Waltham Forest has become the latest local authority wishing to specify FORS, the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme, in its planning policy requirements. If its plans are adopted, road transport operators working within the borough must meet FORS Silver level accreditation from 2020. Waltham... continue
The Second Annual TRANStech Awards has been confirmed to... continue
Take part in the 4th Annual Public Health & Sustainable Transport Summit next March to shape an urgent agenda for practical change. We can all help to make a significant difference to positive health outcomes through boosting the delivery of active travel and public... continue
A network of sensors are measuring levels of air pollution outside schools to give policymakers a more accurate picture of the air being breathed in by children. Led by Newcastle University in collaboration with Newcastle City Council, the sensors have been installed outside 22 schools located close to major roads... continue
HS2 looks certain to be given the green light after the General Election with Labour, the Liberal Democrats and Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson all indicating their support for the project this week. The £88bn... continue
The treasury has published the terms of reference for the review into transitioning to a net zero greenhouse gas emission economy by 2050. The work will: analyse choices for how households, businesses and the taxpayer can contribute to different elements of the transition identify... continue
Oxfordshire County Council has passed a motion opposing construction of the Oxford to Cambridge expressway road, irrespective of which alignment is chosen in the county. Highways England is studying two corridors for the road from Oxford to Milton Keynes. Councillors backed a Labour... continue
The Greens would scrap HS2 and all road capacity projects, investing in upgrading existing railways instead, if the party formed the next Government. The Greens’ General Election manifesto also pledges to cut the default speed limit on... continue
Trains powered by hydrogen would “cannibalise” passenger space and potentially require capital investment to lengthen station platforms, Angel Trains warned last week. The rolling stock leasing company (Rosco) told a National Assembly for Wales committee that while hydrogen trains... continue
A new rail station is to be built to serve the town of Soham on the Ely to Bury St Edmunds line in east Cambridgeshire. The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority has appointed Network Rail to build the single platform station, together with a footbridge, car and cycle parking, access... continue
The Government-commissioned review of HS2 will recommend building the network in full, according to media reports. A report on the BBC news website said last... continue
Nottinghamshire county Council says the proposed new HS2 and conventional rail station at Toton, between Derby and Nottingham, will not repeat the mistakes made at Ebbsfleet in Kent. Ebbsfleet station on High Speed One was supposed to be a catalyst for the development of a new town but progress on... continue
Restoring axed bus services, a rolling programme of rail electrification, and construction of a high-speed rail network all the way to Scotland, are among Labour’s manifesto pledges for the General Election on 12 December. As with the... continue
The Liberal Democrats promise a £4.5bn fund for bus services, a major programme of rail electrification, and a big increase in spending on... continue
A citizens’ assembly in Cambridge has backed road closures and some form of road user charge as preferred methods of restricting vehicular traffic in the city. Members also voiced strong support for bus franchising. The event, held over two weekends in September and October, was... continue
Citizens’ assemblies could persuade local politicians to take bolder actions such as introducing road pricing, the academic who served as an expert advisor to the Cambridge assembly suggested this week. “This might be a significant new approach to decision-making where politicians... continue
Strathclyde Partnership for Transport is urging Glasgow City Council not to completely pedestrianise George Square in Glasgow city centre, saying the streets... continue
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