The key role of walkability in public transport usage

The key role of walkability in public transport usage

Any journey begins the moment you step out of your door. Yet despite accounting for 50% of travel time, walking to and from public transport (PT) can become a... continue

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20 Aug 2025Local Transport Today News
Transport Committee calls for long-term strategy to improve bus services

Transport Committee calls for long-term strategy to improve bus services

Deniz Huseyin

Five-year funding deals, grants weighted towards rural areas, a... continue

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13 Aug 2025Local Transport Today News
Director role for Blackham at WECA

Director role for Blackham at WECA

Emma Blackham is West of England Combined Authority’s (WECA) new Executive Director for Transport. She joins from South... continue

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12 Aug 2025Local Transport Today People
APCOA reduces carbon emissions by a third

APCOA reduces carbon emissions by a third

European parking operator APCOA has managed to reduced its carbon footprint by over a third. The company’s 2024 environmental, social and governance (ESG)... continue

11 Aug 2025Parking Review News
Jones takes lead role at Project Centre

Jones takes lead role at Project Centre

Andrea Jones has been appointed as the new managing director of Project Centre, which is part of Marston Holdings. Jones spent six years at NSL, most... continue

8 Aug 2025Parking Review News
Ulrich tasked with delivering growth at APCOA

Ulrich tasked with delivering growth at APCOA

European parking operator has appointed Joerg Ulrich as chief growth officer. He will be responsible for leveraging the existing sales capabilities, the portfolio management and... continue

6 Aug 2025Parking Review News
Public affairs role for Duenyas at Rail Delivery Group

Public affairs role for Duenyas at Rail Delivery Group

Fiona Duenyas has joined Rail Delivery Group as Public Affairs Manager. She previously spent 18 months at Lime as Public Affairs Manager, before which she was Public Affairs Manager at Getir.... continue

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Battery electric vehicle registrations rise in July

Battery electric vehicle registrations rise in July

Mark Moran

Sales of bettery electric vehicles buked the trend... continue

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Turton gets West of England bus role

Turton gets West of England bus role

West of England Mayoral Combined Authority has appointed Pam Turton new Director of Bus Operations.  She is also a non executive director... continue

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Government will not produce guidance for noise cameras

Government will not produce guidance for noise cameras

Mark Moran

The Department for Transport (DfT) will not be... continue

4 Aug 2025Parking Review News
Moreton-in-Marsh transport hub proposal published

Moreton-in-Marsh transport hub proposal published

Mark Moran

Moreton-in-Marsh is a market town in the Evenlode Valley in the Cotswolds. Architecture practice Fatkin has submitted a planning application for a... continue

4 Aug 2025Parking Review News
Mobility hub networks will open up transport for disabled people

Mobility hub networks will open up transport for disabled people

Disabled people are in danger of being further excluded in society if future changes to transport do not involve them and address their needs, according to a new report launched today. The Transforming Mobility research was led by the UK walking, wheeling... continue

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Unlocking the potential of rail stations

Unlocking the potential of rail stations

Mark Moran

There are 2,585 railway stations on mainland Great Britain. They could play a huge role in building connected and... continue

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4 Aug 2025Parking Review News
Broad backing for self-driving cars is vital

Broad backing for self-driving cars is vital

Mike Hawes

Britain’s self-driving vehicle revolution took another step forward this summer with the government announcement of its... continue

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DfT report sets out three ‘priority outcomes’ and unveils new national connectivity metric

Peter Stonham

The Department for Transport has published its Annual Report & Accounts for 2024–2025 amongst a burst of similar reports across its agencies and other public bodies needing to be presented to the House of Commons ahead of it rising for its summer recess. These include Network Rail,... continue

1 Aug 2025Local Transport Today News

DfT rail staff to move to public operations company ahead of GBR delayed arrival

Peter Stonham

The Government’s overview of major infrastructure projects and programmes pipeline across the UK has been published by the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA) as promised in the recent 10-Year Infrastructure Strategy. It outlines £530 billion of... continue

1 Aug 2025Local Transport Today News

Senedd Committee concern at Welsh franchising plans and school transport

Peter Stonham

The Welsh Senedd Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee has expressed concerns that the Bus Services (Wales) Bill , designed to introduce franchising from 2027, lacks detail in key areas and that “significant aspects” of its proposals will only become apparent after... continue

1 Aug 2025Local Transport Today News

West Yorkshire to buy depots for bus franchising

Peter Stonham

Commercial negotiations are said to be going ‘positively’ for West Yorkshire Combined Authority to buy out local bus depots to underpin its franchising plans , but a Compulsory Purchase Order is being raised as a contingency to run in parallel with existing negotiations. WYCA thus looks... continue

1 Aug 2025Local Transport Today News

Plans to drop school buses and promote existing services and active travel

Deniz Huseyin

West Yorkshire Combined Authority has begun a process of dropping school bus services where it believes there are suitable alternatives available. Six secondary school bus routes in West Yorkshire are set to be withdrawn next year, with the region’s combined authority saying there are either... continue

1 Aug 2025Local Transport Today News

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