WSP’s boss praises staff resilience as profits hold firm

The President and CEO of engineering consultancy WSP has praised his staff for coping with the changes to work patterns due to Coronavirus, as he announces a small rise in first-quarter profits. “The resilience our people have demonstrated as they transitioned almost immediately to a new way of working has been remarkable,” said Alexandre L’Heureux, […]

Apple expands mobility trends info, UK sees big fall

Apple’s mobility trends report, which summarises the number of routing requests on different types of transport, has been expanded to cover more cities and countries. There are now 1,158 different data sets showing statistics from countries around the world, including information about walking, public transport and walking requests for the whole of the UK and […]

West Midlands to be central to new fast-tracked e-scooter trials

The West Midlands will play host to one of the Government’s fast-tracked e-scooter trials announced as part of the new £2 billion investment in alternative travel. Like all regions of the country, extra pressure is expected to be put on the region’s transport network when Covid-19 lockdown restrictions start to be lifted but people still […]

Cycling and walking at the heart of a new transport revolution in the UK

The Government has launched a £2 billion campaign to put walking and cycling at the centre of a huge change to the way people travel to reveal pressure on public transport. Pop-up bike lanes with protected space for cycling, wider pavements, safer junctions, and cycle and bus-only corridors will be created in England within weeks […]