It is now well established that transport is not gender-neutral. Women and men have different mobility realities. Global research by organisations such as the UN show that women tend to have more complex patterns of mobility characterised by trip chaining (making... continue
Transport secretary Grant Shapps has told councils to conduct opinion surveys to cut through the “noise” generated by active travel schemes, such as... continue
The Chancellor this week announced a new... continue
A lack of funding certainty is hampering Transport for the North’s work programme, board members heard last week. Paul Kelly, TfN’s financial controller, reported: “TfN currently lacks any funding certainty with regard to either its core operations or its... continue
Covid-19 could force the City of Edinburgh Council to meet more of the costs of the Edinburgh tram extension to Newhaven from reserves. Construction of the tram line from York Place in the city centre to Newhaven via Leith Walk is currently underway. The council believes the project can... continue
Sir Peter Hendy has invited evidence to inform his Union Connectivity Review for the Government, which is considering how better transport links between the UK’s four nations can promote economic prosperity and improve the quality of life. One of the issues that the review is keen to hear... continue
The government has named the four members of the Union Connectivity Review team who will support its chairman, Sir Peter... continue
Fifteen rail reopening proposals in England have been awarded up to £50,000 each to allow the ideas to be developed. The awards from the ‘Ideas’ stream of the DfT’s Restoring Your Railway fund come despite rail demand plummeting to a level not seen for more than a... continue
Seven areas of England have been rewarded with an extra portion of the DfT’s £175m Active Travel Fund grant because their bids reflected the ambitious programmes that the Government wants all councils to deliver. The beneficiaries are revealed in LTT’s comparison of the grant... continue
The City of Edinburgh Council is to hold two consultations on the city’s first low traffic neighbourhood (LTN) of residential road closures, with residents being asked for views before its implementation and after it has been installed. The council plans to implement the scheme in the... continue
Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham is pressing ahead with his plan to introduce bus franchising as the industry grapples with the Covid-19 pandemic. Burnham had been due to take a final decision on his franchising... continue
Transport for Greater Manchester is making changes to how it assesses the case for supported bus services. Alison Chew, TfGM’s interim head of bus services, told councillors the cost per passenger (CPP) threshold method needed review. “Currently, £2.50 is used as a CPP... continue
Transport Scotland has invited bids for the first tranche of its £500m Bus Partnership Fund for bus priority measures such as bus lanes, bus ‘gates’, guided busways and traffic signal priority. The initial tranche will pay for the preparation of scheme appraisals and... continue
West Lothian Council has raised concern about the Scottish Government’s plan to give Scots aged under 19 free bus travel (LTT 13 Nov). “Consideration should be given to whether some young people may utilise the bus for a ‘social space’ instead of for travel, for example on... continue
The impact of Covid-19 on the public finances may force the Government to end the policy of free off-peak bus travel for older and disabled people, Hampshire County Council believes. Conservative-controlled Hampshire wants the policy changed so that English National Concessionary Travel Scheme... continue
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority says a ‘Trojan Bus’ initiative has helped reduce vandalism on bus services using the southern end of the Cambridgeshire guided busway. Vandals have smashed windows on a dozen buses using the route. The ‘Trojan Bus’... continue
The Greater Cambridge Partnership is to reallocate £50m earmarked for better bus services to pay for zero emission buses and cycling schemes. The GCP had allocated £75m of its £744m programme for better bus services. A report by consultant Systra, published earlier this year,... continue
Intermediate stations on the East West Rail line between Bedford and Cambridge could become foci for housing development under Government plans. Officials from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) are leading the investigations. Officers from the Cambridgeshire and... continue
The South Wales Main Line between Cardiff, Newport and Severn Tunnel Junction should be reconfigured to accommodate an intensive local rail service to ease pressure on the M4, the final report of the Transport Commission for South East Wales recommends. The Welsh Government set the commission up... continue
An action plan for improving transport data exchange for applications such as Mobility as a Service (MaaS) has been recommended in a report by the British Standards Institution for the DfT. The BSI identified more than 1,200 standards that have some bearing on system interoperability... continue
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