Traffic Signs Manual takes lead from Manual for Streets

Traffic Signs Manual takes lead from Manual for Streets

New guidance for designing traffic signal junctions and pedestrian and other crossings in urban settings has been published by the DfT, Scottish Government, Welsh... continue

20 Dec 2019Local Transport Today News

14 pilots receive funding to boost town centres

The first 14 of 20 pilot areas, many of them in the North, to receive tailored expert support to assist in rejuvenating their town centres has been announced by by Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick from the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. The first 101 places to benefit... continue

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3 Jan 2020Local Transport Today News
Competition time: British Parking Awards 2020

Competition time: British Parking Awards 2020

The annual search for the best schemes, teams and ideas in UK parking is underway, with operators, car park designers and technologists all invited to enter the British Parking... continue

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2 Jan 2020Parking Review News

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Mark Moran

Parking made the headlines in 2019

There is never a problem finding news and feature articles with which to fill the pages of Parking Review, as the hefty weight of...

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31 Dec 2019Parking Review Opinion
Parking reviewed… Parking Review at 30

Parking reviewed… Parking Review at 30

When it appeared 30 years ago, the very first edition of Parking Review stated that the new title would be a quarterly, but I must admit that back in... continue

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31 Dec 2019Parking Review Opinion
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Johnson outlines transport programme

Boris Johnson this week set out the Government’s transport priorities for the new Parliament following the Conservative’s resounding victory in last week’s General Election.     A White Paper on rail reform will be published next year, informed by the Williams... continue

20 Dec 2019Local Transport Today News
Blow for shared mobility as DriveNow exits London market

Blow for shared mobility as DriveNow exits London market

Andrew Forster

The shared mobility agenda suffered a setback this week... continue

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20 Dec 2019Local Transport Today News

Stagecoach eyes up Bristol’s bus market

Bus competition may be about to increase in the Bristol area with Stagecoach looking to win a bigger share of a market where FirstGroup currently enjoys dominance. Stagecoach already has a presence in the area and in 2017 opened a depot in north Bristol    shared with the South... continue

20 Dec 2019Local Transport Today News

ScotRail franchise to be terminated early

Abellio’s contract for the ScotRail franchise is to end early, Scottish transport secretary Michael Matheson has announced.  The current franchise agreement can run to 2025 but this requires ministers and Abellio to revisit the level of Government subsidy provided for the remaining five... continue

20 Dec 2019Local Transport Today News

Climate committee at odds with politicians over hybrid cars

Andrew Forster

Sales of new fossil fuel-powered cars could continue for much longer than envisaged by the Government’s Committee on Climate Change (CCC), with hybrid vehicles likely to be excluded from any phase-out date for pure petrol and diesels.   The CCC’s report recommending a net zero... continue

20 Dec 2019Local Transport Today News

Scots EV charging: public or private-led?

There is not yet clarity about whether Scotland’s electric vehicle charge point network will be primarily provided by the public or private sector, according to local government.   “The debate on EVs going forward will need to consider whether or not the charging network should be... continue

20 Dec 2019Local Transport Today News
Collapsible bollards proposed  to ease jams on M4 in Newport

Collapsible bollards proposed to ease jams on M4 in Newport

Rhodri Clark

Collapsible bollards that would prevent lane changes at a... continue

20 Dec 2019Local Transport Today News

New Glasgow rail station opens

A new station has opened at Robroyston in Glasgow on the Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley via Cumbernauld line. The £14m facility, between Stepps and Springburn stations and close to junction 2 of the M80, has 263 free parking spaces and is served by a half-hourly service. The... continue

20 Dec 2019Local Transport Today News

Avanti supportive of Cumbria HS2 stops

Cumbria Chamber of Commerce says the new operator of the West Coast Main Line franchise is backing the campaign to ensure that HS2 trains stop at Carlisle, Penrith and Oxenholme. The Chamber reports that Avanti West Coast has said HS2 trains should “as far as possible” mirror the... continue

20 Dec 2019Local Transport Today News

Spalding western relief road outlined

Lincolnshire County Council has outlined plans for a £100m Spalding Western Relief Road (SWRR), which could take more than 15 years to deliver. The four-mile single carriageway road will connect the A1175 and A16 south and east of Spalding to the B1356 Spalding Road to the north. The scheme... continue

20 Dec 2019Local Transport Today News

Road re-appraised for climate ‘emergency’

The Welsh Government will reappraise its planned dualling of the A465 between Dowlais and Hirwaun in the light of the climate emergency it declared in April. Widening the last remaining ten miles of single carriageway on the A465 Heads of the Valleys road was due to commence by the end of this year... continue

20 Dec 2019Local Transport Today News
Huntingdon southern bypass opens

Huntingdon southern bypass opens

Highways England has opened a 12-mile dual carriageway bypass of Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire.  The new road between... continue

20 Dec 2019Local Transport Today News

Boroughs will retain the right to choose dockless bike firms

Andrew Forster

London boroughs will continue to be able to control which dockless bike hire operators serve their areas after a new byelaw to manage schemes is introduced, London Councils has confirmed.  The news potentially undermines the previously stated objective of both London Councils and Transport for... continue

20 Dec 2019Local Transport Today News

More dockless operators for Square Mile

The City of London Corporation plans to increase the number of dockless bike hire operators in the Square Mile after declaring a trial with two operators a success.  The Corporation launched trials with Freebike and Beryl in June, testing the effectiveness of designating parking locations for... continue

20 Dec 2019Local Transport Today News
Lime out of south London

Lime out of south London

Dockless bike hire firm Lime has withdrawn its bikes from south London and may only reinstate... continue

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20 Dec 2019Local Transport Today News

Oxon infrastructure planning ‘suffering a democratic deficit’

Andrew Forster

Transport and spatial planning in Oxfordshire is being shaped by unelected bodies, creating a democratic deficit in decision-making, a group of former local government officers and academics has said.  Poets (Planning Oxfordshire’s Environment and Transport Sustainably) identifies six... continue

20 Dec 2019Local Transport Today News

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