Aira, along with tech leaders Moovit and Azure Maps, have joined forces to make public transit in and around urban areas more inclusive for blind and low vision riders and others by bringing together the technological expertise of each company to remove barriers that people with vision loss face in... continue
Large-scale new developments have a role in helping to meet housing needs, and have at times received formal Government support. The latest iteration – Garden Communities – was launched in 2014, and the programme now includes 49 projects extending across all regions of England. Consultancy Lichfields has reviewed all 49 Garden... continue
Children from less affluent families are less likely to participate in physical activity than their wealthier peers, suggests new figures from Sport England. The data, from the... continue
Aberdeenshire Council is to start charging motorists for using its network of publicly accessible electric vehicle charging points. About 25,000 charging events have taken place at Aberdeenshire’s charge points in the last 12 months, costing the council £36,847 for... continue
All taxis licensed for the first time by Cambridge city and South Cambridgeshire district councils may soon have to be ultra-low or zero emission. Cambridge City Council has introduced the requirement to its licensing policy from April 2020 and South Oxfordshire District councillors last... continue
The health statements have been challenged by Paul Biggs, environment spokesman for the Alliance of British Drivers and a retired cancer researcher at the University of Birmingham. In a letter to the research team, Biggs says Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster have amongst the highest air... continue
Sestran, the South East Scotland transport partnership, is commissioning a series of studies to inform the preparation of its new regional transport strategy. One contract will see consultants prepare a report on the key transport issues facing the region, and undertake some preliminary options... continue
Emerging proposals for introducing a default 20mph speed... continue
Glasgow City Council plans to spend £4.35m over four years implementing signed-only 20mph limits across much of the city. Glasgow says it will adopt the principles behind the City of Edinburgh Council’s policy, with 20mph applying to roads “that are residential, main... continue
Bristol City Council is planning to introduce a 3.5-tonne weight restriction on Marlborough Street in the city centre as part of its clean air action plan. The council clarified the proposal to LTT after saying last month that the restriction would apply to vehicles over 7.5 tonnes, contrary... continue
A nationwide ban on pavement parking in Wales has been ruled out by a Government advisory group. Instead, it recommends tackling the problem by giving councils a new civil enforcement power. Deputy minister for economy and... continue
The Metropolitan Police envisages being able to process one million speeding offences a year from 2022, borough association London Councils said this week. Julian Bell, chair of the London Councils transport and environment committee, told members of a meeting held last month with... continue
The Second Annual TRANStech Awards has been confirmed to... continue
Take part in the 4th Annual Public Health & Sustainable Transport Summit next March to shape an urgent agenda for practical change. We can all help to make a significant difference to positive health outcomes through boosting the delivery of active travel and public... continue
A network of sensors are measuring levels of air pollution outside schools to give policymakers a more accurate picture of the air being breathed in by children. Led by Newcastle University in collaboration with Newcastle City Council, the sensors have been installed outside 22 schools located close to major roads... continue
Motorists in Greater Manchester will have to pay to use... continue
West Sussex County Council has dropped a plan to allow residents to trail electricity cables across footways to charge electric cars. It has also ruled out charge points in lamp posts. West Sussex’s draft EV strategy published earlier this year said that residents with on-street parking... continue
Private car park operators in England, Scotland and Wales may be required to give motorists up to a ten minute grace period before issuing an overstay fine under a new industry code being prepared by the British Standards Institution. A ten-minute grace period was introduced for all council car... continue
The House of Commons transport committee has asked transport secretary Grant Shapps to clarify the Government’s position on giving English councils outside London the power to enforce moving traffic offences. Local authorities in England have long campaigned for the Government to implement... continue
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