"We recognise this moment for what it is: a once in a generation opportunity to deliver a lasting transformative change in how we make short journeys in our towns and cities.” This is Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps’ message in the foreword to the statutory... continue
the future of England’s clean air zone (CAZ)... continue
An offer of quick and easy-to-use technical support to local authorities charged with recasting urban streetspace to meet new statutory guidance in the light of Covid-19 has been sent to transport secretary Grant Shapps by a group of professional representatives co-ordinated by Urban Design Group... continue
We recognise this moment for what it is: a once in a generation opportunity to deliver a lasting transformative change in how we make short journeys in our towns and cities.” This is Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps’ message in the foreword to the statutory guidance on... continue
Local authorities have, in recent weeks, been responding to calls for action regarding street and road space transformations in the light of the pandemic restrictions and changes in traffic levels and travel behaviour. LTT’s online discussion last week heard that, despite some lack of clarity... continue
London’s new transport commissioner will start work at the end of June in the midst of the Government’s... continue
The Government has launched a review of Transport for London’s financial position and structure. The review is one of the conditions of the funding deal struck between ministers and mayor Sadiq Khan to keep TfL... continue
Transport for London is reinstating a requirement for bus passengers to pay fares on London buses. Free travel was introduced in late April when TfL implemented middle door boarding to reduce the risk of bus drivers contracting Covid-19 (LTT 01 May). Most card readers are located by the front... continue
The DfT this week announced a £254m 12-week fund to restore bus services in England outside London to normal as Covid-19 restrictions are eased. The Covid-19 Bus Service Support Grant Restart (CBSSG Restart) funding will cover the losses that operators incur by restoring normal services... continue
The Government must fund the additional costs of providing school transport during Covid-19 social distancing, the Urban Transport Group has said. The UTG wants the Government to meet the “full additional costs resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic on the provision of transport to... continue
More councils in England have warned of financial distress unless the Goverment comes up with further funding to cover their additional costs and income losses from Covid-19. The Government has already provided... continue
Oxfordshire County Council is to hand back its £422,230 share of the DfT’s Covid-19 Bus Service Support Grant (CBSSG). The 12-week DfT grant (from 17 March to 8 June) has been used to ensure bus operators provide between 40 and 50 per cent of bus mileage. The majority was paid direct to... continue
Leeds City Council has reported a big drop in road traffic casualities because during Covid-19 movement restrictions. The council has compared road traffic casualties in the first 18 weeks of 2020 and 2019. All casualties fell by 40 per cent, from 643 (2019) to 383 (2020), while those killed or... continue
Reading Borough Council has had to cut back a residential road surfacing programme because so many more cars are parked on streets during the day because of Covid-19 movement restrictions. “The increased number of parked cars in our residential roads not moving during the day and night makes... continue
The Scottish Government has dropped plans to introduce low emission zones in Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dundee before the end of the year because of Covid-19. The three cities were developing plans to introduce LEZs initially covering buses only. They would be similar to Glasgow’s LEZ,... continue
The Welsh Government and councils in southeast Wales are to review travel demand and transport investment needs in the light of the “new normal” following the end of Covid-19 restrictions. In a report addressing the economic impacts of Covid-19, officers told last... continue
Local authorities’ own financial problems... continue
The Scottish Government has instructed people to wear face coverings on public transport, whereas in England it is merely encouraged. Guidance issued by the Scottish Government this week says people “should, and are expected to” wear face coverings, with the exception of small... continue
Bus operators are introducing a range of measures to ensure social distancing on vehicles. FirstGroup is providing drivers with manual counters to record passengers alighting. When complemented by ticket machine data about boardings, drivers will know when the social distanced capacity limit... continue
Councils in England should be given freedoms on spending Government grants for transport and economic development because of Covid-19, the Local Government Association has said. LGA chairman James Jamieson has written to Simon Clarke, the MP for regional growth and local government, setting... continue
The area around Gatwick Airport in West Sussex could be one of the worst hit by mass unemployment because of Covid-19, local authorities have warned. In a letter to Chancellor Rishi Sunak, the local councils and local enterprise partnerships cite a report from the Centre for Cities think tank... continue
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