Skates promises revised Welsh 20mph approach

Skates promises revised Welsh 20mph approach

Rhodri Clark

Revised guidance on the 20mph default limit in Wales will be published in July, Ken Skates, new Cabinet Secretary for North Wales & Transport, announced this week. In September, local authorities would commence the process of changing some of the 20mph speed limits implemented last September,... continue

25 Apr 2024Local Transport Today News
Parker moves on after quarter of century at ITP

Parker moves on after quarter of century at ITP

Jon Parker is leaving ITP after 25 years. Parker, who was Director of Transport Planning, said his career highlights include “significant, pioneering behaviour change research... continue

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Wise words from Webb as he bows out at i-Transport

Wise words from Webb as he bows out at i-Transport

Simon Webb, the Managing Partner of consultancy i-Transport, has retired almost 20 years after setting up the practice. He set up the business in partnership with Mark Gimingham in April 2005. Among... continue

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25 Apr 2024Local Transport Today People

Chesworth joins Mott MacDonald new division

Katie Chesworth has been appointed Regional Lead for the North-West in Mott MacDonald’s new Transport & Mobility Solutions (TMS) Division. She has been at Mott MacDonald for eight years in a range of transport planning roles, most recently as Project Principal - Transport Plannin... continue

25 Apr 2024Local Transport Today People

Wales & Western role at Network Rail for Walden

Network Rail’s Wales and Western region has appointed Tim Walden as its new Capital Delivery Director. He joins from the company’s Southern region, where he has held the role of Capital Delivery Director since June 2022. He replaces Stuart Calvert, who has moved to the role of Capital... continue

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Policy role for Stewart at London Councils

Madeleine Stewart has been appointed Policy & Project Officer at London Councils. She previously spent almost two years at Transport for All initially as Policy and Research Officer before becoming Policy and Public Affairs Lead.... continue

25 Apr 2024Local Transport Today People

Hodson promoted to senior role at Arup

Sarah Hodson has been promoted to the role of Senior Transport Planner at Arup. She has been with the consultant for nearly three years, before which she spent almost a year as the Bus Centre of Excellence’s Project Co-ordinator. ... continue

25 Apr 2024Local Transport Today News

Nadeem is Technical Lead at Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire Council has brought in Sameer Nadeem as its new Technical Lead. He joins from Project Centre, where he spent nearly two years as Traffic Engineer.... continue

25 Apr 2024Local Transport Today People

Highway role for Nayak at Royal HaskoningDHV

Shubham S Nayak has started a new position as Highway Engineer at Royal HaskoningDHV following nearly two years as Graduate Engineer at the consultancy.... continue

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Labour strengthens moves towards public ownership of  buses

Labour strengthens moves towards public ownership of buses

Peter Stonham

Labour’s shadow transport secretary, Louise Haigh... continue

25 Apr 2024Local Transport Today News
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Scottish Government slows down net zero targets

Scottish Government slows down net zero targets

Deniz Huseyin

The Scottish Government has dropped its target to reduce emissions by 75% by 2030, with Net Zero Secretary Mairi McAllan conceding the... continue

25 Apr 2024Local Transport Today News
Sunak not championing net zero, says CCC chief

Sunak not championing net zero, says CCC chief

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is failing to prioritise climate change after his speech at last year’s Conservative party conference appeared to backtrack on the Government’s... continue

25 Apr 2024Local Transport Today News
‘Build in resilience at all levels’ transport sector urged

‘Build in resilience at all levels’ transport sector urged

Peter Stonham

The transport sector faces increased disruptions related... continue

25 Apr 2024Local Transport Today News

Defra withholds £6m in air quality grants

Deniz Huseyin

Around £6m in funding to help councils improve air quality has been withheld by the Government. This would have been the latest round of funding in the Local Air Quality Grants scheme, which since 1997 has awarded councils more than £91m to fund a range of projects. A Defra spokesperson... continue

25 Apr 2024Local Transport Today News
Scottish cities begin enforcement of Low Emission Zones

Scottish cities begin enforcement of Low Emission Zones

Four cities in Scotland are to start enforcing their Low Emission Zones (LEZs) after a two-year ‘grace period’. LEZs were introduced across Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow on 31 May 2022. This was... continue

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More trains for Elizabeth line could help save UK rail building

More trains for Elizabeth line could help save UK rail building

Peter Stonham

An order by Transport for London for ten more Class 345... continue

25 Apr 2024Local Transport Today News
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Skates sets off in new direction with promise of new roads to address congestion

Rhodri Clark

Ken Skates, the Welsh Government’s recently appointed Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales, signalled to the Senedd last week that Wales may again try to build its way out of road congestion. “We will continue to build new roads, whether that’s to address localised... continue

25 Apr 2024Local Transport Today News

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