The transport planning community is being urged to respond by next Monday to a consultation on how a new transport planner (integrated degree) apprenticeship standard will be assessed. The... continue
More than 300 Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) warning... continue
The Government says it will not be rushed into making a decision on a new submission from council leaders in Yorkshire calling for an elected mayor-led Yorkshire Combined Authority to be in place by May 2020. The original plan was submitted to Government earlier this year by the ‘One... continue
Sheffield City Council has announced plans to introduce... continue
Cardiff Council’s local air quality modelling has reached different conclusions about the city’s air quality problem from the Government’s national modelling. The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) model had forecast that... continue
Road pricing could provide the revenue needed to improve bus services in Cambridge and the surrounding area, says the Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP). The partnership was set up to deliver the Greater Cambridge City Deal and includes Cambridgeshire County Council, Cambridge City Council... continue
Transport for London was already facing unprecedented financial challenges before the news came this summer that the opening of the central tunnel section of the Elizabeth Line (Crossrail) between Paddington and Abbey Wood would be delayed from December until next autumn, and that additional cash... continue
Bus operator Stagecoach says the outside lanes of... continue
Transport for London is exploring ways to cut the cost of a project to remove through traffic from Wandsworth High Street in South London, after the cost climbed to £80.1m. Wandsworth’s existing one-way system directs heavy westbound traffic flows through the High Street in four lanes.... continue
Local authorities risk being wrong-footed if they invest... continue
Oxfordshire County Council is asking the local community to pay for an experimental lorry ban in the town of Burford, 18 miles west of Oxford. The county council last week approved in principle an 18-month experimental 7.5 tonne environmental weight limit covering the town’s High... continue
The Scottish Government has listed a range of reasons why it cannot currently support a Member’s Bill to make 20mph the default speed limit on most roads in built-up areas. Green MSP Mark Ruskell’s Restricted Roads (20mph speed limits) (Scotland) Bill would reduce the default... continue
The North of Tyne Combined Authority (NTCA) covering Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland has been formally established. Its creation follows the collapse of a plan to elect a mayor to lead the North East Combined Authority (NECA) because of opposition from councils south of the Tyne. NECA... continue
FORS, the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme, has released a revised standard to answer the need for more diversity in accreditation. Changes include a motorcycle fleet membership, special guidance for passenger carrying vehicles, and more emphasis on the environment. The standard has also been... continue
Local authorities in England will have to put bus services out to tender in Enhanced Partnership (EP) areas if restrictions imposed by a scheme prevent a new operator entering the market. The EP powers contained in the Bus Services Act 2017 allow local authorities to specify timings and... continue
Transport for London has notified the market of an upcoming procurement for acoustic vehicle alerting systems (AVAS) to reduce the danger electric buses pose to pedestrians. The AVAS could emit a bespoke sound for London buses. Says TfL: “Any sound developed, or AVAS procured, must be... continue
RATP Dev, the international arm of RATP Group, has completed the upgrade of its Shepherd’s Bush depot in London, to run electric vehicles. The depot will house a fleet of 36 electric buses for Transport for London’s routes C1 and 70, which will be all-electric. The depot employs... continue
The DfT is reportedly drawing up plans to expand Ramsgate port in Kent amid fears that the Dover-Calais route could become disrupted as a result of Brexit. Back-up plans for increased freight traffic and truck parking at the nearby port of Sheerness are also apparently being studied. The Road... continue
The Government opposes the European Commission’s plan to discontinue seasonal clock changes. The Commission has proposed that changes end next year, with member states having the freedom to decide to permanently apply summer- or wintertime (LTT?28 Sep). Transport secretary Chris Grayling said... continue
Climate change activists brought traffic in parts of central London to a halt this week in an effort to force the Government to take stronger action to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Protestors from the group Extinction Rebellion blocked bridges over the Thames at the weekend and followed... continue
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