Aira, along with tech leaders Moovit and Azure Maps, have joined forces to make public transit in and around urban areas more inclusive for blind and low vision riders and others by bringing together the technological expertise of each company to remove barriers that people with vision loss face in... continue
Large-scale new developments have a role in helping to meet housing needs, and have at times received formal Government support. The latest iteration – Garden Communities – was launched in 2014, and the programme now includes 49 projects extending across all regions of England. Consultancy Lichfields has reviewed all 49 Garden... continue
Children from less affluent families are less likely to participate in physical activity than their wealthier peers, suggests new figures from Sport England. The data, from the... continue
The Conservatives this week pledged a £4.2bn Local Public Transport Fund for buses, trains and light rail if they win the General Election next week. The party said the cash would become available from 2022, and would be funded by the party’s decision not to cut corporation... continue
The Conservatives are the only major political party to pledge a big road building programme if they win the General Election. The party’s manifesto also makes a promise to build the first part of the Northern Powerhouse Rail project but is non-committal on HS2 (see story below). It is... continue
The Conservatives are non-committal about building HS2 but do pledge to build a new railway between Leeds and Manchester. The party will study the recommendations of the Oakervee review into HS2 before making a decision. “HS2 is a great ambition, but will now cost at least £81bn... continue
Estimates of health risks associated with exposure to air pollution are presented in a new report by academics at King’s College London. The report presents statements about the impact of pollutants on individual health outcomes in nine English cities: London, Birmingham, Bristol,... continue
The use of low-cost air quality sensors by community groups and others could give a misleading picture of an area’s air quality, Hull City Council has warned. Dave White, Hull’s air quality officer, told elected members that the council’s environmental regulation team... continue
Recent weeks have been a busy time for many authorities completing their local cycling and walking infrastructure plans (LCWIPs). Representing a key means of delivering the Government’s Cycling and Walking... continue
Councillors in Leeds have approved plans for three new segregated cycleways in the city. Lanes will be installed on the... continue
More details have emerged of how the proposed Toton HS2/conventional rail station between Derby and Nottingham could be connected to the wider East Midlands. Andrew Pritchard, director of policy and infrastructure at East Midlands Councils, presented the current thinking to last month’s... continue
The Rail Safety and Standard Board (RSSB) is undertaking a programme of research into rail emissions and alternatives to diesel. One project will develop a method for reporting rail sector carbon dioxide emissions. This could inform target setting. The project will establish a... continue
The Transport Research Laboratory has developed a new risk tool to calculate the route-by-route collision risk for road journeys, which can be adjusted according to the presence of different in-car technologies. The route risk tool allows routes across the UK to be mapped for their collision r... continue
FirstGroup’s preference to sell its UK and Ireland bus business as one entity or as three of four geographic businesses does not necessarily spell the end of local authority... continue
The use of trip matrices based on mobile phone... continue
On 3rd December The Times’ lead business commentator, Alistair Osborne, approved of at least some of Labour’s manifesto commitments relating to the railways. “True, it’s a blatant electoral bribe,” he said, referring to Labour plans to reduce rail fares by up to a... continue
Stagecoach’s strident opposition to bus franchising is well known, so it was something of a shock when this press release dropped in our inbox: “Stagecoach welcomes talent – old and new! – into growing franchise network.” A sudden change of heart, perhaps? No exactly.... continue
I have been taken to task by Andrew Adam (Letters LTT 22 Nov) for the methodology used in a previous letter on climate change. But he has missed the point. The fact is the UK accounts for a statistically insignificant one per cent of global carbon dioxide emissions. We are a small fish in a large... continue
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John Dales
Give me back my footway
If I appear to be writing articles about the poor quality of the urban walking environment more often than previously,...