Seven projects are to share £2m in government funding to develop proposals for advanced fuels production plants designed to reduce carbon emissions. Proposals... continue
Councillors in Birmingham will be asked to authorise a consultation next week on a charging clean air zone (CAZ) covering all types of vehicle, including cars. The proposal (see page 16), comes as Leeds City Council this week announced changes to its Category B charging CAZ, covering... continue
The National Infrastructure Commission is asking consultants to assess the benefits of shifting freight from road to rail, and from rail to road. The... continue
Nexus wants to collaborate with new mobility firms to make Tyne and Wear a testbed for transport innovations. The Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive has announced a market engagement exercise for companies and experts involved with flexible on-demand transport, aggregator applications, low... continue
Sixty-eight electric double-decker buses have been ordered for London. The vehicles will operate on two routes run by Metroline from Barnet to central London. Optare will supply 31 all-electric double deck buses for Route 134 running from North Finchley bus station to Tottenham Court Road to start... continue
More councils have voiced opposition to the Welsh Government’s proposal to cut their number from 22 to ten (LTT 30 Mar & 08 Jun). Under the proposals, Conwy County Borough Council would merge with Denbighshire. But Conwy says: “We believe that this is the worst of times to be... continue
Stagecoach’s regional bus companies have written to politicians – including MPs, MSPs and local councillors – across the UK to highlight the impact of traffic congestion on its operations. The companies are offering to meet with elected members “to talk through the local... continue
Rutland County Council is re-running a tender process for a popular bus route after the first process became mired in confusion. The Rutland Flyer 1 service links Melton Mowbray and Corby via Oakham and carried 127,200 passengers in 2017/18. The council launched a new tender for the route in... continue
A London-wide byelaw to manage dockless bike share... continue
Brighton's bike share scheme (BTN BikeShare) is to expand with 120 new bikes and nine new hubs, mostly in Hove. The scheme started last September with 450 bikes at 51 sites and, in the nine months since, has attracted 35,000 subscribers. Back in March, after gaining more than... continue
Councillors in Birmingham will decide next week whether... continue
Leaders of cities in England and Wales are urging the Government to ban the sale of new pure diesel and petrol cars and vans by 2030 – ten years earlier than planned. The call was made this week at an air quality summit organised by the mayor of London, the UK100 network of local... continue
Southampton City Council is consulting on establishing a council-wide clean air zone (CAZ) covering buses, coaches, heavy goods vehicles, taxis and private hire vehicles. Vehicles failing to met the minimum emission standards (Euro 4 petrol/Euro 6 or VI diesel) for the CAZ would have to pay a... continue
London’s ultra-low emission zone will be extended up to the North and South Circular Roads in October 2021, London mayor Sadiq Khan has announced, following a consultation. Meanwhile, a stricter emission standard will apply to buses, coaches and lorries across the whole of London from October... continue
Further study work is getting underway to determine a preferred option for improving public transport access to Glasgow Airport. The Glasgow City region city deal allocated £144.3m to the airport access project, which was originally envisaged as being a rail link from the existing Glasgow... continue
A new data technology strategy for London has been published by mayor Sadiq Khan. Among the pledges are the creation of a London Office for Data Analytics to increase data sharing and collaboration in public services, and a London Office of Technology and Innovation to support digital services and... continue
Nexus is inviting expressions of interest in a 37.5-year contract to build a new fleet of Metrocars; maintain and operate the fleet; and build new depot facilities. Nexus expects the new fleet to be fully introduced in 2024 or 2025. Companies have until 9 July to complete a questionnaire. The... continue
The North East Combined Authority has awarded two contracts for electric vehicle charging points. Dutch firm Fastned UK will deliver two electric vehicle ‘filling stations’, one on the Science Central site in Newcastle and the other close to Sunderland city centre. Each will feature six... continue
Readers may wonder where certain core ideas in transport planning have come from – in many cases their roots are in the work of Stephen Plowden, who died last month aged 85. He played a key role in creating the idea that more and... continue
How we pay for public transport is in the spotlight. The... continue
Councils wanting to reduce pollution from toxic gases such as nitrogen dioxide from traffic on our roads must consider how compliance can be... continue
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