’

Peter Stonham

Public transport connectivity , carbon emissions, bus patronage and active travel levels, are amongst transport indicators chosen by The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) for the first edition of the Local Outcomes Framework (LOF). Released alongside the Final Local... continue

19 Feb 2026Local Transport Today News

Jacobs and PA Consulting land £16m further work for DfT on Transport Security

Peter Stonham

Jacobs and PA Consulting have secured a four-year £16m contract extension from the Department for Transport leading a consortium to deliver its role in the National Security Science and Research (NSSR) programme. The initiative focuses on applying research and technology to improve the... continue

19 Feb 2026Local Transport Today News

Masabi acquires ticketing tech provider Passenger

Transport payment technology business Masabi has acquired bus ticketing systems provider Passenger. Masabi, which pioneered early digitally scanned fare payments on rail services, now operates a payment -as-a-service model. It says the move will strengthen its “end-to-end mobility offering by... continue

19 Feb 2026Local Transport Today News

LTNs will fail without sufficient resources, study warns

Deniz Huseyin

Councils will find it hard to successfully implement Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) without regional leadership and adequate funding streams, concludes a report from a team of academics. “We found that local authorities needed access to extra resources boosting the limited capital budgets... continue

19 Feb 2026Local Transport Today News
Connected vehicle services are having their ‘WhatsApp moment’

Connected vehicle services are having their ‘WhatsApp moment’

Mark Moran

Suppliers of Connected Vehicle services across the UK have... continue

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19 Feb 2026EVolution Features

Safety record of smart motorway schemes matters most

Chris Ames

In the last issue of LTT, I noted that the departure of National Highways chief executive Nick Harris came as the DfT was preparing to allow the company to release the POPE reports about smart motorway schemes that it had previously suppressed. This, I suggested, raised “suspicions that they... continue

19 Feb 2026Local Transport Today Comment

Many smart motorway schemes poor value for money, National Highways reports show

Deniz Huseyin

Many of England’s smart motorway schemes are poor value for money, evaluation reports from National Highways reveal. Analysis by the AA of National Highways’ 16 Post Opening Project Evaluation (POPE) reports shows that many smart motorway schemes are bad for the economy, or barely... continue

19 Feb 2026Local Transport Today News

Plaid Cymru pushes for full devolution of Welsh rail

Ann Davies MP, Plaid Cymru’s Transport Spokesperson, has tabled amendments to the Railways Bill to deliver Welsh rail devolution. Currently Wales & Borders train operations are devolved but the infrastructure is not, except for the Core Valley Lines. Davies called for parity of rail... continue

19 Feb 2026Local Transport Today News
19 Feb 2026Local Transport Today News

Allstar renews Crown Commercial Service agreement

Mark Moran

Electric vehicle, fuel and corporate payments company Allstar has renewed its agreement with the Crown Commercial Service (CCS), strengthening its role as a long-term partner to public sector fleet operators. The renewed agreement marks more than 20 years of continuous collaboration. It enables... continue

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19 Feb 2026EVolution Products & Services
Believ works with 9Yards across UK retail parks

Believ works with 9Yards across UK retail parks

Mark Moran

9Yards has appointed Believ to install EV chargepoints across 12 of its retail parks nationally.  The project is backed by a £10m... continue

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19 Feb 2026EVolution News
Prescot new Chair of NISTA Council of Expert Advisers

Prescot new Chair of NISTA Council of Expert Advisers

The National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA) has appointed Julia Prescot as the new Chair of its Council of Expert Advisers, succeeding Sir John Armitt. Prescot has worked in global... continue

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19 Feb 2026Local Transport Today People

NISTA to lead ‘transport campus’ for civil servants

The West Midlands is to become a Government centre for Transport and Infrastructure with a new campus for civil servants to be created. The National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA) will lead the development of the campus, appointing  a senior civil servant, based in... continue

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19 Feb 2026Local Transport Today People
Transport planner Spear passes away

Transport planner Spear passes away

International independent transport planning and strategy consultant Jonathan Spear has passed away of a heart attack whilst in Vietnam.... continue

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19 Feb 2026Local Transport Today People

Promotion for Solimeno at Citisense

Marco Solimeno has started a new role as a Senior Consultant at Citisense. He has been with the transport innovation firm for two years... continue

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19 Feb 2026Local Transport Today People

SYSTRA’s Jenkins moves to Mott MacDonald

Eifion Jenkins has started a new position as Principal Client Director - National Governments at Mott MacDonald. He was previously at SYSTRA for nearly four years.... continue

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19 Feb 2026Local Transport Today People

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