Pedestrians to get priority at selected crossings across London
Transport for London has announced that 18 pedestrian crossings are being introduced that will give pedestrians priority and only change to let traffic through when traffic approaches. These will be in place by the end of June and, says TfL, will help make the capital’s transport network even more sustainable and support a green recovery […]
Galliford Try on the search for earthworks companies for A47 upgrade project
Contractor Galliford Try has started the search for specialist earthworks companies as it makes progress with its contract to upgrade the A47. Through a public tender, it is looking for the companies for two dualling schemes. As Highways England’s East Region Delivery Partner, the firm is seeking to get earthwork specialists on board for early […]
Coventry University joins forces with Motability to drive forward accessible transport research
Coventry University has collaborated with national disability charity Motability to recruit and sponsor a number of doctoral candidates to undertake research into accessible transport at the university’s National Transport Design Centre (NTDC). The collaboration combines Coventry University’s strong tradition of design transport teaching and Motability’s objective to support and develop innovative solutions to meet the evolving transportation needs of […]
Rural areas could be forgotten on the path to net-zero transition, says new report
Rural areas are less able to reduce their carbon emissions due to a lack of funding and poor transport links, according to a new report published by UK100. It said that people living in rural and sparsely populated regions are more likely to have to travel for work and are more inclined to use their […]
Councillors vote in favour of cross-party working to review highways delivery in Nottinghamshire
Councillors have vote unanimously in favour of a motion proposed by Leader of Nottinghamshie County Council, Ben Bradley MP, to set up a new panel that would oversee new methods and ways of working to improve roads in the county. The group will include councillors from all parties who will now work together to examine […]
Shapps says the UK’s future transport system could make the country the biggest economy in Europe
The future of the UK’s transport systems can lead us to become the biggest economy in Europe, according to Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps. Speaking yesterday with a speech to Passenger groups, transport groups and the media,he outlined his vision for the future of transport in the UK. At the centre of this vision are plans to ‘level […]
Cars remain banned during daytimes in Bridgend Town Centre
Bridgend County Borough Council is leaving a traffic order in place which means no vehicles can enter the town centre between 10am and 6pm. NewsfromWales.co.uk reports that no changes have been made to it since the pandemic lockdown, and a clarification has been issued to explain why drivers have been unable to take vehicles into […]
Parkopedia increases in-car payment options
Parking information and payment company Parkopedia is extending its existing parking payment platform to include additional vehicle-centric services such as Electric Vehicle charging, fuelling and tolling payments. Parkopedia first launched in-car payments in 2014 with the a platform delivered in partnership with Volvo. Now it says it aims to simplify how drivers make payments for their […]
