Almost a quarter of respondents to a survey said they have no understanding of the concept of net zero while 73% hold no strong view on projects that support net zero but disrupt daily life, according to a new report by Copper Consultancy and Keele University. The report – Winning Back the Net Zero Narrative – calls for a change in how developers communicate about net zero projects, stressing the local benefits and tangible impacts, and being more transparent about potential disruption. The report draws on a nationally representative survey of over 1,500 adults in Great Britain, carried out in Spring 2025 by BMG Research. The findings reveal that 53% of respondents correctly identified the definition of ‘net zero’, while 24% admitted they had no understanding of... continue
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has handed the rail sector a mixed report card on its efforts to improve safety, performance and value. Britain’s railway remains one of the safest in Europe and the industry has made good progress taking action to address overdue structure assessments and... continue
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has awarded £66m towards projects to improve road links between towns and economic hubs in the West of Scotland. Renfrewshire Council will get £38.7m for new walking, cycling, bus and car links between Paisley town centre, the Advanced Manufacturing... continue
The Welsh Government has announced plans to create accessible and inclusive transport networks. The Travel for All strategy is based on five key principles: ensuring people feel safe; ensuring they feel welcome; improving accessibility; involving users in design decisions; and embedding... continue
More than three-quarters of London’s School Street schemes covered the costs of installing ANPR cameras within two years, according to analysis carried out by campaign group Mums for Lungs. Its findings are based on Freedom of Information requests sent to all 32 London boroughs and the City... continue
More than 100 fewer people were killed or seriously injured on the West Midlands’ roads in the first half of 2025 compared with the same period the previous year, reports the Regional Road Safety Partnership. The 18% reduction in deaths and serious injuries follows the implementation of the... continue
Partial decriminalisation of speeding, more pedestrianisation, 10mph zones,... continue
Train operator c2c has become the second train operator to be nationalised, following SWR earlier this year. c2c had been controlled by Italy’s state-owned rail company Trenitalia since 2017. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said c2c passengers had been su?ering “spiralling costs,... continue
A new ‘lane rental’ scheme is being considered in Greater Manchester to tackle congestion and cut disruption from roadworks on the city region’s busiest routes. Under the plans – proposed by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) in partnership with the ten local highway... continue
More than 17,000 electric vehicle chargepoints have been added to the UK network in the past year, reports the Department for Transport Future of Roads Minister Lilian Greenwood confirmed the number of chargepoints in the UK has grown by 27% in the past year, with 17,370 added since July... continue
New guidance to help boroughs roll out cross-pavement electric vehicle... continue
An inquiry into the regulation of taxi and private hire vehicles in England has been launched by the Transport Committee. The cross-party group will examine the effectiveness of current licensing frameworks, the impact of regulatory inconsistencies across councils, and the adequacy of safeguarding... continue
The Welsh Government proposes to replace seven transport grants with a Regional Transport Plan (RTP) delivery fund, distributed to the four Corporate Joint Committees (CJCs). The CJCs are statutory groupings of local authorities which have a duty to create and deliver RTPs and Regional Transport... continue
Powys County Council is proposing to introduce new 20mph limits on some sections of road, following the “listening exercise” held in response to protests against the outcome of 20mph becoming the default speed limit on Welsh restricted roads in 2023. Welsh Government ministers were... continue
Bradford and Sheffield have been awarded £28m in extra government funding for zero-emission buses. The DfT said the money will “support jobs in engineering, construction and green manufacturing, boosting regional economies and delivering the government’s plan for... continue
More than 10 million ‘tap and go’ journeys have been made on Bee Network buses in four months, Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has reported. Since its launch on 24 March, more than 1.1 million individual customers have used contactless tap and go on buses, said TfGM. Of all... continue
Advocacy bodies for new types of urban mobility have expressed hopes that the DfT will close the gap between the UK other countries that make far greater use of shared mobility. Local authorities are to be given new powers to manage on-street micromobility schemes through a licensing regime, as set... continue
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