Decarbonising Transport Awards 2026: confirmed judges revealed before entries open next month

Decarbonising Transport Awards 2026: confirmed judges revealed before entries open next month

The Decarbonising Transport Awards 2026 will open for entries on 6 October, and Landor LINKS is proud to announce the expert judging panel that will be considerting entries across the 16 award categories, covering all aspects of transport decarbonisation from innovation,... continue

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British Parking Awards: The finalists

British Parking Awards: The finalists

The winners of the British Parking Awards 2025 will be revealed during a gala lunch held at the Royal Lancaster London on 12 September. The awards... continue

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9 Sep 2025Parking Review Features
Forsyth-Ward joins North East Combined Authority

Forsyth-Ward joins North East Combined Authority

Rachelle Forsyth-Ward has been appointed Assistant Director of Transport Policy, Partnerships and Contracts at The North East Combined Authority. She has been at the combined authority for 18... continue

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9 Sep 2025Local Transport Today People
The European parking community is heading to Brussels… see you there!

The European parking community is heading to Brussels… see you there!

Nigel Williams

It is my great pleasure to invite you to the 21st European Parking... continue

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6 Sep 2025Parking Review Opinion
Lights, cameras, action! It's the European parking channel

Lights, cameras, action! It's the European parking channel

The European Parking Association has launched an official YouTube channel. The EPA YouTube channel is designed to be a new hub for insights, interviews, and essential moments from the European Parking Association. The association... continue

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6 Sep 2025Parking Review News
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Holden is new Shadow Transport Secretary

Holden is new Shadow Transport Secretary

Conservative MP Richard Holden has been appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, replacing Gareth Bacon, who had been in the post for eight... continue

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5 Sep 2025Local Transport Today People

NTS shows trip rates still down on pre- COVID levels, but walking distance up

Peter Stonham

The National Travel Survey (NTS) 2024 data release shows that personal travel remained similar in 2024 compared to 2023, continuing a trend of travel patterns not yet returning to pre-pandemic levels. Average trips per person remained at 922 in 2024, slightly up but significantly lower than in 2019... continue

5 Sep 2025Local Transport Today News
Travel in 2024 compared with  pre-COVID levels

Travel in 2024 compared with pre-COVID levels

The National Travel Survey has found that, broadly, personal travel remained similar in 2024 compared to 2023 and therefore had not returned to pre-pandemic trends. This is consistent... continue

5 Sep 2025Local Transport Today News
5 Sep 2025Local Transport Today News

Franchising might fail to achieve ‘wider bus policy aspirations’, TfW admits

Rhodri Clark

Transport for Wales has formally acknowledged the risk that bus franchising may not deliver what is expected. The Bus Services (Wales) Bill, now in the Senedd, aims to introduce public control over all bus services operating within Wales. Franchising is expected to be the main method of delivery,... continue

5 Sep 2025Local Transport Today News

West Yorks opens dynamic market in first step on franchising

Deniz Huseyin

The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) has started a technical procurement process, opening its “dynamic market” for potential operators. This sets out strict criteria for any bus operators seeking to bid to run services in the region. A new West Yorkshire-wide, franchised network... continue

5 Sep 2025Local Transport Today News

Cambs and Peterborough bus services saved after Stagecoach pulls out

Deniz Huseyin

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority has intervened to save two bus routes that were set to stop running after operator Stagecoach pulled out on 31 August. Last month the Combined Authority Board agreed funding to go out to tender with bus operators to keep the services, but there was... continue

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GPS journey-tracking phone app collects fares in new rail ticket technology trials

GPS journey-tracking phone app collects fares in new rail ticket technology trials

Peter Stonham

The first Department for Transport sponsored trials of digital pay-as-you-go rail... continue

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South Yorks mayor reacts angrily to First Bus decision to increase fares for young people

South Yorks mayor reacts angrily to First Bus decision to increase fares for young people

Deniz Huseyin

South Yorkshire’s mayor Oliver Coppard has criticised First Bus for increasing... continue

5 Sep 2025Local Transport Today News

Free bus journeys in Portsmouth during weekends in September

Deniz Huseyin

Bus journeys will be free in Portsmouth during weekends in September as part of an initiative funded by the Portsmouth Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP). Portsmouth City Council, working in partnership with operators First Bus and Stagecoach, is also using BSIP money to fund offers such as the... continue

5 Sep 2025Local Transport Today News
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5 Sep 2025Local Transport Today News
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Greater Manchester pledges £6m to develop rapid transit expansion plans

Deniz Huseyin

Greater Manchester Combined Authority has set out its ambition for a ‘pipeline of rapid transit schemes’, with more than £6m to develop plans for tram and tram-train connections across the city region as part of the extension of the Bee Network. The funding will pay for planning... continue

5 Sep 2025Local Transport Today News
5 Sep 2025Local Transport Today News

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