Greener Transport Council publishes manifesto for decarbonising transport
The Greener Transport Council, along with its 17 members, has published a manifesto for decarbonising transport, in which this leading group of transport professionals are calling for a national focus on behaviour change to achieve a substantial road traffic reduction over the next eight years. The manifesto pulls no punches in making clear that the […]
North Ayrshire Council increases investment in roads improvements
North Ayrshire Council has increased its investment in the area’s roads this year as part of its wide-ranging programme of improvement works. Earlier this year, the council committed to investing an additional £15.6million into our roads network, bringing the total amount of investment over the next 10 years to £38.1million. At the council’s Cabinet meeting […]
Social enterprise that supports veterans and others with disabilities produces its 15,000th road sign for BEAR Scotland
Scotland’s Bravest Manufacturing Company, the social enterprise that supports veterans and others with disabilities, has produced its 15,000th road sign for BEAR Scotland. Scotland’s Bravest Manufacturing Company (SMBC), based in Erskine, employs veterans from the Armed Forces who may need support adjusting to life after service and others with disabilities. The company manufactures commercial signage […]
Kier Highways to play its part in group ambitions for net zero
Kier Highways will implement a number of measures over the next few years to help Kier Group meet its target of reaching net zero across it operations and value chain by 2045. The series of measures, which are included in the group’s carbon reduction plan launched this week. These include two low carbon plant trials […]
Swarco acquires Dynniq Mobility
In a major industry move one of Europe’s biggest companies in the ITS and infrastructure sector Swarco has acquired 100% of the shares of Dynniq Mobility. The company, headquartered in Amersfoort, the Netherlands, has a total of 39 locations in the Netherlands, the UK, Ireland, Finland, Belgium, Poland, Croatia, Denmark, Sweden and Lithuania, with a strong […]
Women in Maritime delivers the UK’s first cross-transport inclusion summit
Women and male allies from across rail, aviation international, transport and maritime have joined forces to learn from each other, and drive progress on diversity and inclusion. Following their first summit during London International Shipping Week (15th September), the industries have agreed to regular dialogue and yearly meetings on gender equality focusing on progression and […]
Greater Cambridge Partnership to decide on city’s transport improvement plans
The Greater Cambridge Partnership is to decide on what public transport improvements are to be implemented in Cambridge and how they are to be funded. A meeting today (30th Sep) will see see the Greater Cambridge Partnership’s Executive Board decide on plans including a future bus network that will see a bus every 10 minutes […]
St Helens to focus on improving public transport and will not introduce CAZ
St Helens Borough Council is to focus on improving public transport and has no plans to introduce a Clean Air Zone in the borough. This is according to its Cllr Andy Bowden, St Helens Borough Council’s cabinet member for transport and environment, who said: “We regularly test levels of nitrogen dioxide – one of the […]
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough mayor reaffirms active travel pledge for the region
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough mayor Dr Nik Johnson has committed to continue to work with the government to provide more funding towards active travel schemes for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. Dr Johnson made the pledge to deliver active travel across the region after meeting with transport minister Chris Heaton-Harris. He has already said that he wants to appoint a […]
New Essex County Council strategy to make walking the number one active travel choice in the region
Walking should be the natural, everyday choice, whether for shorter trips or as part of longer journeys according a new Essex Walking Strategy Short car trips are on the increase resulting in poorer air quality, more congestion, and a more sedentary population. County residents might assume that driving is always the most convenient choice, but […]