Coventry set to receive £110.9million funding towards sustainable transport
Coventry City Council is set to receive £110.9 million funding towards sustainable transport after a bid as part of the Department for Transport’s (DfT) City Regional Sustainable Transport Fund, which is being administered to and allocated by city regions. Cllr Jim O’Boyle, cabinet member for jobs, regeneration and climate change, said: “This funding pot will […]
Council welcomes reduced bus fare initiatives in boost to low carbon travel
Cornwall Council has welcomed the first in a series of low fare initiatives to make bus travel cheaper, easier and more attractive to new passengers. Working together under the Transport for Cornwall (TfC) partnership, bus companies Cornwall by Kernow, Go Cornwall Bus, Stagecoach, Hopleys, OTS and Travel Cornwall have introduced a series of measures aimed at encouraging more people to jump […]
A community approach to air quality in Guilford
A local online debate in Guildford, Surrey has led to a renewed focus on air quality. More than a hundred people took part in an online debate last week to discuss the future of Guildford town centre and all agreed that they must tackle the borough’s air quality ‘together.’ The webinar is part of a […]
AA warns Highway Code changes could lead to more rear-end crashes
There’s a warning changes to the Highway Code mean drivers will now have to stop for pedestrians waiting to cross at junctions, with the AA warning that means motorists would be at risk of being rear-ended. The new rules, which came into force over the weekend, mean drivers will have more responsibility to look out […]
Oxfordshire introduces third town-wide 20mph zone
The town of Wallingford in Oxfordshire has become the third 20mph pilot scheme in the county. Oxfordshire County Council has completed the work in Wallingford Central as part of its plans to reduce the speed of the majority of the county’s 30mph roads to 20mph, where suitable and when supported by local residents. It followed […]
Waymo takes legal action to keep driverless crash data secret
Google’s driverless division Waymo has filed a lawsuit against the California Department of Motor Vehicles to keep driverless car crash data from being made public. Website The Verge reports he autonomous vehicle operator, which is owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, claims that such data should be considered a trade secret. The report explains California’s […]
London’s black cab drivers “face extinction”
There’s a warning that the London black cab driver could become a thing of the past, as applications to pass “the Knowledge” have plummetted over the past ten years. The Mail reports that figures show the number of new applications for black cab licences has dropped by almost 95% in a decade, from 3,484 in […]
