Disabled people are excluded from London planning systems
London should be open to everyone, but new research from Transport for All reveals London’s outdated planning system excludes the city’s 1.2 million disabled people. Transport for All’s latest research discovered that the calculations dictating locations for housing and shopping developments in London fail to include accessibility, leaving the city’s 1.2 million disabled residents out […]
Local leaders get a glimpse “Behind the Buses”
Leading figures from across the East of England have been given a look behind the scenes at the engineering, commercial, control and maintenance work that goes into running a modern transport fleet in our region. The event, run by Stagecoach East at its Bedford Depot was aimed at giving a better understanding of not only […]
Camden to invest £22m in ambitious plans for active travel, public transport and high streets
Camden Council’s Cabinet has agreed to implement the next phase of its transport strategy for 2025 to 2028, investing in more environmentally friendly, healthier forms of travel and creating more welcoming streets and neighbourhoods. Councillor Adam Harrison, Cabinet Member for Planning and a Sustainable Camden, said: “I am delighted that councillors agreed this significant investment. […]
Potholes ‘getting worse’ on rural roads in Northern Ireland despite £500m spend
Potholes and the deteriorating conditions of rural roads are affecting journeys with vulnerable passengers, a transport provider has said. Frances Scullion is a driver with Out and About Community Transport in Magherafelt, a charity that offers lifts and day trips to elderly and vulnerable adults. “I have passengers in their 90s and wheelchair users, and […]
UK government confirms funding for A57 link road
Funding has been confirmed funding for National Highway’A57 link roads scheme in Greater Manchester, with construction set to begin in the next few weeks. The A57 link roads will comprise a new dual carriageway linking the M67 with the A57 in Mottram Moor, Greater Manchester. The scheme was granted a development consent order (DCO) in […]
Road workers told by abusers: “I’ll get my shotgun”
A council leader has revealed some of the threats and abuse workers receive while repairing roads. The leader of West Sussex County Council, Paul Marshall, said police were called after one resident threatened to get a shotgun if engineers closed a road to remove a fallen tree. Speaking to BBC Sussex he said staff now […]
Westcotec’s Heathrow Airport Perimeter Road casualty reduction scheme wins ITS UK award
A casualty reduction system installed by Norfolk-based road safety technology firm Westcotec has won this year’s ITS UK ‘Changing behaviour with Technology’ award. Implementation of the system on the busy Perimeter Road at Heathrow Airport in west London has brought about a 70 per cent reduc tion in collisions and a three per cent reduction […]
