Are Travel Plans (still) doing their bit?

Are Travel Plans (still) doing their bit?

John Dales

Travel Plans (TPs)have been common currency in transport planning for getting on for three decades. As I recall, they started becoming a thing under New Labour, with the 1997 New Deal for Transport saying the government would “consider encouraging the incorporation of green transport plans... continue

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29 May 2025Local Transport Today News

Attitudes tracker looks at EVs and E scooters and cycles

Peter Stonham

The Department of Transport has published the latest wave of its transport technology public attitudes tracker series. It looks at attitudes towards the uptake of EVs , E-scooters and E-cycles, but also includes car purchase intentions. The report notes that some clear patterns emerge in how people... continue

30 May 2025Local Transport Today News
30 May 2025Local Transport Today News

TRIG programme offers 40 projects up to £45k each in funding

Deniz Huseyin

Applications are now open for the latest Transport Research and Innovation Grants (TRIG) programme, which will award up to 40 projects up to £45,000 each. The programme is funded by the DfT and delivered by Connected Places Catapult, the UK’s innovation accelerator for transport, the... continue

30 May 2025Local Transport Today News
Team to explore how AI can help transport planners

Team to explore how AI can help transport planners

Deniz Huseyin

A team of researchers from European universities are to explore how artificial intelligence (AI) can help urban mobility planners. The group, led by Aston University, have received £10,000 in... continue

30 May 2025Local Transport Today News

TfL study reveals link between 20mph and fall in road deaths

Deniz Huseyin

The number of people killed and seriously injured on borough roads in London fell by 34% after the implementation of the 20mph speed limit between 1989 and 2013, reveals new analysis from Transport for London (TfL). The study gathered data from more than 150 20mph in the capital, examining the... continue

30 May 2025Local Transport Today News
Roads Not Yet Travelled – Transport Futures for 2050

Roads Not Yet Travelled – Transport Futures for 2050

Eight short stories that bring to life a range of possible transport scenarios in the not so distant future serve as opening gambits to a host of concepts discussed in a new book by Marcus Enoch, Professor... continue

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30 May 2025Local Transport Today News
Process for installing public and private chargepoints streamlined

Process for installing public and private chargepoints streamlined

Mark Moran

Planning applications are no longer needed to install public or... continue

29 May 2025EVolution News
Aston University researchers explore role of AI in urban mobility

Aston University researchers explore role of AI in urban mobility

Mark Moran

A European group of researchers led by Aston University is... continue

23 May 2025EVolution News
Automotive project managers optimistic about UK achieving 2050 Net Zero targets

Automotive project managers optimistic about UK achieving 2050 Net Zero targets

Mark Moran

A new survey finds the majority of project professions in the automotive... continue

23 May 2025EVolution News
Driverless cars arrival on UK roads delayed until 2027

Driverless cars arrival on UK roads delayed until 2027

Mark Moran

Driverless cars will not be appearing on UK roads... continue

23 May 2025EVolution News
Vehicle duty cost could dampen demand tor EVs, says AA

Vehicle duty cost could dampen demand tor EVs, says AA

Mark Moran

The AA is concerned that matching electric vehicle... continue

21 May 2025EVolution News
Large fall in peak time charging

Large fall in peak time charging

Mark Moran

April saw a 7p/kWh drop in peak time on-street slow charging with off-peak residential rates... continue

21 May 2025EVolution News
British Parking Association to lead National Parking Platform consortium

British Parking Association to lead National Parking Platform consortium

Mark Moran

The British Parking Association has teamed up with a number of cashless... continue

21 May 2025Parking Review News
Demand for zero-emission buses doubles

Demand for zero-emission buses doubles

Mark Moran

The bus and coach sector leads UK road decarbonisation as zero-emission uptake surges by 129.5% to reach more... continue

16 May 2025EVolution News
Electric truck sales reach record level

Electric truck sales reach record level

Mark Moran

Rising sales of zero-emission trucks is one bright spot in a depressed UK market. Britain’s new heavy goods... continue

16 May 2025EVolution News
Dynamic pricing can change EV drivers charging decisions

Dynamic pricing can change EV drivers charging decisions

Mark Moran

Electric vehicle drivers are highly responsive to price... continue

16 May 2025EVolution Features

Climate action plans would significantly cut deaths linked to poor air quality, say scientists

Up to 250,000 premature deaths caused by poor air quality could be avoided each year in central and western Europe if action is taken to cut greenhouse gas emissions, according to new research by atmospheric scientists at the University of Leeds. The study looks at how different climate change... continue

15 May 2025Local Transport Today News
15 May 2025Local Transport Today News
Group of aviation professionals urge industry leaders to take urgent action on emissions

Group of aviation professionals urge industry leaders to take urgent action on emissions

Deniz Huseyin

A newly formed group of aviation professionals is calling for “urgent and... continue

15 May 2025Local Transport Today News
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