Louise Haigh tells MPs she wants to ensure everyone at her department is “taking responsibility” for the experience of passengers
Transport Secretary, Louise Haigh, has told MPs she wants everyone to take responsibility for the experience of passengers using the transport network. She said she does not want the DfT to “rest on our laurels” while legislation for major public transport reforms is being developed. Giving evidence to the Commons’ Transport Select Committee, Ms Haigh said: “This […]
Grid Smarter Cities’ bookable loading bays in Westminster widened to all delivery vehicles
New bookable loading bays created in Westminster earlier in the year are being made available to all types of delivery vans. The Kerb® online booking platform, delivered by kerbside management technology company Grid Smarter Cities, had originally operated exclusively for Electric Vehicles. Kerb® allows delivery drivers to remotely reserve 30-to-90-minute unloading slots at bays near […]
National Highways’ James Corden named IED Rising Star of the Year
James Corden, Economic Development Planning Manager at National Highways, is the winner of the IED’s Rising Star of the Year award. The award, sponsored by AtkinsRéalis, recognises younger economic development team members aged 30 or under who have demonstrated excellence, commitment and gone above and beyond in their early career. It was presented at the IED […]
Causeway one.network releases Route Manager, a ‘powerful’ transit route disruption communications tool for US agencies
Causeway one.network, a leading digital work zone and road management platform provider, today announced the release of Route Manager to the U.S. market. Route Manager is a powerful, collaborative map-based tool designed to connect agencies, road authorities, and transit operators, providing them with a shared view of their traffic networks and transit routes. The platform […]
Young people’s insights needed for Staffordshire’s transport plan
Staffordshire County Council is calling on young residents to share their views on the future of the county’s transport network. An online map has been set up to get feedback from young people that will be used to inform the development of the new Local Transport Plan, which will outline the future transport network and […]
Bus drivers victims of historic high levels of abuse as majority say they don’t feel safe at work
Unite the union has released the findings of a mass survey of 1,100 bus drivers across Scotland which reveals historic high levels of abuse and major concerns over safety on public transport. The union has been campaigning to improve bus driver safety in the aftermath of Keith Rollinson’s death following an assault at his place […]
Council shares highways investment by area board – and why its extra investment into highways is paying dividends
Wiltshire Council has shared details of highways investment over the past five years in each of its 18 area boards. Wiltshire Council has shared details of highways investment over the past five years in each of its 18 area boards. The report, discussed at this week’s Environmental Select Committee (Tuesday 12 November), explains that the […]
Norwegian industry stalwart plus Austria, Netherlands, UK and Türkiye win inaugural ITS Nationals Awards
The network of national Intelligent Transport Systems associations has hosted its first annual awards ceremony in the Swiss capital Bern, and honoured ITS veteran Trond Hovland with the title “Network Person of the Year”. The five winners were: Mr Hovland won the award, sponsored by SWARCO, in honour not only of his work in the […]
