Milton Keynes Council is exploring whether demand responsive transport minibuses can deliver a better service to its citizens than tendered bus routes. From next week the council will reimburse DRT operator ViaVan for carrying English National Concessionary Travel Scheme passengers in the Emerson Valley area of Milton Keynes. The area is also served by an infrequent subsidised route with a long journey time. “We will be monitoring uptake to assess whether this provides a more attractive option for bus users in the area so that we can consider whether some of our other poorly used services might be better served by DRT when we review the entire network in October,” Steve Hayes, the council’s head of transport, told LTT. “The idea is that buses should... continue
Motoring and freight bodies this week demanded Government... continue
The National Audit Office this week censured the DfT and HS2 Ltd for their poor management of the HS2 project. The NAO’s report, released as LTT closed for press, says the project is over budget and behind schedule because the DfT, HS2 Ltd and wider government have underestimated the... continue
The consultant who was instrumental in putting HS2 on the... continue
Connecting Northern Ireland’s railways up to a tunnel to Scotland presents extra challenges because Ireland’s railways are laid to a different track gauge to those in Britain – 5ft 3in versus 4ft 81⁄2in. “There are gauge-changing systems available for through... continue
Welsh transport minister Ken Skates intervened this week in Cardiff Council’s proposal for a road user charge from which city residents would be exempt. The council’s new transport White Paper explains that the authority will consider road user charging and a workplace parking levy... continue
Oxfordshire County Council is to prepare a business case for a workplace parking levy covering some of the least accessible parts of the city. The levy... continue
Milton Keynes Council has voiced alarm about deteriorating bus service performance in the area. There has been a “considerable deterioration of service punctuality and reliability over recent months”, head of transport Steve Hayes and strategic lead for passenger transport Adele... continue
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority is to spend £100,000 developing plans for regional arms of the... continue
The boss of FirstGroup’s bus operations in the Bristol area has written an open letter apologising for the dreadful service on two of the Metrobus bus rapid transit routes since the start of the year. James Freeman, managing director of First West of England, said congestion,... continue
The Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) is in talks with the DfT about refreshing Manual for Streets and Manual for Streets 2. The likelihood is that the CIHT and DfT will collaborate on a new version, Manual for Streets 3, incorporating developments since... continue
A bus-based mass rapid transit (MRT) system could support the future growth of Milton Keynes, according to a 30-year spatial strategy published for consultation by the council. Milton Keynes Council’s draft 2050 strategy envisages the area’s population almost doubling from 268,600... continue
The construction of a ‘garden village’ between Portsmouth and Southampton appears to be in jeopardy because of a lack funding for the necessary improvements to a nearby motorway junction. The 6,000-home Welborne Garden Village near Fareham is being promoted by... continue
Norfolk County Council has complained to the Office of Rail and Road about Highways England’s lack of progress to improve sections of the A47 east-west road that... continue
The Freight Transport Association has voiced frustration at the Government’s decision not to provide an account-based autopay facility for clean air zone charges. The Government is creating a national payment portal for all charging CAZs in England, simplifying the payment process. But... continue
Warrington Borough Council is pressing for a Northern... continue
Cancelling HS2 will push up the cost of all future major Government infrastructure projects because contractors will build in additional risk premiums to their tender prices, the rail industry warned this week. The message comes in a letter to the Prime Minister ahead of the Government making... continue
London Waterloo retained top spot as Britain’s busiest rail station in 2018/19, according to statistics compiled by consultant Steer for the Office of Rail and Road. The total number of passenger entries and exits at Waterloo was estimated to be 94.2 million. Birmingham New Street is the only... continue
Bath and North East Somerset Council (B&NES) has submitted a plan to ministers for a Class C clean air zone in Bath. If approved, then from 4... continue
Local authorities in Greater Manchester want additional bus... continue
Bus services in South Yorkshire could deteriorate as FirstGroup prepares its UK bus businesses for possible sale, the Sheffield City Region Combined Authority has said. In a report to the combined authority transport board, senior finance manager Mike Thomas said South Yorkshire Passenger... continue
The first meeting of the House of Commons’... continue
Leeds City Council is to consider introducing a workplace parking levy. The idea is presented in a report discussing how the council is responding to its recent climate emergency declaration. The council also plans to stop paying staff travel expenses if they use pure petrol or diesel cars on... continue
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