Work starting on ‘all weather’ popular Hayling Billy Trail
Work has begun to upgrade the Hayling Billy Trail, on Hayling Island in Havant, with an all-weather surface, making it easier for walkers, cyclists, mobility scooter users and horse riders to use in all seasons throughout the year The finished scheme will provide a 2.5 to 3 metre wide ‘all weather’ surface on a 1.3km […]
Sir John Armitt appointment as Chair of the National Infrastructure Commission extended
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has extended the appointment of Sir John Armitt as the Chair of the National Infrastructure Commission. Sir John Armitt’s appointment as Chair of the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has been extended for six months to support the development of the ten-year strategy and the creation of National Infrastructure and Service […]
Active Travel Commissioner and GM Mayor write to all schools in Greater Manchester in next step of ‘School Street’ vision
Active Travel Commissioner Dame Sarah Storey has joined forces with the Mayor of Greater Manchester to urge schools to make it safer for children to walk, wheel or cycle to school. Dame Sarah and Mayor Andy Burnham will write to schools across the city-region inviting them to develop their own ‘School Street’ – to limit […]
Watford bike share scheme set to reach thousands more people
Bike share operators Beryl, along with partners Watford Borough Council and Three Rivers District Council, are expanding the scheme to make it even more connected and accessible… Five new bays and 15 new e- bikes have been added to Croxley Green, expanding the scheme boundary to the west. The expansion will break down the barriers […]
New campaign in Ireland to promote night-time public transport services in support of the Night-Time Economy
The National Transport Authority (NTA) in Ireland, in partnership with the Department of Transport and the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, is supporting a new campaign to promote night-time Transport for Ireland (TFI) public transport services nationwide. This campaign has been developed in collaboration with the Night-Time Economy Advisors in the […]
Driving forward fit-for-future public transport in Leicestershire
Communities across Leicestershire will soon be finding out more details of ambitious plans to improve bus services. A series of sustainable transport roadshows will also shine a light on the county council’s commitment to improving public transport, cycling, wheeling and walking. Through its Enhanced Partnership with commercial bus operators, the authority is progressing its Leicestershire […]
New transport director appointed at West Yorkshire Combined Authority
The Mayor of West Yorkshire has strengthened her senior leadership team following the appointment of a new transport director. Tim Taylor will join the West Yorkshire Combined Authority as Director of Transport Services later this month, overseeing areas including customer services across the region’s bus stations, M-card payment systems, concessionary travel and all information channels. […]
Winvic’s Talent Development Manager wins Construction Industry Training Board Local Hero Award
Winvic Construction Ltd’s Talent Development Manager, Kayleigh Merritt, has won a Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) Top 100 Influential Women in Construction Award. Kayleigh scooped the Midlands Local Hero accolade – which recognises exceptional women that are working at an operational or site level in construction – and collected her trophy at the awards ceremony […]
SEA’s ROADflow technology to improve road safety around Derby roads
Intelligent transport systems provider SEA has been awarded a contract with Derby City Council to provide 14 ROADflow Attended systems to improve road safety around the city’s schools. This award contributes to the council’s School Safe Havens project which promotes active travel for the school journey, and reduces school gate traffic. The intelligent enforcement systems will […]
Nissen to launch new ‘green technologies’ at Highways UK
Nissen has announced that it will launch new green technologies at Highways UK, due to take place 16-17th October at the NEC in Birmingham. You can visit the company’s stand-335, meet the team and see a demonstration of the new systems. Nissen is one of the leading suppliers of solutions for mobile road safety in […]