Current transport appraisal methods with their focus on time savings are inadequate for the climate change agenda, the chief executive of Transport for Wales?has said. James Price told the National Assembly for Wales inquiry on transport decarbonisation: “[One] thing I think is worthy of some real proper look, and this is a UK as well as a Wales issue, is if we’re saying – which I think we are – that transport interventions are there to save the planet and to also generate economic activity, then why are we still evaluating them on the basis of time saved and, an important thing, killed and serious injuries reduced?” He said the transport industry was still using “a 1960s road building methodology” to assess schemes. “We will be developing... continue
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
Welsh transport minister Ken Skates has said his... continue
The Conservatives promise better transport links between England and Wales. “To support our Union, we will upgrade the A55 as the main road transport artery for North Wales,” says the manifesto. A Marches Growth Deal is also promised, “focusing on cross-border infrastructure which... continue
The Conservatives have pledged to reinstate the proposed M4 relief road around the south of Newport if they ever win control of the National Assembly for Wales. The road was recently scrapped by the Labour-controlled Welsh Government. “A Welsh Conservative Government would deliver the M4... continue
Emerging proposals for introducing a default 20mph speed... continue
Powers to create joint committees for transport and also strategic planning feature in the Welsh Government’s Local Government and Elections (Wales) Bill. The Bill gives ministers the power to establish, via regulations, corporate joint committees (CJCs) covering four service areas:... continue
Transport for Wales is expecting to receive bus functions from the Welsh Government next year and roads functions in 2021. LTT asked whether Government staff would transfer to TfW, what roles the Government would retain, and whether TfW’s roads role would be similar to that of Highways... continue
Caerphilly County Borough Council is to make a compulsory purchase order to acquire homes on a steep part of the A472 that fails to comply with the legal limit values for nitrogen dioxide. The council will purchase more than 20 properties on Hafod-yr-ynys-Road for demolition (LTT 05... continue
The Welsh Government is preparing a Buses Wales Bill, the new title for what had been expected to be called the Public Transport (Wales) Bill. A consultation on the Bill’s contents was launched last December, with proposals for bus partnership and franchising powers, the creation of... continue
The Welsh Government has awarded councils £14.5m for active travel projects, including an expansion of electric bikes in Cardiff’s public bike hire scheme. Eighteen councils have received funding for 72 projects. Swansea Council receives £1.2m for a new footbridge from the Swansea... continue
Provision of electric vehicle charging points is likely to feature in future building regulations in Wales, the Welsh Government has indicated. Last December the Government introduced a planning requirement for charging points in non-residential developments but not in residential developments.... 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
A nationwide ban on pavement parking in Wales has been ruled out by a Government advisory group. Instead, it recommends tackling the problem by giving councils a new civil enforcement power. Deputy minister for economy and... continue
Network Rail has closed the main railway in Pembrokeshire for almost a month for “vegetation management”, following the month-long closure of another line in the same county. Haverfordwest, Milford Haven and Johnston have a combined population of about 30,000. Their trains have been... continue
The Welsh Government and the Welsh Local Government Association are to make a joint statement in the New Year promoting town centres as the focus for development. Deputy minister for housing and local government Hannah Blythyn has written to the WLGA asking for its support for a ‘Town... 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
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