The UK’s first Mobility as a Service (MaaS)... continue
Planning guidance has been published for the... continue
A major road network (MRN) of the most economically important roads in the north of England has been identified by Transport for the North. The network of local authority roads and Highways England roads is described as... continue
The Government should simplify its plans for charging Clean Air Zones (CAZs), with just two classes of zone instead of four, road transport organisations have said. The Government’s plans are for charging CAZs classed A-D,... continue
The Government’s air quality monitoring regime is not suitable for identifying pollution hotspots where the imposition of measures such as charging Clean Air Zones (CAZs) are necessary, local authorities and air quality professionals have said. The comments, contained in responses to... continue
A big expansion of lamp post electric vehicle charging points on London’s residential streets seems likely after more than 20 boroughs bid to a funding pot for their installation. Borough association London Councils invited expressions of interest from boroughs for a share of the... continue
The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority is exploring... continue
A dockless public bike hire system is to be piloted in Manchester. Chinese firm Mobike will provide 1,000 bikes in the six-month pilot scheme covers central Manchester and Salford. It is due to launch at the end of... continue
Human drivers will quickly have to be banned from roads on which autonomous vehicles are authorised, a transport economist has predicted. Paul Buchanan, a partner at consultant Volterra, gave an... continue
The challenge that disruptive technologies such as autonomous vehicles and Mobility as a Service (MaaS) pose for transport modelling loomed large at this year’s Modelling World event. Delivering the opening paper, Luis Willumsen, director of Willumsen Advisory Services and... continue
Some London bus routes have lost almost 20% of their... continue
Artificial Intelligence (AI) sensors are to be installed... continue
Diesel buses will remain the mainstay of urban fleets for the foreseeable future, so the Government must fund a retrofit programme if it wants to cut bus nitrogen dioxide emissions, operators have told the Government. Responding to... continue
Welsh bus operators say they have still not been told how... continue
Legislation to extend the high-speed rail network from the West Midlands to Crewe, and new powers to facilitate autonomous and electric vehicles, were included in the Queen’s Speech this week. The High Speed Rail (West Midlands – Crewe) Bill will give the Government the power to... continue
Flintshire County Council is supporting a proposed new trunk road to relieve existing cross-border roads in the Deeside area. The Welsh Government has earmarked £200m to tackle... continue
The DfT has shortlisted three bidders for the West Coast Partnership franchise, which will include running initial services on the HS2 network. The shortlisted bidders are: • First Trenitalia West Coast Rail Limited, a joint venture of FirstGroup plc (70%) and Trenitalia UK Limited... continue
A method for assessing the openness of Mobility as a Service (MaaS) projects, has been launched by TravelSpirit. The Openness Index for Mobility as a Service scores projects from level 1 (a closed system) to 5 (most open). Scores are given for different aspects of the MaaS system such as... continue
Toyota Financial Services has made an investment in MaaS Global, the Finnish firm the has pioneered Mobility as a Service with its Whim app. Toyota Financial Services , a subsidiary of car manufacturer Toyota that specialising in automotive financial services, and its insurance partner invested in... continue
Westminster City Council has approved works to return Baker Street and Gloucester Place to two-way operations. Works will commence next month with two-way flows operating from early 2019. The project is led by Westminster City Council and Transport for London (TfL) and supported by the... continue
Investigatory work is continuing in an attempt to find a way forward for a planned retail extension that appeared in jeopardy because of the redevelopment of Glasgow Queen Street station. Glasgow City Council approved the Buchanan Quarter Tax Increment Financing (TIF) business case in 2011... continue
The Midlands Connect partnership of local authorities and local enterprise partnerships is to identify a ‘major road network’ (MRN) for the area, combining Highways England roads and the most important local authority roads. Consultants will be appointed to devise an MRN and assess it... continue
The Tees Valley Combined Authority is developing a plan for a dual carriageway Darlington Northern Bypass connecting the A1(M) at junction 59 north of the town, with the A66 at Little Burdon roundabout to the east. The CA says the new road would relieve the A167 and A1150 through Darlington,... continue
Transport for the North has opened talks with potential suppliers of a back office system for smart and contactless ticketing. TfN wants passengers to be able to make journeys on multiple modes of transport and across multiple operators, and be charged the ‘best price’ for the... continue
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