Prime Minister Theresa May’s announcement that fuel... continue
Bristol City Council has suggested introducing a... continue
Plans for an electric vehicle charging network across Edinburgh have been approved by the city’s transport and environment committee. Edinburgh has more than 23% of all licensed electric vehicles in Scotland. The City of Edinburgh Council and Transport Scotland commissioned the Energy Savings... continue
Leeds City Council is set to introduce a Clean Air... continue
Dockless bike hire firm Ofo has announced it is pulling out of the London boroughs of Waltham Forest, Richmond, Wandsworth and Redbridge as well as half of Southwark. The Chinese firm said the boroughs do not attract enough users and are “more complicated to manage by our teams”.... continue
The Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is seeking information from councils on taxis and private hire vehicles (PHVs) entering or moving within a Clean Air Zone. Councils in England and Wales will be required to share certain details on licensed taxis and PHVs to a central... continue
Demolishing houses along one of Britain’s most polluted roads has emerged as one of the best options in a study to address air quality problems. In 2016, it was revealed that A472 Hafod-yr-ynys Road, in the South Wales Valleys, suffered the highest concentrations of roadside nitrogen dioxide... continue
Crimes on the rail network have risen by 17%, according to figures released by the British Transport Police (BTP) in its annual report. The BTP said that there were some 61,159 crimes in England, Scotland and Wales, in 2017/18 compared with 52,235 in 2016/17 period. Despite fluctuations in rates... continue
Eight councils have persistently high nitrogen dioxide (NO2) limits, which must be addressed urgently, says a new report from the DfT and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs. The report offers an update on the National Air Quality Plan, which requires 33 councils to submit studies... continue
Plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport received a setback in early October when the High Court gave permission for five separate claims against the runway to proceed to a full judicial review. The cases will be heard in March next year and the court could rule the plans unlawful in their... continue
The Highways Agency has published revised plans for... continue
Highways England has launched a new set of awards championing the best aspects of the highways sector. The Highway England Awards aim to showcase individuals teams, projects and companies. Nominations are now open to all Highways England employees, its suppliers and their supply chain (including... continue
The closure of a pair of flyovers in central Liverpool... continue
Closure of an M4 slip road in Port Talbot, trialled amid controversy several years ago, could become permanent to help achieve air quality improvements, the Welsh Government has said. The trial closure at Junction 41 in 2014/15 appeared to improve traffic flow on the M4 but triggered many... continue
The Transport (Scotland) Bill as currently drafted will legitimise pavement parking in busy commercial areas, according to Transform Scotland. The Bill includes a section that would prohibit parking on footways to facilitate movement by pedestrians, wheelchair users and others. However, Transform... continue
Stockholm’s congestion charge scheme has proved... continue
I’ve done my fair share of travel behaviour change programmes in my... continue
Local authorities given the responsiblity of tackling the unhealthy consequences of vehicle emissions could be forgiven for wondering if the prime minister is on their side. The government’s chosen approach to addressing the issue of breaches in air quality limits has been to pass the buck to... continue
Government statistics confirm that urban and rural roads are more dangerous than motorways (ref Road deaths stable but casualties decline) and the latest report on the Department for Transport (DfT) trial of 7ft longer lorries, issued on 19 September 2018, reveals that 38 percent of journeys are... continue
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