More sustainable and less car-dependent new housing developments sought in the new National Planning Policy Framework can only be achieved if there is strongly worded guidance that will ensure that traditional templates are unable to get planning... continue
The much anticipated Rail and Urban Transport Review, commissioned for Labour by now Transport Secretary Louise Haigh when in opposition, and published last month, has received mixed reactions from across the sector and beyond. The... continue
An expert taskforce has been set up by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to spearhead the new generation of new towns promised by the Labour party in its General Election manifesto. A long-term vision to deliver large scale new communities of at least 10,000 new homes each,... continue
The Department for Transport’s accounts for 2023/24 lay... continue
The financially squeezed Scottish Government has restated its commitment to the full A9 dualling, and awarded a contract for the next phase, despite a higher than expected tender price. Meanwhile its Bus Partnership Fund is suspended because of a shortage of transport capital funding and the peak... continue
The RAC is predicting that there will be a rise in fuel duty in the Government’s upcoming Autumn Budget, following a 5p cut made by the last Government. The Motoring body also wants the Government to bite the bullet on a new form of ‘pay per mile’ road user taxation. RAC head of... continue
A discussion event on the development of road user charging theory, policy and practice 60 years since the seminal Smeed report is being held next week by The Road User Charging Forum , organised by ITS-UK and UCL. The Smeed Report, led by R.J. Smeed and supported by a team of economists and... continue
England increased last year, but remained below pre-pandemic trends, according to the latest Government statistics. The National Travel Survey 2023, just published by the Department for Transport found that the average number of trips per person was 915, up by 6% compared to 2022, but... continue
Passenger numbers have grown on Welsh bus services which were converted last year from Demand Responsive Transport to a hybrid of fixed route and DRT. The change of format has made them accessible to older people who could not cope with booking DRT journeys. Transport for Wales established two... continue
The breakdown of a long-established joint operation arrangement in the East Midlands between TrentBarton and Arriva Midlands and their predecessors on route X38 between Burton-upon-Trent and Derby has seen competing services now introduced by each of the operators. Until the end of August they... continue
Mayor for the West of England Dan Norris says he is actively considering bus reform in the region, but has cautioned that rollout of franchising there would be no “silver bullet” for service improvements. A report on bus reform is due to be tabled for the meeting of the West of England Combined Authority (WECA) Committee on 20... continue
Gatwick Airport Limited is seeking development consent to bring its existing standby runway into routine use alongside the main runway. The scheme, known as the Northern Runway Project (NRP). The £2.2bn plan would create a fully functioning second runway by the end of the decade, increasing... continue
Vehicle fleet electrification and battery storage specialist Zenobe has been awarded £41.7 million, alongside a network of local bus and coach fleet operators, in phase 2 of the Scottish Zero Emission Bus Challenge Fund (ScotZEB), John Swinney, First Minister of Scotland, has announced Zenob?... continue
Journey modelling tools,and suitably located, shared and robust charging infrastructure are both needed for smaller independent coach operators to have confidence in adopting electric coaches in any volume, preparation for the recent second round of the Scottish Zero Emission Bus challenge... continue
A shortlist of 19 small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)... continue
A smart sensor system designed to make a crossing safer for cyclists is being trialled in Solihull, West Midlands. The VivaCity sensors have been installed at a toucan crossing near Blythe Valley by Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) and Solihull Council. By detecting cyclists earlier, the sensors... continue
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority has stated its determination to take full control of the region’s bus network. An assessment of the region’s transport needs, carried out by transport consultant ITP, outlined two approaches; franchising or an enhanced partnership... continue
Both road collisions and casualties in Wales have dropped since the introduction of a default 20mph speed limit last year, new police data reveals. The figures, published by the Welsh Government, show that the personal injury road collisions reported by police from January to March 2024 were 18%... continue
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