The new guidance on preparation of local transport plans is set to be issued in the autumn and will include new objectives and supporting advisory documents setting out in one place all the DfT’s objectives for... continue
Behavioural responses to recent fuel price surges and the effects of the national rail strike remain confused despite suggestions that car journeys have been cut and more people may be switching to bus and cycle options. National and local media reporting has been mainly anecdotal, with the... continue
Confirming a requirement for an electric vehicle charging... continue
Bus priority measures, a net zero transport system by 2045, and... continue
The DfT is proposing to raise the bar for new open access rail... continue
Welsh deputy transport minister Lee Waters has admitted he... continue
Improved bus services, and better routes for cycling and walking must be at the top of “transport hierarchy”, England’s Economic Heartland (EEH) has stated in its new business plan. EEH said that over the next three years it will plan for an... continue
England’s largest local authorities have warned they may have to cancel... continue
Oxfordshire County Council has adopted a ‘Vision Zero’ strategy to eliminating all deaths... continue
Work has been completed on phase one of the Sprint bus rapid transit network in the West Midlands,... continue
Plans to transform Bristol’s Temple Meads Station and the surrounding land is to receive £94.7m in government funding. Work to modernise the station is already underway, including rewiring, roof refurbishment and a new eastern entrance... continue
The Scottish Parliament’s oversight body will look into... continue
A wide ranging re-think on how freight transport is provided to reflect... continue
Pupils in remote parts of Scotland could soon have their school meals delivered by drone. In what is being billed as a UK first, Argyll and Bute Council is teaming up with drone specialists Skyports to trial the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in delivering school meals. Flying from Oban... continue
An online platform that will encourage EV usage and car... continue
The ground-breaking Welsh roads review is almost complete but the results will not be revealed to the public until the Welsh Government has examined the findings on each of the 55 schemes under consideration. The government established an independent Roads Review Panel, chaired by consultant Dr... continue
The Government has announced £15m to support the reopening of nine disused railway lines as part of its Restoring Your Railway Fund. The nine schemes are: the Barrow Hill line between Sheffield and Chesterfield; the Ivanhoe Line between Leicester and Burton on Trent; new stations at... continue
A new project is to explore how the “digitalisation” of local roads can lead to more efficient road asset management and maintenance, improved traveller information and communication. It will also assess how digital roads can help pave the way for connected and autonomous vehicles. The... continue
Conventional analysis of the economic benefits of the planned 20mph default urban speed limit in Wales shows the monetised economic dis-benefits from extended journey times being more than three times greater than the road safety, active travel and emissions benefits. The Welsh Government... continue
Drivers that infringe on cycle lanes and cycle tracks in the capital can now be fined by Transport for London and councils in the same way that moving traffic contraventions are enforced. New powers introduced by the Government mean that TfL and London boroughs can issue fines to those that drive... continue
The Government has drawn up new legislation to allow agency workers to fill staffing gaps during strikes. Under current trade union laws employers cannot supply temporary agency workers when staff are on strike. The DfT said: “This can have a disproportionate impact, including on... continue
The number of inter-city Megabus tickets sold by Stagecoach during last week’s rail strikes was 85% higher than the previous week, the coach operator has reported. Stagecoach has a network of 7,300 buses and coaches covering around 100 towns and cities in England, Scotland and Wales. Just 20%... continue
Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham has announced plans to introduced simplified, cheaper bus fares as year earlier than planned on 1 September 2022. Subject to agreement with the Government and bus operators, single journey fares will be capped at £1 for children and £2 for... continue
A significant new road freight survey being carried out by Aecom for the DfT and National Highways is set to inform future road scheme transport investment appraisal by providing new values of time and reliability inputs. It is pointed out that England’s Strategic Road Network (SRN) is the... continue
Royal Mail has set out its ambition to scale up its use of drone technology and create more than 50 new postal drone routes over... continue
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