Twelve of England’s regional mayors have signed up to a plan to create a National Active Travel Network that is backed by the Department for Transport and Active Travel... continue
A coalition of the UK transport solution providers and data consumers has sent an open letter to minister for the future... continue
Car parks are important civic structures that open up destinations, support... continue
Managing parking is a balancing act that requires meeting the needs of the sometimes competing needs of residents, businesses and the many visitors. Being able to... continue
Robin Cambery has been appointed Deputy Director of Transport Appraisal and Strategic Modelling at the DfT, succeeding Liz Jacobs... continue
Three transport companies have joined with a new not-for-profit to help people with past convictions get jobs in the transport sector. Merseyrail, Go Ahead and Angel Trains will work with the Rebuilding Futures Alliance (RFA) to support low risk offenders. RFA?founder Chris Leech MBE is seeking to... continue
Mitesh Solanki has been elected new President of the Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation (CIHT). He takes over from Glenn Lyons, Mott MacDonald Professor of Future Mobility at UWE Bristol. At his Presidential Inauguration at the CIHT’s offices in London, Solanki said:... continue
Rees Jeffreys Road Fund has appointed an early career professional Adviser to support the Trustees. Zahra Ali has been appointed to the role for a two-year period. Chair of Trustees... continue
Vernon Everitt has been named as the preferred candidate to be Chair of the Transport for Wales board. Everitt will take on the role while continuing in his current as post Transport Commissioner and chair of Transport for Greater Manchester. He is also a current Non-Executive Director on the... continue
Sarah Leeming is the new Environmental Manager at Great Western Railway. For 16 years she worked in various roles within Sustrans, including four years as South Regional Director.... continue
Figures representing the wide range of talent working across the transport sector were recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours. Jenny Hamilton, Lead Sponsor at Transport for London (TfL), received an MBE for her work master-planning some of the capital’s busiest and most complex Tube... continue
The DfT is showing a “lack of urgency” in addressing the transport obstacles faced by disabled people, states the Transport Committee. The cross-party group of MPs submitted a long list of recommendations in its Access Denied report in March (LTT912), with the DfT making its response... continue
The potential for growth in the North is “huge” provided there is proper investment in the region’s strategic rail network, Transport for the North has re-stated ahead of the Government’s infrastructure announcement, expected later this month. The organisation said it has... continue
Pay-as-you-go rail ticketing trials will take place later this year across Yorkshire and the East Midlands the Dft has announced Volunteers are being sought to use GPS-based technology to track their train journeys, ensuring they pay the best fare for the journey they take. Dft says digital... continue
Inadequate electricity supply on key sections of the West Coast Main Line... continue
Connected Places Catapult has appointed 24 professionals from a range of disciplines to a new Advisory Board for the Transport Research and Innovation Grants (TRIG) programme. The board has been tasked with shaping the TRIG programme by providing strategic guidance, sector insights and industry... continue
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