Delivering Vision Zero: A Safer System for Active and Connected Communities - Call for Papers

Delivering Vision Zero: A Safer System for Active and Connected Communities - Call for Papers

Following the recent publication of the Government’s Road Safety Strategy, Delivering Vision Zero: A Safer System for Active and Connected Communities, taking place in Birmingham on 30 June 2026,  will bring together experts from road danger reduction, active... continue

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19 Feb 2026Local Transport Today News
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Councils should be open about challenging car use, says McAsh

Councils should be open about challenging car use, says McAsh

Deniz Huseyin

When installing School Streets be clear about your aim to... continue

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Transport for London and TotalEnergies to roll-out EV chargers

Transport for London and TotalEnergies to roll-out EV chargers

Mark Moran

Transport for London (TfL) has awarded TotalEnergies a... continue

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19 Feb 2026EVolution News

Government confirms £110m funding for Lincs relief road

Deniz Huseyin

The Government is to contribute £110m in funding towards the £200m North Hykeham Relief Road project in Lincolnshire. The remaining £90m costs will be covered by Lincolnshire County Council, which estimates the project will boost the local economy by £800m. The new dual... continue

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19 Feb 2026Local Transport Today News

Suffolk Council trials self-driving shuttle bus

Deniz Huseyin

Trials of a self-driving shuttle bus have been held in the market town of Mildenhall, Suffolk, with residents given the chance to ride in the ADASTRA prototype. The shuttle can carry up to 14 passengers at speeds of up to 40mph. However, during the trial it has been limited to eight seated... continue

19 Feb 2026Local Transport Today News

LTNs will fail without sufficient resources, study warns

Deniz Huseyin

Councils will find it hard to successfully implement Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) without regional leadership and adequate funding streams, concludes a report from a team of academics. “We found that local authorities needed access to extra resources boosting the limited capital budgets... continue

19 Feb 2026Local Transport Today News

LTNs and extra bus lanes have increased congestion in parts of capital, TfL admits

Deniz Huseyin

Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) and extra bus lanes have made congestion worse in parts of the capital, Transport for London (TfL) has admitted. At a London Assembly transport committee hearing last month, TfL officials said that the implementation of LTNs has increased traffic in some... continue

19 Feb 2026Local Transport Today News

Speed cameras bring dramatic drop in crashes in Cornwall

Deniz Huseyin

There has been a 45% drop in fatal and serious crashes on one of Cornwall’s most notorious roads since the installation of speed cameras, reports the Vision Zero South West road safety partnership. The findings are based on analysis of KSI (killed or seriously injured) data on the A38 between... continue

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Safety record of smart motorway schemes matters most

Chris Ames

In the last issue of LTT, I noted that the departure of National Highways chief executive Nick Harris came as the DfT was preparing to allow the company to release the POPE reports about smart motorway schemes that it had previously suppressed. This, I suggested, raised “suspicions that they... continue

19 Feb 2026Local Transport Today Comment

Many smart motorway schemes poor value for money, National Highways reports show

Deniz Huseyin

Many of England’s smart motorway schemes are poor value for money, evaluation reports from National Highways reveal. Analysis by the AA of National Highways’ 16 Post Opening Project Evaluation (POPE) reports shows that many smart motorway schemes are bad for the economy, or barely... continue

19 Feb 2026Local Transport Today News

Declining compliance with 20mph limits in Wales

Rhodri Clark

The latest monitoring of the Welsh 20mph default speed limit has revealed a further worsening of compliance. The results also include the first snapshot of traffic speeds on roads where 30mph limits have been restored. Transport for Wales started monitoring speeds at 43 sites before the default... continue

19 Feb 2026Local Transport Today News
19 Feb 2026Local Transport Today News

TfW’s complex budget set-up is a result of evolution, says Price

Rhodri Clark

Transport for Wales has multiple budget lines because it evolved rather than being created for its present roles, its Chief Executive, James Price, has explained. He had told the Senedd’s Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee last year that TfW’s budget process had... continue

19 Feb 2026Local Transport Today News
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Believ works with 9Yards across UK retail parks

Believ works with 9Yards across UK retail parks

Mark Moran

9Yards has appointed Believ to install EV chargepoints across 12 of its retail parks nationally.  The project is backed by a £10m... continue

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Prescot new Chair of NISTA Council of Expert Advisers

Prescot new Chair of NISTA Council of Expert Advisers

The National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA) has appointed Julia Prescot as the new Chair of its Council of Expert Advisers, succeeding Sir John Armitt. Prescot has worked in global... continue

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NISTA to lead ‘transport campus’ for civil servants

The West Midlands is to become a Government centre for Transport and Infrastructure with a new campus for civil servants to be created. The National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA) will lead the development of the campus, appointing  a senior civil servant, based in... continue

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