An e-bike manufacturer is offering councils and businesses a range of fleet options including folding, hybrid and cargo e-bike models to replace short car and van journeys.... continue
E-bike hire operator Forest has launched a pilot subscription model in London. The ‘ForestFlex’ subscription, priced at £6.99 a month, gives riders access to 10-minute rides for £1 and up to 30 minutes for £1.70. Any additional time is charged at Forest’s... continue
There is strong evidence linking airport noise to depression and anxiety, heart disease and children’s learning and behavioural problems, reveals a new ‘rapid response’ study produced for parliament. The study also revealed that airport noise can cause premature mortality, stroke... continue
Around £50m is to be invested in the drone and advanced air mobility sector by the Government, the DfT has announced. Delivered through the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), the funding will support building regulatory, digital and security foundations needed to bring drones and advanced air... continue
The Government’s intention of the delivery of a third runway at Heathrow by 2035, supported by a development consent order by 2029, has been set out in a letter to Hannah Newell, recently made Senior Responsible Owner for the Heathrow Expansion Programme at DfT. The letter, by the... continue
A loan to support the reopening of Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA) as campaigned for by South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard, has been approved after Reform UK councillors dropped their opposition. Reform members – who make up the majority in City of Doncaster Council – had put... continue
Simulation trials of a delivery truck’s journey is underway to work out what electric vehicle charging points are needed along the M1 motorway. The research is being led by TransiT, a national UK research hub focused on rapidly decarbonising transport using digital twins, which are... continue
West Berkshire Council has reported “strong progress” in reducing carbon emissions, with a 38% reduction its operational emissions in 2024/25 compared with its 2019/20 baseline. In a new report, the council states that for the period July 2024 to July 2025 emissions fell from 11,619... continue
Plans to extend the Glider Belfast Rapid Transit (BRT) system to Glengormley in the north of the city would “create significant traffic congestion”, according to documents obtained by the BBC. In 2022, the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) decided the Glider should extend to... continue
Greater productivity, less wasted time and more efficient operation of bus services through measures to boost their speed would deliver £5bn in economic benefits, according to new analysis for the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT). Bolder bus priority measures could speed up journeys... continue
A single, integrated rail and bus ticket has been launched to encourage use of public transport in the northern Lake District. The ticket will cover TransPennine Express and Avanti West Coast services to and from Penrith rail station and Stagecoach’s connecting X4 and X5 bus service to... continue
At its February meeting, TfW’s board explored the potential for a Memorandum of Understanding to formalise cooperation on cross-border ticketing and bus integration. Local stakeholders had highlighted inadequacies in cross-border ticketing and concessionary arrangements. The board discussed... continue
Transport for Wales is seeking a longer lease on Shrewsbury station because the current 10-year agreement restricts its ability to commit to longer-term improvements for the station’s users. Shrewsbury is the fourth busiest station managed by TfW Rail. All rail journeys between North, Mid and... continue
Train services are set to begin calling at the new Cambridge South station on 28 June. The station, which will be the first to have first Great British Railways (GBR) branding, will get nine trains an hour to the centre of Cambridge as well as a direct link to the city’s Biomedical... continue
Department for Transport Chief Analyst, Ian Mulheirn, has produced a document describing the analytical approach used to develop the Road Investment Strategy 3 (RIS3) for National Highways. It reveals that the overall value for money of the enhancement portfolio in the final RIS publication,... continue
Tom van Vuren, Chair of the Modelling World event, has said: “What transport modellers really do is analytical transport planning” and they should re-title themselves as such. In a message ahead of this year’s event in Leeds next month, which will have a focus on the evolution of... continue
A new educational resource designed to engage young people in the world of transport planning and engineering through play has been launched by UK Unplugged, a Merseyside based Community Interest Company. Called ‘Transport Box’ it has been developed in collaboration with Mobility Camp,... continue
A contactless payment system for bus and tram travel is to be delivered in the West Midlands following the appointment of delivery partner Littlepay. Backed by funding from the DfT, the project will overcome existing financial data sharing barriers to offer people seamless, best value travel across... continue
Transport for London (TfL) has updated its Go app to make it easier for users to track fare caps and follow buses in real time. Customers that have reached their daily or weekly ‘pay as you go’ cap will be able to see this clearly in their journey history using the app, said TfL. App... continue
Brighton & Hove Council has identified new funding sources to cover the rising cost of providing bus passes for elderly and disabled people. The council had negotiated a fixed deal for 2026/27 of about £11.3m with Brighton & Hove Buses. But it found that an additional... continue
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has extended the Hopper bus and tram fare to weekends this summer. This means that anyone travelling on buses and trams on a Saturday or Sunday between 25 July and 31 August to only pay one single fare for unlimited journeys across the capital that day. The Hopper fare was... continue
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