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Discount voucher scheme would get more people on low incomes cycling, study finds

Discount voucher scheme would get more people on low incomes cycling, study finds

Deniz Huseyin

Nearly two million people in the UK want to cycle or cycle more but face... continue

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Renewed call for action on pavement parking

Renewed call for action on pavement parking

The Labour government has been urged to introduce a nationwide ban on pavement parking. Living Streets, the UK charity for everyday walking has written to new transport... continue

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Transport links with housing ‘need strong guidance to back up new NPPF’ Rayner told

Peter Stonham

More sustainable and less car-dependent new housing developments sought in the new National Planning Policy Framework can only be achieved if there is strongly worded guidance that will ensure that traditional templates are unable to get planning permission, Angela Rayner the Housing, Communities... continue

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Maier report on rail and urban transport gets mixed reception

Maier report on rail and urban transport gets mixed reception

The much anticipated Rail and Urban Transport Review, commissioned for Labour by now Transport Secretary Louise Haigh when in opposition, and published last month, has received mixed reactions from across the sector and beyond. The... continue

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Taskforce to pick Labour’s New Town locations within a year

Peter Stonham

An expert taskforce has been set up by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to spearhead the new generation of new towns promised by the Labour party in its General Election manifesto. A long-term vision to deliver large scale new communities of at least 10,000 new homes each,... continue

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DfT accounts lay bare the cost of government U-turns and losses

DfT accounts lay bare the cost of government U-turns and losses

Rhodri Clark

The Department for Transport’s accounts for 2023/24 lay... continue

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RAC expects fuel duty rise - and wants early switch to pay as you go charging

The RAC is predicting that there will be a rise in fuel duty in the Government’s upcoming Autumn Budget, following a 5p cut made by the last Government. The Motoring body also wants the Government to bite the bullet on a new form of ‘pay per mile’ road user taxation. RAC head of... continue

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Event explores prospects for Road User Charging 60 years after seminal Smeed report

A discussion event on the development of road user charging theory, policy and practice 60 years since the seminal Smeed report is being held next week by The Road User Charging Forum , organised by ITS-UK and UCL. The Smeed Report, led by R.J. Smeed and supported by a team of economists and... continue

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West of England bus reform decision soon – but caution on franchising from Mayor Norris

West of England bus reform decision soon – but caution on franchising from Mayor Norris

Mayor for the West of England Dan Norris says he is actively considering bus reform in the region, but has cautioned that rollout of franchising there would be no “silver bullet” for service improvements. A report on bus reform is due to be tabled for the meeting of the West of England Combined Authority (WECA) Committee on 20... continue

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Gatwick Airport seeks to bring second standby runway into regular use

Gatwick Airport Limited is seeking development consent to bring its existing standby runway into routine use alongside the main runway. The scheme, known as the Northern Runway Project (NRP). The £2.2bn plan would create a fully functioning second runway by the end of the decade, increasing... continue

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Road collisions and casualties down in Wales since 20mph default

Deniz Huseyin

Both road collisions and casualties in Wales have dropped since the introduction of a default 20mph speed limit last year, new police data reveals. The figures, published by the Welsh Government, show that the personal injury road collisions reported by police from January to March 2024 were 18%... continue

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Behaviour change in Wales ‘painfully slow’ despite investment, says active travel board

Behaviour change in Wales ‘painfully slow’ despite investment, says active travel board

Deniz Huseyin

Wales has increased in recent years, there is little evidence that this has so far... continue

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