The Government needs to change its approach in not backing specific technology solutions to decarbonise the UK’s transport sector, or risk failing its targets for cutting emissions and... continue
The Government has published its response to submissions... continue
Low Traffic Neighbourhoods and School Streets feature in a new... continue
The Government has published a new policy paper presenting an action plan for reforms to the planning process in respect of Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects. It reviews operation of the system to date and sets out five steps to meet the objectives of ensuring the NSIP consenting... continue
In their review of the NSIP system to date the Four Secretaries of State say “the increasing number of projects seeking consent, their complexity, and the need for greater focus, certainty and speed is challenging everyone with a role to play in effective consenting. As the system adjusts to... continue
Direct testing and learning has been used to inform the reform programme, principally through the proposed A66 National Highways DCO. A66 Northern Trans-Pennine Project case study. Under this in 2020, National Highways in collaboration with government departments and agencies targeted a 50% saving... continue
Waiting times for pedestrians at signal-controlled crossings should be made shorter, says Living Streets. As part of a new campaign, the charity is asking members of the public to nominate a crossing for their local authority to review, in a bid to reduce the waiting time and improve... continue
Cardiff Council is trialling a signalised pedestrian... continue
The Transport Technology Forum’s Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Working Group is committing to producing further guidance designed to help council officers’ rollout the required infrastructure to keep pace with the adoption of EVs. The group of public and private sector... continue
The one-year Post-opening Project Evaluation (POPE) for the A30 Temple to Higher Carblake dualling in Cornwall found traffic volumes on the completed infrastructure to be lower than had been forecast in both the with-project and without-project scenarios. Traffic forecasts were already off course... continue
Plans to convert a section of the A47 near Peterborough from a single to dual carriageway has been approved by transport secretary Mark Harper despite the inspector recommending against. The A47 Wansford to Sutton application involves the dualling of the A47 between the A1 and the dual carriageway... continue
A clearer definition of what constitutes a ‘rural road’ could help cut the number of people killed and seriously injured on them, believes the RAC Foundation. Government statistics – from police crash reports – show that of the 1,558 road deaths in Britain in 2021, 981 (63%)... continue
A judicial review into the Major of London’s decision to expand London’s Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) has been launched by five local authorities. Drivers of cars that do not meet the emissions standards will... continue
A Disabled Citizens’ Inquiry has drawn up a set of solutions designed to make cycling and walking more inclusive. The solutions include a ban on pavement parking, improving walking and wheeling crossing points across roads and cycle paths and improving integration of walking and wheeling with public... continue
Local authority control of bus services on Merseyside has moved closer as members of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) were asked last week to approve key elements of the process, including a formal proposed franchising scheme. A final decision is expected before the end of this... continue
The management buyout of Abellio UK from Dutch shareholder Nederlandse Spoorwegen to create Transport UK Group was completed on 28 February. The deal involves all former Abellio operations in the UK, including over 60 bus routes contracted on behalf of Transport for London, and its involvement in... continue
Centrebus subsidiary D&G Bus has moved to step in after Arriva North West announced proposals to close its Cheshire depots at Macclesfield and Winsford. D&G has registered what it says are replacements for Arriva’s 31, 37 and 84 services that currently operate from Winsford. The... continue
A three-month consultation on the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill, which is currently before Parliament, has been launched by the DfT. The legislation will balance workers’ ability to strike with the... continue
Wales is set to embark on its third review of road speed limits in 14 years as it follows up on the Sloman panel’s recommendations. One outcome of particular interest will be the speed limit for the A465 trunk road between Dowlais and Hirwaun, which is now being dualled at a cost to the Welsh... continue
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