Hampshire County Council to approve latest round of cuts, including highway maintenance
Plans, including cuts to public transport, turning off street lights, fixing potholes and removing school crossing patrols, are all part of Hampshire County Council’s plan to slash spending. The council will meet next week (November 9) to approve, as recommended, the saving proposal to try to fill the £132 million budget gap forecasted by 2025/26. […]
SIGOMA writes to Prime Minister calling for urgent report to UK’s transport systems
Ahead of the King’s Speech, SIGOMA, (the Special Interest Group of Municipal Authorities representing 47 urban authorities in the northern, midlands and south-coast regions of England) and Key Cities (a national network of 28 cities across England and Wales, representing around 10% of the country’s population and contributing £150bn to the UK economy) have written […]
Research suggests rail industry’s post-covid recovery gathering pace but underlines need for reform
Research suggests rail industry’s post-covid recovery gathering pace but underlines need for reform People are eager to travel more by train for both work and leisure as the post-covid recovery continues – but the sector must respond to changing travel patterns, latest industry research suggests. Although taxpayers ploughed in more than double the revenue raised […]
Acusensus wins Prince Michael International Road Safety Award for distracted driving solution
The Australian AI road safety company Acusensus has won a Prince Michael International Road Safety Award for its ‘Heads-Up’ technology which spots drivers using mobile phones at the wheel, or vehicle occupants not wearing a seat belt. The prestigious awards, which have run for more than 30 years, are designed to give public recognition to […]
Thousands of litres pumped off Portsmouth roads as part of storm response
More than 44,000 litres of water was pumped off one Portsmouth road as part of work to keep the city moving during Storm Ciarán. Gully tankers removed the remarkable amount of water from the Eastern Road, in addition to thousands of litres removed from roads across the rest of the city. As well as pumping […]
NHS England launches Net Zero travel and transport strategy
NHS England has released its plans to fully decarbonise its fleet in a new travel and transport strategy. The organisation, which has the second largest fleet in the country, calculates its vehicles, combined with the impact of commissioned services and staff travel, directly contributes to the 36,000 deaths that occur every year from air pollution. It […]
Hundreds more EV charging points to be rolled out across Hillingdon
APCOA has been selected by Hillingdon Council to deliver a high quality, accessible and convenient electric vehicle charging network across the borough by 2030. As part of increasing, improving and managing EV infrastructure, the programme will include the introduction of new public charging points at off-street council property to help meet demand as more drivers […]
Planning application for next stage of Parkside link road project submitted
A planning application for the next stage of the Parkside link road project has been submitted. St Helens Council says the link road is entering the ‘latter stages’ of construction and now is the time to ‘make some final minor amendments’ that will ensure it delivers on its promise of enabling new jobs, regeneration and […]
Cycling in Manchester is booming as one million journey record is smashed one month early
Records have been smashed as more people than ever have moved to pedal power and have chosen to use the Oxford Road cycle route. During a three-week period between September 26 and October 26 more than 6,000 people cycled along the route on not just one occasion, but on nine separate days.* This represents the […]
Active travel: Government programme off-track as funding reductions hold back progress
The Government is not on track to meet objectives to increase rates of active travel by 2025. In a report published today, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) warns that funding cuts made this year by the Department for Transport (DfT) could hold back objectives to increase active travel, including cycling and walking. The report further […]