The DfT is consulting on priorities for the next round of... continue
A set of principles to guide the behaviour of transport planners has been published by the Transport Planning Society. Writing this week’s Viewpoint column, Keith Buchan, the Society’s director of director of skills, says: “The principles are part of the process of making... continue
Wide-ranging reforms to the way active travel programmes are... continue
Active travel components of Welsh Government road schemes are being reduced to compensate for increased construction costs, Sustrans Cymru has claimed. Since 2013 Welsh ministers have been under an obligation to include provision for walkers and cyclists in road schemes. The Active Travel (Wales)... continue
Worcestershire County Council has revised its proposed... continue
A Swansea Bay City Region joint committee is being set up to oversee the Swansea Bay city deal and take a regional approach to planning, transport and economic development. The committee comprises four councils: the City and County of Swansea; Carmarthenshire, Neath Port Talbot and Pembrokeshire.... continue
Dockless bike hire firm Urbo is quitting London just months after starting operations. A statement on the Irish company’s website says: “We regret to inform you that, from 4 July, Urbo will no longer be providing shared bike services in the London boroughs of Enfield, Waltham... 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
All local authorities in Scotland will be given the power to implement bus franchising, under powers contained in the Scottish Government’s new Transport (Scotland) Bill. The Bill also includes powers for the creation and... continue
Roundabouts could be replaced by signalised junctions... continue
Liverpool City Council is to borrow £185m over 25 years to improve the city’s road network. The majority (£160m) of the funding will be allocated to road reconstruction over the next five years with £25m allocated to resurfacing. The council says total capital financing... continue
An opponent of Highways England’s plan to build an A27 Arundel Bypass through watermeadows and the South Downs National Park has launched a crowdfunding campaign to fund a judicial review. Emma Tristram says Highways England’s consultation last year did not reveal the full environmental... continue
Permit schemes for managing roadworks and utility works have helped reduce disruption for road users, according to a report by consultants Ecorys and Open Road Associates for the DfT. The authors report a reduction in the duration of works compared to the alternative noticing regime, and fewer... continue
Derby City Council has asked an internal audit team to investigate an almost doubling of the cost of a road improvement scheme. The A52 Wyvern transport improvement scheme features extra lanes near the Wyvern junctions, carriageway resurfacing, a new skip road, a signal-controlled crossroads, and a... continue
Northern and western relief roads for the city of Durham feature in the county council’s local plan consultation. A Northern Relief Road connecting the A691 and A690 would feature a new crossing of the River Wear. The council says the road, which has been mooted ever since the 1970s,... continue
London mayor Sadiq Khan’s plan to transform Oxford... continue
Westminster City Council has applied for a judicial review to halt TfL’s construction of Cycle Superhighway 11 between Swiss Cottage and central London. TfL announced in May that it plans to start work on the Swiss Cottage part of the scheme next month (LTT 11 May). Swiss Cottage lies... continue
The Government should create a Strategic Timetabling Authority to plan the rail timetable and settle disputes about priorities, a timetabling expert has said. Jonathan Tyler of consultant Passenger Transport Networks says the current rail timetable is full of irregularities and poor... continue
Reducing overcrowding is the Government’s top priority for the next Cross Country trains franchise. The current Cross Country (XC) franchise, operated by DB-owned Arriva, is due to expire in late 2019 but can be extended by up to one year. Consultation on the specification for the new... continue
The DfT has rejected a call from the owner of Luton Airport for more East Midlands trains to call at Luton Airport Parkway station. The station is currently served by Thameslink trains and just one East Midlands Trains service an hour. The airport wanted the DfT to increase East Midlands... continue
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