Transport for Wales opens National EV ChargePoint platform

Transport for Wales opens National EV ChargePoint platform

Transport for Wales (TfW) has announced a Wales-wide initiative to support the rollout of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure by providing all 22 Local Authorities... continue

25 Mar 2026EVolution News
Policy, funding, planning and operations must be aligned across the national, regional and local levels

Policy, funding, planning and operations must be aligned across the national, regional and local levels

Daniel Parker-Klein

The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK (CILT(UK)) welcomes the publication of... continue

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3 Apr 2026Parking Review Opinion
Where is pavement parking reform heading?

Where is pavement parking reform heading?

Adam Bunce

With government moving toward granting local authorities the power to enforce pavement parking restrictions, we need to... continue

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3 Apr 2026Parking Review Opinion

‘Better Connected’ integrated transport strategy concentrates on user experience

Peter Stonham

Contactless ‘Tap-and-go’ travel across trains, trams and buses has been headlined in the announcement of publication of the Government’s new integrated transport strategy, now called Better Connected and based on eight user-related priorities.  Though described in the... continue

2 Apr 2026Local Transport Today News

Extended use of National Parking Platform app for other transport payments planned

The Government is urging local authorities in England to join the National Parking Platform (NPP), a ‘one-stop-shop’ service that enables drivers to use an app of their choice when paying for parking. The DfT will publish statutory guidance advising councils to adopt the NPP. Details... continue

2 Apr 2026Local Transport Today News

DfT appraisal review set to change transport priorities, as TASM strategy awaits implications

Peter Stonham

Recommendations awaited from a Department for Transport commissioned independent expert review of its appraisal methods could mean new priorities emerge for transport investment.  The review, now understood to be being finalised, is described as being a comprehensive look at modernising how... continue

2 Apr 2026Local Transport Today News
Better Connected strategy promotes a joined-up transport network

Better Connected strategy promotes a joined-up transport network

Mark Moran

Passengers and drivers should be able to travel seamlessly... continue

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2 Apr 2026Parking Review News
Parkex 2026: The preview

Parkex 2026: The preview

Mark Moran

Parking professionals from across the world will be gathering in... continue

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2 Apr 2026Parking Review Products & Services

Welsh councils can now install side road zebras but no sign of DfT following suit

Rhodri Clark

Wales has set another example for the rest of the UK to follow by enabling all local authorities to install simplified zebra crossings at side roads. In the UK public realm, this type of crossing was first trialled informally in 2018 at two sites in Salford. Unauthorised by the DfT and intended... continue

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Aviation sector faces challenges in meeting 2050 net zero target, says taskforce

Aviation sector faces challenges in meeting 2050 net zero target, says taskforce

Deniz Huseyin

The UK’s aviation sector must address “key challenges” if it... continue

2 Apr 2026Local Transport Today News
Seamless parking payment makes for better journeys

Seamless parking payment makes for better journeys

Sarah Randall

The Department for Transport’s new integrated transport strategy envisages contactless tap-and-go travel becoming the norm across buses, trains, and trams in cities and towns across England.... continue

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2 Apr 2026Parking Review Opinion

Swansea micromobility hire features in first year RTP funding

Rhodri Clark

A micromobility hire scheme for Swansea and subsidised taxis on the island of Anglesey are among the Regional Transport Fund allocations for 2026/27. The Welsh Government’s Regional Transport Fund (RTF) replaces several previous subject-based funds, for which unitary authority submitted bids... continue

2 Apr 2026Local Transport Today News
20mph default limit has ‘saved the lives of children’, Welsh minister tells Senedd

20mph default limit has ‘saved the lives of children’, Welsh minister tells Senedd

Rhodri Clark

Julie James, the Welsh Government’s Counsel General and Minister for... continue

2 Apr 2026Local Transport Today News

Power supply glitch casts shadow on pre-election event to plug Valley Lines

Rhodri Clark

A pre-election event last week to celebrate 100% energisation of the Core Valley Lines suffered a setback, with the final section of 25kV overhead power supply unable to be energised as expected. The media had been invited to attend, alongside Transport Secretary Ken Skates, “the energisation... continue

2 Apr 2026Local Transport Today News

Minister Skates ticks off predecessor Waters for raising Cardiff Parkway funding issue

Rhodri Clark

Welsh Transport Secretary Ken Skates gave his predecessor, Lee Waters, a ticking off for asking how much public money will be spent on Cardiff Parkway station, a project which was originally to be privately funded. The station, east of Cardiff, is envisaged as having four platforms, long enough to... continue

2 Apr 2026Local Transport Today News

Seven sites picked to go ahead as New Town programme developments

Peter Stonham

The government has narrowed its new towns shortlist to seven confirmed locations aiming to deliver up to 200,000 new homes, on which consultation will now take place. A year-long review by the New Towns Taskforce, initially proposed 12 sites. Those selected are at Leeds, Manchester, Enfield,... continue

2 Apr 2026Local Transport Today News
‘Graduates struggling to find work despite skills shortage’, says CIHT

‘Graduates struggling to find work despite skills shortage’, says CIHT

The challenges faced by graduates trying to find work was discussed at this year’s Chartered Institution of Highways and Transport (CIHT) conference.  The struggles graduates experienced in getting a job were at odds with complaints in the sector about a wider skills... continue

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Joyce made interim CEO of National Highways

Joyce made interim CEO of National Highways

Nick Joyce is the new interim Chief Executive of National Highways, replacing Nick Harris who stepped down after five years in the role. Joyce has extensive experience in... continue

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Alcaraz re-joins Arup’s transport team in Australia

Alcaraz re-joins Arup’s transport team in Australia

Arup’s Krissel Alcaraz is returning to Australia after six years as Associate Transport Planner at the company’s Dublin office.   She previously spent three years as Principal Transport... continue

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2 Apr 2026Local Transport Today People

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