This popular one-day summit and expo, now in its 4th year, will highlight how progressive local authorities, supported by service suppliers and consultancies, are making the most of new thinking and new opportunities. Last year's £2 billion... continue
Transport for London has removed the temporary westbound cycle lane on Euston Road after monitoring showed it had worsened congestion. The lane was implemented last year as part of the Streetspace for London Covid-19 programme. A TfL spokesman said: “The Euston Road cycle lane was only ever a... continue
Eleven organisations in Scotland are to receive an e-cargo bike to trial for 12 months in a project funded by Transport Scotland and administered by the Energy Saving Trust. The recipients are: Edinburgh-based courier firm Farr Out Deliveries; Act Now in Argyll and Bute; RSPB Scotland; Climate... continue
A transport academic has sent a ten-point climate change action plan to transport secretary Grant Shapps. In his open letter to Shapps,... continue
The influence of the Prime Minister’s transport adviser on London’s active travel agenda is evident in minutes of the capital’s active travel oversight group. The group has met weekly since June, monitoring the... continue
The DfT has outlined the methods being used to assess the problem of pavement riding by e-scooter users during the rental trials. Two operators have installed onboard sensors to detect when pavement riding takes place, and have the capability of working out who was riding the e-scooter at the time.... continue
A byelaw to regulate dockless rental vehicles, such as bikes and e-scooters, in London should be presented to ministers this year. Transport for London and London Councils have drafted the byelaw, which will prohibit operators and users from parking dockless vehicles outside designated parking... continue
The London Borough of Ealing has identified Ealing Broadway and Acton as the first parts of the borough in which to trial e-scooters. Officers believe scooters could appeal in the areas because of the high number of journeys that involve interchange on Tubes and buses, and congestion. ... continue
The DfT is planning changes to the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016 to allow e-scooters to use more pieces of cycle infrastructure. The London Borough of Ealing says the changes will enable cycle tracks, which cannot be used by e-scooters, to be reclassified as cycle lanes,... continue
Newcastle City Council has chosen Neuron Mobility to deliver an e-scooter rental service in the city. The scheme will initially feature 250 e-scooters but Neuron says numbers will rise during the trial period. This is Singapore-based Neuron’s second contract win, following on from... continue
E-scooter rental firm Voi is trialing wireless charging of e-scooters in a partnership with a spin-out firm from Imperial College London. Bumblebee Power has retrofitted a Voi scooter with a receiving unit to demonstrate wireless charging technology. The partnership could lead to the deployment of... continue
The City of London Corporation is to rent 39 spaces in a 195-space public car park to Amazon Logistics for a ‘last mile’ logistics hub. Amazon, which won a tender to operate the facility, will make final deliveries within a 1.25 mile radius of the London Wall car park by foot and cargo... continue
The London Borough of Ealing has terminated its memorandum of understanding (MoU) with dockless bike hire operator Mobike after the operator repeatedly ignored the... continue
Transport for London is preparing for a major upgrade to the capital’s dock-based cycle hire scheme, Santander Cycles. Alexandra Batey, TfL’s director for investment delivery planning, told TfL’s programmes and investment committee that the scheme’s assets had “not... continue
The British Parking Association has recognised people who have made a contribution to their local communities during the coronavirus pandemic. The BPA created the... continue
RAC Foundation director Steve Gooding has been selected as the president of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport... continue
Over 350 parking professionals gathered to discuss the latest policy, legislative and technological developments in the world of traffic and... continue
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