Report calls for greater transport devolution to accelerate urban infrastructure delivery

British cities need greater control over transport planning, funding and infrastructure delivery to improve connectivity and close the gap with European counterparts, according to a new report from the Centre for Cities. The report, License to Build: Delivering Urban Transport Infrastructure Through Devolution, examines how greater local powers could help accelerate the delivery of transport […]

Business groups urge Chancellor to set out plan for £24 billion funding gap as fuel-duty revenues decline 

Seven leading business organisations representing companies that depend on Britain’s roads have launched the Road Pricing Coalition, as the Government faces an increasingly urgent challenge over how road use will be taxed as fuel-duty revenues decline. The independent, cross-sector Coalition brings together the Road Haulage Association (RHA), Logistics UK, British International Freight Association (BIFA), British […]

Active Travel Commissioner says police right to focus on drivers not cyclists

Active Travel Commissioner Chris Boardman (pictured) has suggested that UK police forces are right to prioritise enforcing driving offences over law-breaking cyclists, the country’s active travel commissioner has said.  The Olympic gold medal-winning cyclist said that although the bad behaviour of some cyclists could “irritate”, police must focus on drivers.  He was responding to reports […]

Mid Wales set for £13.1m transport improvements boost

Mid Wales is set to receive almost £13.1 million in Regional Transport Funding for 2027/28 to continue delivering projects in the Mid Wales Regional Transport Plan across Ceredigion and Powys. The allocation follows a similar level of funding secured by the region in 2026/27, which Ceredigion County Council says marked an increase in investment compared […]

West Dulwich low-traffic neighbourhood scrapped after failing to lower traffic

A low-traffic neighbourhood (LTN) scheme in West Dulwich, south-east London, failed to deliver a significant reduction in traffic and increased vehicle movements on surrounding roads, according to a council report. Lambeth Council’s monitoring data found that, while the scheme reduced the number of motor vehicles travelling within the LTN, traffic on boundary roads increased by […]

Digital Travel Data Services for Scotland – a MaaS Scotland webinar

On 19 November from 1030-1130) MaaS Scotland will be running a webinar to provide an update on the development of the Digital Travel Data Services (DTDS) for Scotland project. Hear directly from Transport Scotland’s programme team, exploring the project’s current status, strategic direction and emerging priorities for its next iteration. The webinar will provide an overview of […]

Funding award will mean better roads for Brighton & Hove

Brighton & Hove will benefit from better roads and pavements after a successful funding award. Just over £1.4 million has been unlocked by the Department for Transport to spend on resurfacing roads, repairing potholes and other defects and improving the city’s pavements. The award, already built into the city’s maintenance plan for this year, is […]

Help shape West Northamptonshire’s draft Road Safety Strategy

Residents are being invited to have their say and help shape the draft Road Safety Strategy for West Northamptonshire Council. The Local Transport Plan (LTP), which was approved by West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) in March 2025, sets out West Northamptonshire’s transport priorities for the next five years and long-term strategy for maintaining and improving all […]

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