A new report by Landor LINKS/LTT provides a state of play survey and analysis on how the concept of Mobility as a Service (MaaS) is developing in the UK, and the likely implications for... continue
Councils should not impose higher parking charges on more polluting vehicles such as diesels, the Government has said. Many councils operate emissions-based residents parking permits and Westminster City Council this summer launched a surcharge for diesel cars parking on-street in... continue
Local authorities across the UK were this week digesting the... continue
Network Rail this week announced major reforms to the way projects such as new stations and other enhancements are delivered, with the aim of reducing project costs. The Government company is to encourage third parties to lead the delivery of projects, rather than relying on the... continue
Environment secretary Michael Gove has promised a ban on the sale of new conventional petrol and diesel cars and vans from 2040. Gove said a ban was essential to address pollution concerns and ensure the UK... continue
Twenty-nine local authorities in England have been ordered to prepare action plans to bring nitrogen dioxide concentrations into compliance with the EU’s annual limit value in the “fastest possible time”. The Government has ordered the authorities (see table) to prepare the... continue
Transport secretary Chris Grayling has pleased London but... continue
Cost estimates and funding envelopes for some of Network... continue
New rail demand forecasts for London and England’s other major cities have been published in the DfT’s High Level Output Specification for rail in England and Wales. The HLOS covers Network Rail’s next five-year regulatory control period, CP6 (2019/20-2023/24). Unlike... continue
The evolution of technology has opened up the transport industry to endless possibilities. As this grows, so too does the need to address customer choice and empowerment. But is industry doing enough to understand the people who use and rely on... continue
The number of trips made by people in England continued to fall last year and is now 13% lower than 2002, according to the National Travel Survey. People made on average 774 trips in 2016, excluding short walks (defined... continue
Seventeen local authorities in Yorkshire this week... continue
Local authorities are partnering the Welsh Government in “pinch point corridor studies”, with the aim of ensuring that outcomes benefit local as well as trunk roads in each area. The Government has previously been accused of planning trunk road schemes with insufficient consideration of... continue
The overall profitability of Great Britain’s major bus operators fell in 2015/16, reversing the previous upward trend, according to the annual Bus Industry Monitor (BIM) from Passenger Transport Intelligence Services. The analysis by PTIS (formerly TAS) is based on accounts lodged at... continue
Sustrans has launched three spreadsheet models intended to help local authorities make the case for walking and cycling schemes. The Excel spreadsheet models are part of a wider active travel... continue
Leeds City Council is basing its air quality plan on local monitoring rather than the national modelling the Government used to decide the city needed a charging Clean Air Zone. Leeds was one of five authorities ordered to deliver a charging CAZin the Government’s 2015 air quality plan to... continue
A widely held perception that London receives more than its fair share of public expenditure on transport is a “myth”, according to a new report by the Greater London Authority. The claim that London benefits from a disproportionate amount of spending has been made by the Institute for... continue
Demand for air travel in the UK will almost double over the next 30 years, according to a new forecast prepared by the DfT. The prediction appears in the DfT’s... continue
Transport Scotland is specifying a gauge requirement for Scotland’s rail network, to ensure lines can accommodate a range of rolling stock. Explaining the ‘Scottish Gauge Requirement’ in its High Level Output Specification for Scotland’s railways, Transport Scotland says:... continue
The DfT has awarded £16m towards five new rail stations in England and Wales. The successful applicants to the New Stations Fund are: • Horden Peterlee in County Durham – it will receive £4.4m from the DfT towards its £10.55m cost • Warrington... continue
The DfT and Office of Rail and Road have voiced concern about the continuing high cost of rail improvements. The DfT’s High Level Output Specification accepts the ORR’s advice that the volume of renewals in control period 6 (2019/20-2023/24) must increase. But the Department... continue
Transport secretary Chris Grayling will rule on Oxfordshire County Council’s proposal to pedestrianise a city centre shopping street after bus operators Stagecoach and Go-Ahead raised objections. Oxfordshire plans to introduce an 18-month experimental closure of Queen Street to buses... continue
Nottingham City Council is to lead a study of public transport and road improvements to improve access to the proposed HS2 station at Toton, between Derby... continue
Consultants are to conduct a £200,000 study into a new public transport system for Cambridge and the surrounding area. The study is being jointly funded by the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority and the Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) board. The GCPis the new name... continue
Bath and North East Somerset Council (B&NES) has dropped a controversial plan to build a bus-based park-and-ride site in the green belt east of... continue
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