Shropshire Council makes bid for Levelling Up Fund round 2 money
Shropshire Council has this week applied for money to take forward four projects totalling £104 million as part of the Government’s Levelling Up Fund (LUF) round 2. The four projects in Craven Arms, Oswestry and Shrewsbury, as well as a cross-county transport bid, will now all be considered for a slice of the £4.8bn fund. For all four […]
DfT announces funding allocations for City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements
The Department for Transport has detailed how £5.7bn of government funding will be divided up between seven city regions to be spent on a total of 394 sustainable transport schemes, The City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements (CRSTS) was announced in the autumn Budget last year. It is delivered through multi-year consolidated transport settlements agreed for […]
Expansion of ULEZ will help improve air quality in Westminster
Cllr Paul Dimoldenberg, Cabinet Member for City Management and Air Quality at Westminster City Council has written to Transport for London (TfL) in support of its proposed expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), which if approved will stretch across all of Greater London. Cllr Dimoldenberg has also expressed his support of the […]
Ministerial visit in Aberdeen for scheme to encourage people to ride bikes
A scheme to encourage people to ride bikes more was officially launched today with a Scottish Government ministerial visit. The I Bike Communities project aims to engage, enable, and motivate adults to increase their levels of active travel and physical activity which will improve health and wellbeing. It follows on from the successful I Bike […]
Dorset Council opens tender for recycling and disposal of highway waste material
Dorset Council had started the search for a contractor to provide a facility for the recycling and/or disposal of highways waste materials in the county under its Highways Waste and Recycling Framework 2022. This includes • Receive segregated organic waste (EWC Code 20 02 01 or 02 01 03) • Receive segregated waste wood (EWC […]
Travel Norfolk launches new multi-operator bus ticket
Travelling by bus in Norfolk has just got easier with the launch of the new Travel Norfolk Fusion Day ticket. The day ticket allows passengers to use all buses run by all operators across Norfolk and is an ideal solution for both residents and visitors who want to use buses across areas that have services […]
Norwich Western Link Pre-Planning Application Public Consultation to launch later this month
A public consultation on Norfolk County Council’s Norwich Western Link project will launch in August, with people being invited to give their views on proposals before the planning application is finalised and submitted. The Norwich Western Link is a new 3.9 mile dual carriageway road that would connect the A1270 Broadland Northway to the A47 […]
Case study: Re-flow Field Management Review by Premier Traffic Management
The team from Re-flow, provider of the award-winning field management software for traffic management, sent their film crew to revisit their long-term client, Premier Traffic Management. When the team at Premier Traffic Management first adopted Re-flow, they were facing the many issues that come with paperwork systems. Missing paperwork, incomplete paperwork, illegible paperwork. The business […]
Sheffield adds new ‘connected’ bus service in city centre
A new bus service connecting 12 stops in and around Sheffield City Centre has launched this week, providing residents and visitors the opportunity to hop onto the bus from the train, tram or other bus services. The buses will be available seven days a week to cover the main shopping times and when footfall is highest, […]
Glasgow City Council to build ‘People First Zone’ to encourage more active travel
A ‘People First Zone’ where people would have priority over vehicles has been placed at the heart of plans to transform Glasgow city centre. The proposal for a People First Zone intends to create an area of high-quality public realm in the city centre that encourages walking, wheeling and cycling while still providing access for […]