The closure of two new mobility services has been announced, with Chinese dockless bike hire firm Ofo quitting the UK and Ford closing its Chariot micro-bus business. Financially troubled Ofo is reported to have closed down its entire international operations as it tries to stave off bankruptcy. The company was founded in 2014 and introduced its yellow bikes to the UK in 2017, initially in Cambridge and then London, Oxford, Norwich and Sheffield. The services offered by Ofo and rivals such as Mobike prompted questions about whether dockless bike hire would replace traditional dock-based systems. Ofo’s troubles became apparent last summer when it withdrew from Norwich and Sheffield and scrapped plans to launch in Leeds as part of a wider global retrenchment. In... continue
Birmingham City Council’s decision to delay the... continue
The DfT lost about 17 per cent of its headquarters staff in... continue
The number of trains using the proposed HS2 high-speed rail network could be cut and their speed reduced, in order to deliver the project within budget. The options appear in a letter from Andrea Leadsom, the leader of the Commons and Conservative MP for South Northamptonshire, to HS2 Ltd... continue
The Government has promised more action to reduce... continue
The Attorney General has backed a fresh inquest into the death of a south London girl, to see if air pollution from road traffic was partly to blame. Ella Kissi-Debrah died aged nine in 2013. The original inquest concluded that her death was the result of acute respiratory failure and severe... continue
The Government’s efforts to ensure all of England complies with EU nitrogen dioxide limit values as soon as possible is becoming a “farce” as a string of councils miss deadlines for submitting their plans for ministerial approval, say environmental lawyers. ClientEarth this week... continue
Southampton City Council has dropped plans to introduce a charging clean... continue
A charging Clean Air Zone is “highly likely” to be necessary in Greater Manchester to achieve compliance with the EU’s nitrogen dioxide limit values in the shortest possible time, says the area’s combined authority. Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is leading... continue
A PArliamentary Bill to make 20mph the default speed limit across most built-up roads in Scotland will create confusion for drivers and be unaffordable for councils, says Fife Council. Mark Ruskell, the Green MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, introduced his Restricted Roads (20mph Speed Limit)... continue
Councillors in Bradford have approved the implementation of 20mph speed limits across the city centre and in streets... continue
The Open Spaces Society is calling for speed limits as low as 20mph on unfenced roads across common land, to reduce accidents involving livestock. Responding to the Government’s review of England’s National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the society says grazing... continue
More average speed cameras are to be installed in Solihull after councillors heard a pilot scheme had cut 85th percentile speeds to below the speed limit. Average speed cameras were introduced on three roads in Solihull and five in Birmingham in 2016. Reviewing the Solihull experience, Ashley... continue
Transport for London is to procure a data as a service... continue
Bus industry organisation CPT Wales has called for clearer accountability around Transport for Wales and highlighted the lack of transport expertise among its board members. The comments feature in CPT Wales’ written submission to a National Assembly for Wales inquiry into TfW’s future... continue
The Law Commission is to review the laws governing bus services in the light of technological change. The Daily Telegraph this week reported comments made by Jessica Uguccioni who is working on the Commission’s review of legislation surrounding automated vehicles. “At the... continue
Ford is to close its entire business of ‘Chariot’ fixed route minibus services and employee transit in the US and UK. Chariot was launched in San Francisco five years ago using 15-seater Ford vans. In 2016 the company was purchased by Ford’s new Smart Mobility... continue
The Welsh Government’s chaotic handling of a discounted bus travel scheme for 16-18 year olds is revealed in a report by the Wales Audit Office (WAO). Ministers set the scheme budget without discussing it with officials and bus operators were then paid millions of pounds despite little... continue
Pay-as-you-go (PAYG) smartphone ticketing should be available to Wales and Borders rail passengers by April 2021. The facility will not necessarily involve ITSO Ltd, which... continue
Wales may soon abolish a system of penalty payments for causing rail disruption, to bring Network Rail and train operators closer together and eliminate the cost of administering the penalties. The system was established during rail privatisation to incentivise train and infrastructure operators to... continue
THE DfT should not lead on active travel policy but should... continue
Transport for London plans to procure a team of ‘healthy streets officers’ who will work with boroughs to encourage people to walk, cycle and take public transport more often. A prior information notice (PIN) has been issued to the market, explaining the intention to appoint... continue
Transport for London is consulting on its proposed HGV safety permit scheme that is intended to reduce collisions with cyclists and pedestrians. The scheme introduces a direct vision standard (DVS) for HGVs over 12 tonnes, based on a star rating system of the drivers’ view through... continue
Transport for London is to retrofit intelligent speed assistance (ISA) technology to a portion of the capital’s bus fleet. A market engagement exercise will take place in February. The equipment must: • limit speed by restricting acceleration, and not allow activation or de-activation by... continue
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