ITS (UK) honours Patey and Ali in annual awards, and acclaims environmental, digital and community innovations
The country’s Intelligent Transport industry association ITS (UK) has given its highest honour, the Rees Hills Award for Personal Contribution and Achievement to Ian Patey, WSP’s ITS Head of Profession, Intelligent Transport. Mr Patey has more than 37 years’ experience in transport design and consultancy, and has played a leading role in many of the […]
Click here to watch the ITS (UK) Awards live here at 5pm
The ITS (UK) Awards will be streamed live from the Society’s Members’ Day at Cubic Transportation Systems’ British HQ in Surrey at 5pm today. The live stream link will be available here from 4.30pm. Please press f to make the video full screen. The event is sponsored by Cubic, along with White Willow Consulting and […]
Croydon Council looks to innovative bus shelters to help with connectivity, air quality and traffic management, through new partnership with VALO Smart City
Croydon Council has awarded a 10-year concession contract to VALO Smart City, after a competitive tender process, to install, operate, and maintain connected bus shelters and digital advertising in at least 185 locations across the borough. The partnership will provide next generation street furniture and will create a platform for VALO to partner with some […]
Yunex Traffic to install Zephyr® air quality monitors across Liverpool City Region
Liverpool City Region (LCR) Combined Authority has awarded a contract to Yunex Traffic to supply and install 37 Zephyr® air quality monitors, and to maintain them for a period of five years. The monitors will be installed in 37 existing traffic signal locations across the six authorities, with the option for a further 10 to […]
Lifesaving A361 road safety project earns royal recognition
The Safer Roads Fund programme has won a Prince Michael International Road Safety Award for its work with Oxfordshire County Council and the Road Safety Foundation to improve conditions on the A361 between Banbury and Chipping Norton. The road was previously classed as one of the 50 most dangerous A road sections in the UK […]
Thatcham Research reveals “Encouraging” Assisted Driving Grading results
Thatcham Research and Euro NCAP are encouraged by the results of their latest Assisted Driving Gradings, which show all seven of the mainstream vehicle manufacturers whose cars were tested, are committed to fitting robust Assisted Driving technology at every price point. Thatcham Research and Euro NCAP’s world-first Assisted Driving Grading assessments were introduced in October […]
AECOM secures positions on Transport for London engineering consultancy framework
The consultancy firm, AECOM, has announced it has won places on over 30 Lots of the Transport for London (TfL) Engineering Consultancy Framework (ECF), including places on the strategic Multidisciplinary Engineering Services and Multidisciplinary Rail Engineering Services Lots. The four-year framework will be the primary means of accessing engineering consultancy services for TfL, the Greater […]
ITS manufacturer warns of supply chain impact on product delivery
The ITS manufacturer AGD Systems is warning that the global chip shortage and other supply chain issues are forcing it to refocus its manufacturing strategy and stock control. The company says that a surge in demand post Covid and different recovery rates in different countries means the supply chain is struggling to deliver the components […]
