In the twentieth century, planning for the city was about planning for the car. In recent years, however, the true impact of this approach has become only too apparent. From a changing global climate to the obesity... continue
Jesse Norman MP, appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Department for Transport in June 2017, will be giving a keynote speech and taking questions at Smarter Travel LIVE! on 19 October. As Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for... continue
An international business campaign designed to fast-track the... continue
Volkswagen has signalled its ambition to move vehicle manufacturer to an... continue
Businesses are suffering anxiety about the investment required to... continue
The initial findings of the Electric Nation trial suggest that smart charging could be a... continue
More than half of British motorists expect their main car to be electric within the next five years, according to a survey. The poll of 1,000 car owners was conducted by Total EV, a new website covering the electric vehicle and hybrid markets. The survey revealed: 51% of British... continue
Motorists do not want future car technology to prevent them from breaking the law by speeding or illegally using a phone, a survey suggests. More than three-in-five drivers would be happy to see other road users have compulsory technology that prevents dangerous and illegal driving, suggests the... continue
Tom Charman, chief executive of urban travel app... continue
A number of car-makers have launched... continue
A research consortium has unveiled three of the six self-driving cars that will feature in tests on public roads in Oxfordshire and between Oxford and... continue
The DfT is reviewing the findings of two studies into how technology could be used in the National Travel Survey (NTS). Moving away from a paper-based survey may, however, lead to a break in the survey’s time series. The NTS currently collects data about household travel patterns... continue
I have a few quick thoughts on some recent articles in LTT. Iain Reeve’s Viewpoint piece about driverless cars struck a chord with... continue
The Bus Services Act 2017 allows the Secretary of State to make regulations requiring bus operators to provide on-board audio visual (AV) information to help the blind and partially sighted. This is undoubtedly a step in the right direction to ensure that bus services are accessible for visually... continue
The first Integrated Network Maps produced by Welsh local authorities under the Active Travel (Wales) Act show a wide variation in proposed future provision of cycling and walking routes, according to Sustrans Cymru. The charity believes the maps would have been more consistent had the Welsh... continue
Step-entrance minibuses are still being used on... continue
On 8 September The Scotsman’s transport correspondent, Alastair Dalton, enthused about the benefits of low emission zones (LEZs), several of which are due to be implemented in Scotland in the next few years. “Tough vehicle restrictions [are]... continue
A support programme for UK innovators in the connected and autonomous vehicle (CAV) sector has been launched by the Government’s Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CCAV), the Automotive Council, and the Advanced Propulsion Centre. The Meridian programme will enable... continue
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