Compact centres are back on the agenda. They may be described as 15 minute neighbourhoods or cities – and, as ever, the more popular the concept gets, the more variants are proposed and discussed. The common idea is to create a locality in which basic day-to-day needs can be met within a 15... continue
From 11 May, the maximum speed on the majority of Spanish streets will be set at 30km/h. According to an estimate by the DGT state traffic authority, the new measure will affect between 60% and 70% of roads, although this percentage will of course vary from city to city, according to El Pais. The... continue
Sustainability is all about making decisions that do not have negative consequences for either current or future generations. With the government planning on building hundreds of thousands of new homes a year, they need to be built sustainably. The ethos of a 20-minute city encompasses... continue
Louise Hutchinson retired as director of Parking and Traffic... continue
People’s freedom of choice will not be affected by the net zero decarbonisation agenda, the Government said last week, as it confirmed legislation to cut UK greenhouse gas emissions by 78 per cent by 2035 (against 1990... continue
The need to upgrade electricity networks for electric vehicle charging could be deferred by new technology and software, according to UK Power Networks. UKPN, the electricity distribution network operator (DNO) for London, the South East and East of England, has run a simulation of ‘active... continue
The Government has been urged to adopt the World Health Organization target for particulate matter by the coroner of a landmark inquest into the death of a nine-year old schoolgirl in south London. The inquest into the death of Ella Adoo Kissi-Debrah in 2013 concluded she had died of... continue
Bus operators will lose money if they sign up for big orders of vehicles through the DfT’s new zero emission bus fund, an operator said this week. Meanwhile, the zero emission bus pledges of political parties tipped to run the governments in Scotland and Wales after next week’s... continue
With this issue of LTT we say farewell to the magazine’s long-serving and well-known editor Andrew Forster, who has decided to stand down after 20 years in the... continue
Ensuring London’s economy recovers from Covid-19 and accelerating decarbonisation are two major themes in Sadiq... continue
A London-wide road pricing scheme is promised by Green candidate Siân Berry, along with a huge increase in active travel spending. Berry would consult on expanding the ultra-low... continue
Drivers and outer London residents are high on Conservative candidate Shaun Bailey’s political priorities. Bailey would cancel Sadiq Khan’s planned October extension of the ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ) from central London up to the... continue
A London-wide road user charging scheme is the centrepiece of Liberal Democrat candidate Luisa Porritt’s transport plans. “London should be the first city in the country to... continue
The progression of the Cambridgeshire Autonomous Metro (CAM) project depends on James Palmer being re-elected mayor of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority on 6 May. CAM is central to Conservative Palmer’s transport strategy. But his likely... continue
Samuel Williams, the Conservative candidate for West of England mayor, promises a network of electric bikes and to deliver at least six new railway stations, in Avonmouth, Ashley Down, Charfield, Henbury, North Filton and Portishead. Labour candidate Dan Norris will explore mass transit and bus... continue
Liam Byrne, Labour’s candidate for the West Midlands mayor, is proposing a huge investment in electric vehicles – not only to decarbonise the transport sector but to make the West Midlands a major player in electric vehicle manufacture. Decarbonisation is a key theme of his... continue
Andy Street says public expenditure on local transport in the West Midlands has grown seven-fold since he was elected mayor of the combined authority in 2017. And the... continue
A Conservative Government in Wales would revive the plan for an M4 Relief Road at Newport. The Conservative’s manifesto commits to the road as well as improvements to the A55 in north Wales and the A40... continue
As the party of Government, many of Labour’s transport manifesto pledges are already well known. Labour will take forward the recommendations of the South East Wales Transport Commission (the Burns Commission), which recommended a major programme of public transport investment as an... continue
Plaid Cymru’s manifesto includes a huge number of transport pledges, many of which will support the party’s pledge for Wales to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by... continue
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Rescue plan or endgame?
The news that NCP is planning to take legal action to get a reduction in the rents it pays across its estate has made national...