The DfT this week invited the public to put forward ideas for decarbonising the transport sector to support the 2050 net zero greenhouse gas emissions target. A... continue
Luton Borough Council may stop paying bus operators concessionary fares reimbursement at pre-Covid-19 levels because of the council’s own financial problems. The DfT has asked all councils in England to pay operators at pre-Covid levels as part of the strategy to keep the bus industry... continue
The Tees Valley Combined Authority looks set to launch Britain’s first e-scooter rental trial this month, with many more schemes set for launch before the end of August. In this... continue
The City of Edinburgh Council plans to end competition between its tram and bus compnaies by creating a single company. Municipally-owned Lothian Buses has continued to compete with the Edinburgh Tram on the airport to city... continue
West Yorkshire's public transport ticketing company could be in jeopardy if public transport use does not recover strongly this autumn, the West Yorkshire Combined Authority has warned. The West Yorkshire Ticketing Company Ltd is a joint venture company owned by the combined authority and transport... continue
Solent Transport is delaying a major update to its sub-regional transport model (SRTM) because Covid-19 has fundamentally altered travel patterns. The mutli-modal land-use/transport interaction model was developed in 2010 by a team led by SYSTRA, and went through an extensive update in 2015.... continue
Many office workers want to continue working from home after the Covid-19 pandemic recedes, a survey suggests. A survey of 1,500 UK adults by consultant SYSTRA found that 29 per cent of office workers who expect to stay in the same or similar role no longer want to spend any time working from... continue
Bus operators across Britain are expected to raise vehicle passenger capacity to 50 per cent in the coming days after a review concluded that one passenger per row is compatible with the Government’s Covid-19 social... continue
FirstGroup has pledged to purchase no more diesel buses after 2022. Its announcement came as the Confederation of Passenger Transport called for a new funding model to deliver green buses. FirstGroup said this week it did not plan to purchase any new diesel buses after December 2022 and... continue
Bus operator Abellio has called for the swift introduction of franchising in the UK. Alan Pilbeam, its deputy managing director and chief operating officer, told Route One magazine that franchising would give councils a bigger stake in the industry and encourage them to install more bus... continue
The bus industry is in talks with the DfT about an... continue
The government has announced another £500m of support for local government in England to cope with the impact of Covid-19, and further assistance to partially cover lost income from parking. The £500m takes the total Covid-19 support to councils in England to £4.3bn.... continue
Transport for London could face further financial pressures from an expected fall in the capital’s business rates revenues because of Covid-19. London mayor Sadiq Khan has said the Greater London Authority group, of which TfL is a part, faces a £493m budget shortfall over the next two... continue
London Councils is pressing the mayor and Transport for London to pursue a London-wide road pricing scheme as part of a green recovery from Covid-19. London Councils’ leaders’ committee this week endorsed eight proposals drawn up by officers. One is to “radically... continue
Brighton and Hove City Council has outlined a package of... continue
Birmingham City Council has given more details of the temporary traffic schemes it plans to implement with DfT emergency funding and says the projects... continue
The City of London Corporation has published new criteria for deciding whether restaurants and bars should be granted licences to place tables and chairs on streets while social distancing guidelines remain in place. The reopening of bars and restaurants in England last weekend presents... continue
People exposed to poor air quality may be more susceptible to severe symptoms of Covid-19 but the linkage has not been demonstrated, health experts have told the Government. The Government asked the Air Quality Expert Group (AQEG) to report on how Covid-19 has affected air pollution and if there is... continue
The London Borough of Hounslow is proposing to introduce emissions-based parking charges for on- and off-street parking, and parking charges in Hounslow town centres on Sundays. Hounslow already has an emissions-based element in residential parking permits, with a £50 diesel levy... continue
National Express West Midlands has taken delivery of its first fleet of double deck electric buses. Nineteen vehicles will serve the number 6 route between Solihull and Birmingham city centre. Electric vehicle charging facilities have been installed at the company’s Yardley Wood... continue
Kent County Council is procuring two frameworks for electric vehicle charging, one specifically for bus infrastructure. The description of the bus charging lot says:... continue
Luton Borough Council and its airport London Luton... continue
The Welsh Government has announced a new scheme to help bus operators increase service levels as Covid-19 lockdown restrictions ease. But there is no clarity about if additional funding will be available. Since lockdown restrictions were introduced in March the Welsh Government has continued... continue
E-Scooters The first trials of e-scooters on public... continue
The future of a Government grant for a new road in the Leicestershire town of Melton Mowbray rests with Homes England after the county council said it will not bear the risk of developer contributions failing to cover a portion of the road cost. Homes England last autumn offered Leicestershire a... continue
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