The UK government needs to explain how it will measure the success of policies designed to encourage the transition to zero emission vehicles, says the National Audit Office. The... continue
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has confirmed John Larkinson as chief executive officer, following a public competition. As... continue
Cannock Railway Station has become the region’s first to receive much-needed improvements driven by the West Midlands Stations Alliance (WMSA). Find out more about improving railway stations at Rail Stations and Property 2021 on 25 February The pioneering Alliance is... continue
A new station has opened at Bow Street, northeast of Aberystwyth, on the Aberystwyth-Shrewsbury line (the Cambrian Line). The single platform station, featuring a 70-space car park, cost £9.2m and was funded by the Welsh Government and just under £4m from the... continue
The UK Government has published four-step roadmap to... continue
Political leaders in northwest England have urged transport secretary Grant Shapps to abandon plans for a “cheap and nasty” rail link between Liverpool and Manchester that would form part of Northern Powerhouse Rail. In a letter to Shapps. Liverpool city region mayor... continue
The West Midlands Combined Authority has put most of... continue
The lead consultant for the new Manual for Streets this week highlighted to LTT some of the key themes that will feature in the guide. The new Manual for Streets will supercede the original 2007 edition that focused on residential street design, and the 2010 Manual for Streets 2 that looked... continue
Over the last year of the Covid-19 pandemic we have witnessed... continue
London boroughs are to encourage the use of lamp post electric vehicle chargepoints by installing signage and dedicated EV charging bays. The actions come as data from London Councils indicate many of the... continue
The DfT has announced funding allocations to local authorities from a £500m highways maintenance grant. The grant is the second instalment from the £2.5bn Potholes Fund announced by the Chancellor in the 2020 Budget and providing £500m a year between 2020/21 and 2024/25.... continue
The Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership has relaunched as the Zemo Partnership, a name that reflects the Government’s net zero CO2 target. “‘Low carbon’ is no longer good enough and a step-change in progress is needed,” it said. The LowCVP was set up in 2003 to accelerate... continue
Argyll and Bute Council and local MSP Michael Russell have called on the Scottish Government to complete a replacement road for the landslip-prone A83 at the Rest and Be Thankful beauty spot by 2026 at the latest. Transport Scotland consulted on 11 corridor options for a new road last September... continue
The National Infrastructure Commission wants the Government to legislate for five-year devolved transport budgets for each of England’s mayoral combined authorities (MCAs). The Commission’s... continue
The first bikes of Transport for the West Midlands’ public cycle hire scheme have been introduced in Sutton Coldfield. Twenty-five bikes and... continue
Ford this week pledged to sell only electric cars in Europe from 2030, a policy that supports the UK Government’s ambition to end the sale of new pure petrol or diesel vehicles from that date. The US car giant said that by mid-2026, 100 per cent of its passenger vehicle range in... continue
We are sad to announce that after a remarkable 20 years’ tenure of the position, Andrew Forster has decided to stand down as editor of LTT at the end of April. As directors of Landor LINKS (and its predecessors) since the launch of LTT over 30 years ago, we pay... continue
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