The No Place Left Behind: the Commission into Community Prosperity and Placemaking has launched its new report at the House of Commons. Toby Lloyd, former Head of Policy at Shelter and Housing Adviser to the Prime Minister, chairs the Commission. The Commission seeks to identify and develop... continue
SP Energy Networks has announced the official launch of the Charge Project’s ConnectMore Interactive Map (CIM). The Charge Project is an initiative from SP Energy Networks and its partners EA Technology, PTV Group and Smarter Grid Solutions to accelerate the roll-out of public EV charging infrastructure across Cheshire,... continue
The stresses of a very tough year are made clear in the annual report and accounts for the... continue
The Scottish Traffic Commissioner, Claire Gilmore, says her office must be given the financial support it needs in order to cope with increased demands resulting from implementation of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019. The Scottish Government, unlike its Welsh counterpart, currently provides... continue
The creation of Great British Railways (GBR), as outlined in the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail, will not deflect the Welsh Government’s ambition to integrate transport and provide a common branding, according to Transport for Wales chief executive James Price. The Williams-Shapps Plan said... continue
The Government’s Spending Review will need to make significantly more funding available for... continue
HS2 has begun restoring one of the world’s oldest railway buildings on the site of its planned Curzon Street station in Birmingham. The Grade 1 listed building has been integrated into HS2’s plans for the new Curzon Street Station, which will provide an enhanced setting to reflect the... continue
Welcome to the new incarnation of LTT magazine, returning to continue our 32 year mission of providing independent, authoritative and trusted news and analysis for the UK transport sector. Although now digitally delivered, you will recognise the familiar shape, structure and... continue
FirstGroup is preparing to launch a budget open access train service between London and Edinburgh on the East Coast Main Line next month. The move comes as regulators deny a claim, in the last issue of LTT, that their decisions are unfair to open access operators. The budget service, called Lumo,... continue
Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) and local transport operators are offering newly employed people free travel on bus, tram and rail services. Through the Workwise scheme, residents who have gained a new job will get free travel for eight weeks and then half price tickets for a further four... continue
Swansea Council intends to provide free bus travel for everyone in the next two school holidays, following a surge in passenger numbers when free travel was provided on Fridays to Mondays throughout August. The authority used some of its £20m Covid-19 recovery funding to allow free travel on... continue
The Government has announced a new round of funding worth £9m to help councils in England improve air quality. The Air Quality Grant... continue
An electric bike pilot scheme is being rolled out in five locations across Wales – Rhyl, Swansea, Newtown (with links to Aberystwyth) and Barry – offering free loan of the bikes to residents. The scheme, which has received £1m funding from the Welsh Government, is being run by the... continue
The pandemic has an increase in demand for freight, servicing and deliveries (FSD) traffic across London. However, the growing popularity of online delivery trend is... continue
The dictionary definition of news is “newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent events” (and also... continue
Few people can have been more delighted than me to see DfT publishing its Uncertainty Toolkit, and the inclusion of six Common Analytical Scenarios for modelling and appraisal. I have advocated the modelling of alternative futures... continue
Flowbird, a provider of hardware, software and payment systems for the parking and transport sectors, looks set to have new owners. Funds advised by Searchlight Capital... continue
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Poor air quality and chronic traffic congestion in the UK’s urban centres have pushed traffic and parking management up the...