Passengers and drivers should be able to travel seamlessly across Britain without the need to juggle multiple tickets or apps. This is the key aim of the Better... continue
Westmorland and Furness Council has proposed cuts to non-statutory free transport for schoolchildren in a bid to address rising costs. The Cumbrian authority describes school transport as a key area of expenditure, rising from £15.3m in 2023/24 to a projected out-turn of £19.6m in... continue
Plans by local authorities to address rising school transport costs with cuts to post-16 provision would put access to education at risk for children and young people with SEND (special educational needs and disabilities), the Public Accounts Committee’s recent report on home-to-school... continue
Oxfordshire County Council is to discuss how to invest £4.2m raised from its temporary congestion charge scheme at a cabinet meeting in May. Proposals include: a discounted £3 combined parking and bus to run from 1 June until 31 December; funding to deal with ‘missing... continue
Aspects of the EWR plans have been modified to take account of the large Universal Entertainment Resort Complex, which is to be built south of Bedford. When the resort opens, EWR would initially increase its train capacity from the west to Milton Keynes, from where Universal plans to run a... continue
Six county council elections delayed from last year will be held on 7 May despite the Government’s efforts to postpone them again. These were the councils selected for local government reorganisation in Devolution Priority Programme areas. The Government sought to postpone some of these... continue
More than 5,000 seats representing around 30% of all council representatives will be contested at local elections in England on 7 May. Over half of these seats are either in London or the South East of England. Votes will be cast in 32 London boroughs, 32 metropolitan boroughs, 18 unitary... continue
Eye-catching proposals in the SNP’s manifesto for next month’s Scottish Parliament election include a sleeper train service to mainland Europe and legislating for a £2 adult bus fare cap. The party also says it will move national transport bodies, including Transport... continue
Roads, including potholes, topped the public’s list of most important issues ahead of the local elections, according to a YouGov poll. However, Reform voters are the exception, for whom immigration as their number one local issue. The economy/cost of living came second in the public’s... continue
Reform UK’s Scottish manifesto says the SNP government has neglected transport infrastructure, but seems to rather contradict this opinion by also observing that “the number of recorded roadworks in Scotland is today 28% higher than it was before the Covid pandemic”. Reform... continue
A Scottish Conservative government would cut the active travel budget, “end the obsession with cycle lanes” and encourage councils only to build cycle lanes that do not impede on road space and are clearly segregated from pavements, the party’s manifesto says. It would also... continue
UK vehicle production fell -8.2% in March, with 72,511... continue
Senior rail industry manager Chris Gibb has spoken of an intolerance of dissent after being removed from the board of Department for Transport Operator Ltd (DFTO Ltd) for commenting at a Parliamentary event on the best... continue
Central and local government must take urgent action to decarbonise... continue
Parking policy can act as a “critical lever” to cut... continue
Xavier Brice has left Walk Wheel Cycle Trust after 10 years as Chief Executive. He has moved to the consultancy SLR as Director of Planning & Sustainable Infrastructure for EMEA... continue
Heather McStay has been appointed Group Procurement and Commercial Director at Transport for London (TfL). She has led the... continue
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