Hive IT was commissioned by the Department for Transport’s Transport Appraisal and Strategic Modelling team to carry out a six-week research project to better... continue
Transport project promoters seeking DfT funding must assess their schemes using a higher monetised value of carbon dioxide emissions. The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is currently leading a cross-departmental review of carbon valuation, which will... continue
The DfT’s new active travel strategy document Gear Change: A bold vision for cycling and walking may be billed as being about two modes but the emphasis... continue
A guide to help councils successfully deliver active travel schemes has been published by London Cycling Campaign and consultant Urban Movement. Simon Munk, infrastructure campaigner at the LCC, who helped write the report, said: “When you ask people if they support more cycling and... continue
Councils in Greater Manchester want the Government to allow their proposed charging clean air zone (CAZ) to cover a Highways England road. Local authorities only have responsibility for air quality on their own roads. Responsibility for pollution on the Strategic Road Network (SRN)... continue
Coventry City Council plans to designate part of a radial road a low emission zone (LEZ) to bring nitrogen dioxide concentrations down to below legal limit values. The LEZ will apply to the eastern end of A4114 Holyhead Road where it joins the city’s ring road. Coventry’s... continue
Almost everyone’s travel patterns and habits have been affected in some way or another by the Covid-19 situation. Transport Scotland has published multi-modal usage data throughout the pandemic, which provides a unique insight into how... continue
The number of people killed last year on Britain’s roads was 1,748, a similar figure to those recorded throughout the 2010s, according to provisional data published by the DfT. Road deaths fell sharply during the 2000s – having stood at 3,221 in 2004. But numbers plateaued... continue
Drivers and cyclists will have to give way to pedestrians waiting to cross a side road or junction under a proposed rule change to the Highway Code. The Government has launched a consultation on changes to benefit active travel. it plans to introduce the notion of a hierarchy of road... continue
Private car use in West Yorkshire must be cut by at least a fifth to meet the conurbation’s pledge to be net zero carbon by 2038, according to the West Yorkshire Combined Authority. The WYCA has assessed three ways to achieve the 2038 target: the ‘maximum ambition pathway’... continue
Two high-profile transport academics are to pursue work on transport and climate change under two-year fellowships. The Foundation for Integrated Transport charity has appointed professors Phil Goodwin and John Whitelegg as its first two senior fellowships. The overall theme of both... continue
aLast week’s LTT discussion on the topic ‘Can we retain the transport planners’ skills after the...
There was considerable conversation at last week’s LTT online discussion about the situation of those who are on the transport apprenticeship schemes – their prospects, and the effect that pandemic pressures have had upon the sector’s appetite to nurture new talent. Paul... continue
Lee O’Connor (pictured) has joined traffic and transport software firm PTV Group as an associate. He... continue
Simon Court, the founder of transport data and digital mapping firm Basemap has died of a heart attack, aged 51. ... continue
The spread of the pandemic in the UK was accelerated in... continue
A research team led by Giacomo Dalla Chiara from the Department of... continue
The further easing of coronavirus restrictions in England, which has been due to come in this weekend, has been postponed for at least two... continue
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Phil Goodwin
Road appraisal makes carbon dioxide uniquely insignificant. Why? And what to do about it?
The decisive current calculation for carbon assessments of road schemes is a unique ratio: The estimated additional...