A trial, pop-up cycleway created in Crawley by West Sussex County Council is now open. The route is an... continue
Local transport projects in the Portsmouth city region will... continue
Norwich is to receive just over £32m of government funding to overhaul local transport links. Funding... continue
A brand-new secure cycle hub has been introduced at Hull Paragon Interchange, in a partnership between TransPennine Express (TPE) and the Department for Transport. It has been formally opened by Rail Minister, Chris Heaton-Harris MP, along with Cllr Daren... continue
The West Midlands Combined Authority has awarded an exclusive e-scooter rental contract to Voi for six separate trials. The WMCA says Voi has committed to deliver thousands of e-scooters to the conurbation during the 12-month trial. Mike Waters, Transport for the West Midlands’... continue
Staffordshire County Council has appointed e-scooter operators Ginger and Zwings to run trial rental schemes in Stafford and Newcastle-under-Lyme respectively. The trials are part of the DfT programme and are also being run as part of the Smart Places Live Labs programme of ADEPT (the Association... continue
The City of York Council has selected micromobility firm TIER to operate a trial e-scooter and e-bike rental scheme. The trial will start at the university but could also include a hub at York Hospital. Hires will cost £1 and then 15p per minute. York says TIER scooters have... continue
The Isle of Wight Council is procuring an operator for a 12-month e-scooter trail. A single operator will be appointed, with the contract commencing at the end of this month.... continue
The Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) has backed e-scooters but says the Government and local authorities should consider revising road maintenance funding and policies to facilitate them. “The scale of a highway defect (e.g. within one... continue
The volume of cycling in London has fallen during the Covid-19 pandemic, largely because of the big reduction in commuting. “Even where we have seen, for example, large numbers of new cyclists in inner and outer London these have not offset reductions in overall cycling commuter... continue
Beryl Bikes has extended its bike hire operation on the south coast to Christchurch. Beryl, which launched in neighbouring Bournemouth and Poole last June, is providing 275 bikes at 50 parking bays in Christchurch. Riders have a payment choice of pay-as-you-ride (£1 unlock fee + 5p per... continue
There has never been a bigger opportunity to change the status quo and increase... continue
Although our title is ‘Local Transport Today’ our role is not wholly defined these days by those words, as our coverage often embraces wider issues that impinge upon the UK’s overall transport policy planning and delivery landscape. A significant example of the relationship... continue
The Sheffield City Region Combined Authority has voiced concern about the ability of member authorities to spend all the £166m Transforming Cities Fund grant awarded by the DfT. The funding, awarded in March, must be spent by the end of March 2023. But David Whitley, Sheffield City Region... continue
LTT writer Rik Thomas (pictured) has died at the age of... continue
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Calming the backlash
The reassessment of how urban roadspace is allocated and used has been one of the few positive side effects of the pandemic....