Questioned on her intentions for the Integrated National Transport Strategy now in preparation, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has made clear it is being framed from the point of view of the individual passenger. She said it should “set out the vision for transport across England. It... continue
Transport Committee Chair, Ruth Cadbury, asked Heidi Alexander at the end of a hearing last month to sum up in two minutes “What will be different in the UK’s transport system at the end of this Parliament with you as Secretary of State?” Alexander answered: “I hope that... continue
Transport Secretary Heidi Aelxander has intimated that the £3 bus fare cap will be scrapped at the end of this year. At Transport Committee hearing, Alexander said the previous Government had in place a £2 bus fare cap to try to stimulate bus ridership again after the pandemic.... continue
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has dismissed suggestions that the Government’s decision to relax the ZEV mandate would affect investment in charging infrastructure. Under Government changes, the 2030 phase out date of new petrol and diesel car sales will still apply, but that it will be... continue
Later this year, the Government will publish the first new Road Safety Strategy in 10 years, Heidi Alexander has told the Transport Committee. “We want to get it right,” she said. “I have been in post for five months. It has been a source of discussion with me and the junior... continue
Addressing the physical barriers faced by disabled passengers on railways is a “thorny issue”, Heidi Alexander told the Transport Committee at a hearing in April. She offered the example of the Elizabeth line, where there is a level platform-to-train access in the central section, where... continue
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander is to yet to decide if she will support the rail infrastructure ambitions of elected metro mayors. At a Transport Committee hearing in April, she said: “I will need to think very carefully about the financial and commercial implications of further... continue
The recently formed Network Rail property company will be instrumental in turning rail stations into “hubs of economic activity”, said the Transport Secretary. “There are lots of stations across the country, whether in Rotherham, Peterborough or Swindon in my own constituency,... continue
The Government is seeking ways of supporting the electrification of the railways, Heidi Alexander told the Transport Committee at a hearing in April. Committee member Olly Glover said the German coalition Government, in its commitment to rail electrification as a measure to address climate change,... continue
Heidi Alexander would not be drawn on when a pavement parking ban might be introduced in England. During last month’s Transport Committee hearing, she told Dr Scott Arthur MP: “We need to work out what approach we would like to take – whether it is one that is perhaps more limited... continue
The Government must start thinking about transport as a public health intervention “as much as an intervention that can stimulate economic growth,” Heidi Alexander told the Transport Committee last month. “Those are certainly the conversations I am having with colleagues in the... continue
The Government has appointed a director from a non-transport civil service background to... continue
A new inquiry into e-bike safety in the UK is to be carried out by the All Party Parliamentary Group for Cycling & Walking (APPGCW). It has launched a Call for Evidence, with a particular focus on the risks emerging from dangerous low-quality e-bike conversion kits in the gig economy. The... continue
The electric bike hire fleet in Leeds has been expanded with the introduction of 265 easier to use e-bikes, along with 10 new docking stations. The service, launched in Leeds in 2023, is provided by e-bike hire operator Beryl, Leeds City Council and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority. The... continue
HS2 Ltd’s application for an underground chamber and ditch in Wendover, designed to manage groundwater on a stretch of the high-speed rail line, has been rejected by Buckinghamshire Council. Planning officers at the council advised the plan should be approved, but the Strategic Sites... continue
Liverpool City Council has approved the planning application for a new £100m station. Work is set to start on highways improvements at Liverpool Baltic station later this year before construction begins in early 2026. The station, set to be located on Merseyrail’s Northern Line, is due... continue
Only 3% of England’s council-run road network received any form of road maintenance in the 2023/24 financial year, according to analysis of new government data by the RAC. There are 183,054 miles of council-run road network received in England. Of this, 4,894 miles of all road types were... continue
The Road Safety Trust has awarded a total of more than £1.1m to six new projects focused on addressing inequalities in road safety. The projects were selected after the Trust’s Autumn 2024 funding round. The successful projects are: RAC Foundation (in collaboration with Agilysis)... continue
Major infrastructure including transport links,will on average be delivered at least a year faster, The Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has claimed as the government accelerates its planning reforms. The key change is the reduction of the statutory pre-consultation period... continue
A study by University of Glasgow academics for the rail union ASLEF has claimed that the Scottish Government could save at least 40% by using ‘green bonds’ to finance new trains. Green bonds are used to fund investments which specifically support action on climate change and other... continue
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