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

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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

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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

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‘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

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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
‘Hold your nerve’ over 20mph, campaigners tell Welsh Government

‘Hold your nerve’ over 20mph, campaigners tell Welsh Government

Deniz Huseyin

Cycling campaigners have urged the Welsh Government to... continue

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Work to start on renovation of Leicester’s 1930s cycleway after £1m boost from ATE

Deniz Huseyin

A cycleway in Leicester installed in the 1930s which had fallen into disrepair is to be revived and converted into a two-way route. The scheme – which will get more than £1m in funding from Active Travel England – follows the resurfacing of the carriageway on Melton Road, which... continue

24 Apr 2024Local Transport Today News
‘Green travel tax should pay for free public transport’

‘Green travel tax should pay for free public transport’

Deniz Huseyin

Free public transport paid for by increased tax on air... continue

24 Apr 2024Local Transport Today News

Rapid diesel fuel sales drop in London ‘result of ULEZ’ says review

Sales of diesel fuel in London fell twice as elsewhere in the country, according to research by clean transport group Transport & Environment UK. Figures based on analysis of Department for Energy Security and Net Zero statistics suggest sales fell nearly 40% in London over the past four years... continue

24 Apr 2024Local Transport Today News
Government will not change VAT on public charging

Government will not change VAT on public charging

Mark Moran

The government is not looking to cut the VAT rate for public charging nor introduced targeted purchase grants for EV drivers. These are among the... continue

23 Apr 2024EVolution News
Ditching the car – save money as well as the planet

Ditching the car – save money as well as the planet

Anne Snelson

It’s a year since I sold my Audi A3... continue

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