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DfT’s Cohen given Lower Thames Crossing

DfT’s Cohen given Lower Thames Crossing

The DfT has appointed its Director of Strategic Roads and Local Projects Kate Cohen to oversee £10bn Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) project. As the... continue

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There are now over 86,000 chargers on Britain’s roads

There are now over 86,000 chargers on Britain’s roads

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New freight time values will boost highway scheme appraisal outcomes

New freight time values will boost highway scheme appraisal outcomes

Peter Stonham

New valuations for time involved in transporting freight , being... continue

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TPS calls for Green Book revision to bring a new look TAG

Peter Stonham

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

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Mayor and TfL now under pressure to shape up their position on Robotaxis

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

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TfN role at risk as Riordan made Government envoy for north

Peter Stonham

There are growing indications that Transport for the North is facing a pared back role as the government pursues other initiatives to promote development in the North This week former Leeds council chief Tom Riordan has been appointed as the government’s first envoy dedicated to northern... continue

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TfN role at risk as Riordan named government envoy for northern growth

TfN role at risk as Riordan named government envoy for northern growth

Peter Stonham

There are growing indications that Transport for the North is facing... continue

30 Oct 2025Local Transport Today News

The legislation behind the STBs - and how Government intentions for them have faded away

Peter Stonham

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

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Major schemes face further Budget cuts, Lightwood warns

Deniz Huseyin

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

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HS2-WCML link plan pushed further into long grass

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

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Addressing weaknesses in the current tools for vehicle usage carbon impacts

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

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DfT launches new Vehicle Emissions Carbon calculation Tool (VECAT)

Peter Stonham

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

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DfT releases big batch of TAG update documents

Peter Stonham

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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Buses Act becomes law as statutory guidance awaited on implementation

Peter Stonham

The bill to re-regulate bus services and provide other powers to the government and local transport authorities in England has become law. Tabled as the Bus Services (No.2) Bill it has become the Bus Services Act, with the government saying that it intends to announce further bus funding for local... continue

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Councils paying school transport costs for 470,000 pupils in England, DfE reveals

Rhodri Clark

Nearly half a million under-16s in England are getting to school by taxis, buses and other transport funded by their local authorities, according to new government estimates. The new data from the Department for Education (DfE) - which is the first of its kind to be compiled - is based on voluntary... continue

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'Airport expansion without tougher rules could scupper net zero''

Pweter Stonham

The Government’s promises to mitigate the climate impacts of aviation while proceeding with airport expansion could leave net zero delivery in “serious jeopardy”, a committee of MPs has found.“Furthermore, the government has not demonstrated that the economic growth from... continue

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