Vivacity Labs working with Richmond Council to give better insight into people and transport movements
Vivacity Labs’ is working with Richmond Council to give it new insights into people and transport movements in one of the borough’s busiest areas The sensors have been installed to provide data into active travel and pedestrian movements, to inform planning to improve the road network and urban environment, and help make the borough smarter, […]
TfGM and TRL show how open data improves traffic flow, intelligence and air quality
A case study by Transport for Greater Manchester and TRL is highlighting how opening up and sharing data can dramatically improve traffic management in a city by “doing more with less”. The two organisations collaborated on a solution in response to the Department for Transport’s competition to promote the sharing of local authority transport data […]
Roads are still vital for effective port connectvity but more freight needs to be moved by rail and sea, says new report
UK roads carried over 300 million tonnes of goods to and from UK ports in 2019, highlighting the importance of roads in any future ports strategy. That is one of the findings from a new analysis of port traffic and the modal split of port freight conducted by port analysis specialists Port Centric Logistics and […]
Completion of Stafford Western Access Route moves a step closer
The completion of a multimillion-pound road project to ease congestion in Stafford town centre and lay the foundations for future growth is well on schedule for later this year, according to the county council. The Stafford Western Access Route construction began in summer 2019. It will enable millions of pounds worth of new housing and […]
Renfrewshire Council to invest a further £8m in its road network this year
Renfrewshire Council will invest a further £8 million in its road network this year as part of its six-year £47 million investment programme. There will be upgrades in every town and village as roads and footways are either fully resurfaced, restored ahead of future resurfacing or minor repairs carried out. The programme also captures any projects from 2020 […]
Dundee City Council appoints Jacobs to investigate further active travel links
Dundee City Council has appointed consultants Jacobs to investigate active transport links between the Western Gateway and the city’s amenities. Jacobs to provide an option appraisal report that identifies any new or improved connections that could increase the number of journeys made by walking and cycling travel. The report will also consider ways of improving existing routes. The firm will […]
North Yorkshire Council pilots on-demand bus service in three areas of the county
An on-demand bus service that allows users to choose when and where they want to travel, will be piloted in the Ripon, Bedale and Masham area from 1st July by North Yorkshire Council YorBus will be run by the council and will allow users to book via a dedicated app, which will be available to […]
Stockton Council looks to ‘plastic’ as possible solution to maintenance challenge
Plastic roads are being considered as a possible solution to dealing with some of its highway maintenance challenges as it looks to deal with a £1.6m funding gap in its carriageway budget. Parts of the UK already use asphalt mixed with waste plastic on some roads – with Cumbria, Newcastle and County Durham seeing polymers […]
Europe’s most powerful electric vehicle charging hub coming to Oxford
Oxford City Council, Pivot Power, Fastned, Tesla Superchargers and Wenea are teaming up to deliver the UK’s largest public EV charging hub of 38 fast and ultra-rapid chargers, delivering 100% renewable energy to EV drivers day and night. Transportandenergy.com reports UK-based Pivot Power, part of EDF Renewables, and Oxford City Council have joined up with […]
