Pedal & Post, one of the pioneers of green logistics, has ceased operations after 14 years. The Oxford-based firm – which had operated a fleet of e-cargo bikes, trikes and electric vans – stated online that the decision followed the loss of a major client earlier this year. Both its Oxford and London sites have now closed. The company’s entire workforce of around 60 – a mix of self-employed and employed – has been made redundant. In a statement, Pedal & Post said: “While this chapter has come to a close, we firmly believe this is not the end for cargo bike logistics. “The landscape today looks very different to when we started – with major carriers now investing in low-carbon, bike-based urban delivery models and the cargo bikes... continue
The physical distance between bus and rail services is being widened too often, Arriva UK Bus Director Martijn Gilbert has told the House of Commons Transport Committee inquiry on achieving and measuring integration of transport modes. His career has included managing bus and rail operations,... continue
Measuring all transport impacts would change decision making in the UK, the Transport Committee was told by Kate Carpenter, vice president of the Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation. Currently “pretty much everything is dominated by journey times”, she said, arguing... continue
The abuse which transport planners suffer online and in other places from opponents of proposed changes is making scheme delivery difficult, Damien Jones, Chair of the Association of Transport Co-ordinating Officers has warned. At the session of the House of Commons Transport Committee, he gave the... continue
Prof Greg Marsden contrasted the development of mobility hubs in West Yorkshire, which has 2.4m people, and in Berlin, with 3.7m people, he told the committee. Berlin has over 300 mobility hubs built into new and old housing areas. “We are struggling with the business cases in West... continue
Separate ticketing systems for city regions and for journeys between cities are justifiable, provided they are clearly defined, a Centre for Cities analyst has told the House of Commons Transport Committee’s inquiry on transport integration. “There is a position for different apps... continue
Reorganisation of English local government could work against transport integration, Association of Transport Co-ordinating Officers chair Damien Jones told the committee. “If local government reorganisation is not thought through, you could be in a position where you break up integrated... continue
The Department for Transport is understood to be in the process of finalising its long-awaited Integrated National Transport Strategy (INTS) for England, following delays thoroughout 2025 of the project first begun by Transport Secretary Louise Haigh in autumn 2024. The strategy is pledged by... continue
Higher fines and penalty points for a range of offences including drink and drug driving, non-seat belt use and failure to stop and report incidents are proposed by the Government in a new consultation. The document also proposes new penalties for driving with no current keeper, driving with... continue
Insufficient progress is being made in most countries towards meeting the United Nation’s road safety target to cut road traffic deaths by 50% between 2021 and 2030, reports the International Transport Forum (ITF). While most member nations of the International Traffic Safety Data and... continue
Although most adults feel at least fairly safe on public transport in Great Britain, only a small percentage of females feel very safe, new research shows. Just 14% of females felt very safe, compared with 24% of males, says the report undertaken for the DfT by the National Centre for Social... continue
Westminster City Council has set itself a range of targets relating to road safety, air quality, access and inclusion, and health and physical activity in its 10-year sustainable transport strategy. The strategy comprises six core policies: road danger reduction; access and inclusion; health and... continue
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has approved plans to pedestrianise a section of Oxford Street. Under the plan the section of Oxford Street between Orchard Street and Great Portland Street will be closed to private motorised vehicles, buses, taxis and private hire vehicles, cycles, scooters and... continue
A ’20 by 30’ target – where a local annual mean NO2 target of 20 µg/m³ is achieved by 2030 - is at the heart of Oxford City Council’s new Air Quality Action Plan. The local authority outlines 30 targeted actions and measures to be delivered by a range of partners,... continue
Sheffield City Council has allocated £1m from the city’s Clean Air Zone revenues to support eight initiatives, with more than £900,000 spent on projects that target air quality improvements for school children. The council said it has prioritised schemes that educate children... continue
The DfT is seeking to develop a single, consolidated air quality plan for each rail station identified through its Air Quality Monitoring Network (AQMN). This will focus on mainline passenger railways in England, covering locations where people may be exposed to air pollution from trains, including... continue
A £15m investment plan by Network Rail and its property development company Platform4 could lead to the return of regular cross-Channel rail freight. Network Rail and Platform4 have taken long-term control over the Barking Eurohub site in east London, currently owned by Legal & General... continue
Former Labour ministers Lee Waters and John Griffiths have criticised the Welsh Government’s decision to abolish the Active Travel Fund and move responsibility from Transport for Wales to local authority Corporate Joint Committees (CJCs). In response, current Transport Secretary Ken Skates... continue
The 20mph default speed limit in Wales is enabling a switch of Safe Routes In Communities (SIRC) funding from traffic calming to measures such as School Streets, according to the annual review of the Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013. “Welsh Government is using the introduction of 20mph [default... continue
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