Green light for new cycling and walking plan in East Sussex
A new plan for how East Sussex County Council could make active travel more convenient for everyday journeys has been approved. The council’s East Sussex Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan, which proposes an ambitious network of preferred cycling and walking routes across the county, was agreed by Cabinet last week. Cllr Claire Dowling, lead […]
Velocity helps West Sussex with a low carbon approach to the fight against potholes
Innovation continues to be explored by West Sussex County Council in its fight against an age-old issue: potholes. The Velocity road patching system is being deployed proactively to treat areas of carriageways even before routine inspections have highlighted issues, according to the council. Results half-way through a six-month trial with Velocity have been impressive, with […]
Wrexham set to change its approach to fixing potholes to drive up efficiency
Changes to how potholes are to be filled in Wrexham could lead to longer lasting repairs, a senior councillor has claimed. Wrexham Council has invested in new vehicles and equipment to allow road defects to be fixed using hot tar. It follows criticism from residents and community leaders over the state of the area’s road […]
Highways apprentices on road to success in Leicester
Five trainees in Leicester City Council’s highways team have successfully completed their Level 2 Apprenticeship qualifications in highways maintenance. Ash Walker, Gavin Carter, Josh King, Adam Warwick and Brandon Moore have gained the qualifications after more than two years of hard work, and have now all gone on to full-time employment in highways works with […]
Tech companies in £2m competition to “revolutionise transport”
Entrepreneurs and innovators pioneering new ways of creating a better transport system are in line to get taxpayer funding to “see their ideas brought to life from idea through to inception”. Transport Minister Trudy Harrison has announced up to 53 projects will be awarded a share of £1.95million in Department for Transport funding. Past winners […]
Ocado invests in Wayve to further driverless deliver ambitions
The grocery delivery company Ocado is investing £10 million in self-driving technology startup Wayve. Reuters and other news outlets report the companies are planning a partnership to develop autonomous grocery deliveries that can “handle tough traffic on busy city streets”. Wayve’s technology will be used in an autonomous delivery trial using a number of Ocado delivery […]
TISA partners deliver real time alert solution
TomTom and NNG, along with partners including GEWI and some German broadcasters have successfully concluded a trial, which provides public emergency warnings to travellers in real-time. The trial by TISA, the Traveller Information Services Association, was to distribute official Emergency Alerts and Warnings issued by public authorities and/or authorised agencies. Emergency Alerts and Warnings are […]
EU launches climate-neutral and smart city mission
The European Commission has launched five new EU missions aimed at tackling big challenges in health, climate and the environment, and to achieve what it calls ambitious and inspiring goals in these areas. One of which is the key global challenge: 100 Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities by 2030. Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President for A Europe […]
