The Government and transport authorities across the UK such as Transport for London are discouraging the public from using public transport while we remain in lockdown. Unless swift measures are taken, car use is certain to rise. Well-established... continue
There was surprising unanimity amongst the five panellists at last week’s LTT online discussion about how the car fits into the UK’s changing travel patterns. Even the representative of car maker Nissan, Peter Stephens, its head of UK external and government, recognised that traditional approaches to car ownership and use were disappearing, and a more flexible and sustainable model of travel choices emerging. Nick Reed, the former head of mobility... continue
More than three months since the country entered lockdown, Covid-19 continues to dominate the transport agenda. The Government’s daily graphs of travel demand appear to have stopped; a pity, because the visual collapse in demand was staggering and it would be equally interesting to track the... continue
Congratulations on reaching LTT number 800. I think I have read every one of them, and have always respected and admired the very significant contribution you have made to many aspects of transport over the years – providing your readers with information, much of which we would not obtain... continue
Bus use has experienced a 90 per cent decline since ‘lockdown’ on 23 March. This is unsurprising, given the fear of infection and strong messages to stay at home and avoid using public transport unless it is “essential”. The fall follows a long-term decline in bus use linked... continue
David Metz (Letters 12 Jun) chides LTT for citing my report on electrifying the UK economy to meet the Government’s Net Zero ambitions (“Country’s battery electric car strategy is ‘doomed to failure’” LTT 29 May). He then cites his own analysis on the feasibility... continue
Two recent editions of LTT reveal the dire state of railway planning in Britain. You summarise the comprehensive set of suggestions from Greengauge 21 in its submission to the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) review of railway schemes (‘Rethink Mids and North rail plans –... continue
I welcome the long overdue call for changes to rail investment proposals made by Transport for the North (‘Recognise synergies between major rail projects, says TfN’ LTT 12 Jun). The different Government structures for rail projects in the North hinders the creation of a railway that... continue
The Government’s decision to allow camera enforcement of cycle lanes (‘CCTV powers for mandatory cycle lanes’ LTT 12 Jun) sounds like a big step forward but sadly the UK has few mandatory cycle lanes to enforce. Almost all lanes are advisory because they are easier to... continue
You briefly noted publication by the DfT of a report concluding that the second Road Investment Strategy (RIS2) represents high value for money (“RIS2 ‘is good value’” LTT 12 Jun). Accordingly, I turned to this 29-page report, expecting to see substantiation of the... continue
Congratulations fir your 800th edition: the article that looked back to that first 1989 edition made interesting reading. But it’s depressing how little some things have changed, as some transport planners in the provinces – and indeed at the heart of the DfT – still seem to be... continue
Reader John Helm writes to voice... continue
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Phil Goodwin
Time to get back to normal, kick-start business as usual. Not.
It’s understandable that phrases such as ‘back to normal’ and ‘business as usual’ have resonance to...