Transport for the North’s draft strategic transport plan, on which consultation closes next week (17 Apr), is a highly significant development for the whole of the North of England. So, for the last two years, the... continue
Transport for the North should change the way it presents... continue
A £132m east-west road across Wigan and Bolton is one of the 44 projects shortlisted in last month’s Housing Infrastructure Fund announcement (LTT 30 Mar). The road would connect the junction 26 of the M6 in Wigan with junction 5 of the M61 in Bolton and comprise nine separate projects,... continue
Merseytravel is launching the next stage of a review into possible changes to the regulatory framework for buses in the area. Consultant Steer Davies Gleave recently completed a strategic outline case of the regulatory options available to the Liverpool city region. Merseytravel will now... continue
Derbyshire County Council is developing a long-term plan for buses following the decision to retain a bus subsidy budget. Councillors abandoned a plan to scrap the budget altogether in December 2016. Expenditure will, however, be cut by £1m this year (2018/19), from £3.8m to... continue
Transport for Greater Manchester is to purchase more than 20 new Metrolink vehicles with funding from its share of the DfT’s £1.7bn Transforming Cities... continue
A trial conversion of bus lanes into high occupancy vehicle lanes features in a new congestion reduction plan for Greater Manchester. A Highways Academy is also planned, which will specialise in the design, management and operation of road networks. The congestion plan has been drawn up by combined... continue
Your excellent article on “a rail revolution in the North East” raised one or two interesting points (LTT 16 Mar). With the Government having funded the original Tyne and Wear Metro construction in the 1980s together with the more recent major modernisation programme to renew the... continue
Manchester Airport is scrapping its free ‘kiss & fly’ drop-off lanes in order to ease traffic congestion. From June drivers will have to pay £3 to stop for five minutes outside the terminals, bus and train stations. A free drop-off & ride service served by a shuttle... continue
The Yorkshire town of Harrogate will become the testbed for a system that links around 1,600 sensors in both on-street and off-street public parking bays to a payment app. Harrogate Borough Council and North Yorkshire County Council will enter into a contract with AppyParking for an 18-month... continue
Manchester City Council may have to repay thousands of bus lanes penalties after an internal review discovered some charges were issued too late. An error in the council’s automated system meant up to 23,500 penalty charge notices (PCNs) for bus lane contraventions were issued late over a... continue
Open Parking has appointed Sharon Silcock as its business development manager with responsibility for... continue
A new car park was built at the offices of Zurich International on the Isle of Man during the winter. The multi-storey car park was constructed for the insurance company by developer Dandara. It is located on the Isle... continue
Network Rail has backed a proposed open access rail service between Blackpool North and London Euston. In a letter to the Office of Rail and Road last month, Network Rail says it plans to sell firm rights to Great North Western Railway for a service of four or five return trips (depending on the... continue
The DfT has issued the invitation to tender to shortlisted bidders for the West Coast Partnership, which will operate intercity West Coast and HS2 services. The bidders are: • First Trenitalia West Coast Rail (70% FirstGroup, 30% Trenitalia); • MTR West Coast Partnership (MTR... continue
Liverpool John Lennon Airport has published a strategic vision document to 2030, which also incorporates an airport masterplan to 2050. The airport currently handles about five million passengers a year and its owners want to increase this to 7.8 million by 2030.... continue
A strengthened transport officer team is to be created in the North East of England, to serve the new North East Transport Joint Committee for the elected mayor-led North of Tyne Combined Authority (Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland), and the North East CA (Gateshead, South Tyneside,... continue
Leeds City Council is to accelerate the roll-out of 20mph speed limits across residential streets. Until now the council has been targeting implementation of the lower limits on streets in the vicinity of schools, with supporting traffic calming measures where necessary. There are still 90... continue
The Government has responded to the West Yorkshire Combined Authority about the masterplan to redevelop Leeds railway station to accommodate HS2, Northern... continue
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