Bus travel to change in Stoke-on-Trent with £90 million plan
Bus travel is set to change in Stoke-on-Trent with lower fares and new roads as part of a £90 million plan. Stoke-on-Trent City Council has worked with operators to draw up the bus service improvement plan, with which they hope to secure a share of government funding, Even before Covid-19, bus travel in the city had […]
Ireland to improve bus services in rural areas with Connecting Ireland project
Ireland is increase its bus services in rural areas to help solve the challenge of only two out of five villages have no public transport connection to their nearest town. Under the new plans, the number of services will increase by 25%’ and times will be rescheduled to suit both commuting and social trips. The […]
Falkirk Council to build ‘iconic’ new bridge with £20 million Levelling Up cash
Falkirk Council has won £20 million worth of Levelling Up Funding which will help create a new ‘iconic’ bridge of its Westfield roundabout. The bridge will have four ‘platforms’ that will take cyclists and pedestrians safely across the major roads that meet at Westfield. They are due to become dual carriageway after an upgrade. The […]
Gloucestershire awarded £12.8 million Levelling Up Fund money
Gloucestershire County Council has been awarded £12.8million from the government’s Levelling Up Fund, providing a cash injection into sustainable and active travel in the county. The full bid of £12.822m has been awarded to support significant transport improvements through Gloucester city, connecting what has been known as “the missing link of cycle routes” in the […]
Dott e-scooters & e-bikes now available on Google Maps
European micro-mobility company Dott is working with Google Maps, aiming to make it easier for more people to discover its shared vehicles to travel across cities. When planning a journey, users of Google Maps will now find Dott’s e-scooters and e-bikes as a travel option, along with estimates for cost and travel time. The feature […]
Multi-million pound transport schemes in Somerset get Government funding
Major improvements to the A38 northern corridor heading into Bridgwater are a step closer today after Government approved a £10 million funding bid. Money from the Treasury’s Levelling Up fund will help pay for more than £3.4 million worth of cycling and walking infrastructure along the entire corridor as well as a remodelled Dunball junction […]
Lower Thames Crossing pledges 22,000 hours of volunteering to help local communities
National Highways has today (28 October) pledged at least 22,000 hours of volunteering in the local community during the construction of the Lower Thames Crossing. The ambitious volunteering scheme will support projects near the proposed route of the Lower Thames Crossing, both north and south of the River Thames, and reflect four themes; environment, heritage, […]
Go-Ahead supporting sustainable transport at COP26
Go-Ahead is continuing its support for action to tackle climate change by sponsoring an event at the upcoming global COP26 summit in Glasgow. The Green Zone event ‘People make transport: communities enabling greener travel’ on Wednesday 10 November embraces the need to shift reliance away from private cars, making public and community transport, walking, cycling […]
Budget brings more money for transport but mixed messages for roads
A five-year, £5.7 billion funding investment for City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements was confirmed in yesterday’s Budget, to fund projects such as the Sheffield Supertram renewal and the Wednesbury to Brierley Hill metro extension in the West Midlands. But there was a £24 billion announced for strategic roads investment from 2020 to 2025, less than […]
The potential of verges is explored to help tackle biodiversity
An innovative, joint project is exploring the potential for grass verges to become important havens for wildflowers, insects and pollinators to help tackle the biodiversity crisis. The three-year pilot scheme is being spearheaded by a partnership of West Sussex County Council and the South Downs National Park Authority. The research will focus on the potential […]