Following the recent publication of the Government’s Road Safety Strategy, Delivering Vision Zero: A Safer System for Active and Connected Communities, taking place in Birmingham on 30 June 2026, will bring together experts from road danger reduction, active... continue
When installing School Streets be clear about your aim to make it... continue
Plans to create the blueprint for a Swiss-style integrated public... continue
Councils will find it hard to successfully implement Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) without regional leadership and adequate funding streams, concludes a report from a team of academics. “We found that local authorities needed access to extra resources boosting the limited capital budgets... continue
Suppliers of Connected Vehicle services across the UK have... continue
Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) and extra bus lanes have made congestion worse in parts of the capital, Transport for London (TfL) has admitted. At a London Assembly transport committee hearing last month, TfL officials said that the implementation of LTNs has increased traffic in some... continue
The Welsh Government has introduced secondary legislation for side road zebra crossings to the Senedd. The legislation will come into force on 11 March, enabling local authorities to install simplified zebra crossings to remind users that pedestrians have priority across the mouths of... continue
Plans to re-open the Gobowen-Oswestry branch line in Shropshire have been shelved after Rail Minister Lord Hendy said funding for the plan would not be available. In a letter to the LibDem North Shropshire MP Helen Morgan, Lord Hendy said: “I am sorry to advise that it has not been possible... continue
Network Rail’s £1.2bn plan to modernise Liverpool Street station,... continue
Transport for Wales has multiple budget lines because it evolved rather than being created for its present roles, its Chief Executive, James Price, has explained. He had told the Senedd’s Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee last year that TfW’s budget process had... continue
Ann Davies MP, Plaid Cymru’s Transport Spokesperson, has tabled amendments to the Railways Bill to deliver Welsh rail devolution. Currently Wales & Borders train operations are devolved but the infrastructure is not, except for the Core Valley Lines. Davies called for parity of rail... continue
Great British Railways needs protection from political... continue
Cornwall Airport Newquay’s financial deficit is likely to increase after its owner, Cornwall Council, failed to find an affordable new operator for subsidised flights to and from London. Council officers informed cabinet members last week that two recent procurements had failed to attract a... continue
The National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA) has appointed Julia Prescot as the new Chair of its Council of Expert Advisers, succeeding Sir John Armitt. Prescot has worked in global... continue
The West Midlands is to become a Government centre for Transport and Infrastructure with a new campus for civil servants to be created. The National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA) will lead the development of the campus, appointing a senior civil servant, based in... continue
International independent transport planning and strategy consultant Jonathan Spear has passed away of a heart attack whilst in Vietnam.... continue
The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has confirmed Ed Cox as its Chief Executive. Cox has led the organisation since June 2025 in an interim capacity, driving... continue
Helen Fallon has joined Southwark Council as Streets for People Delivery Lead. She previously spent two years at Oxfordshire County Council as Project Manager - Transport and... continue
Eifion Jenkins has started a new position as Principal Client Director - National Governments at Mott MacDonald. He was previously at SYSTRA for nearly four years.... continue
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