TfL extends e-scooter trials into Camden
TfL, Camden Council and London Councils have announced an expansion of the capital’s trial of rental e-scooters with e-scooters now available in Camden. The borough becomes the tenth borough to join the trial alongside Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea, Richmond, Tower Hamlets (including Canary Wharf), City of London, Lambeth, Southwark and Westminster. There […]
Labour Party calls for more ‘rapid’ spending on active travel
The Labour Party has urged government to spend more ‘rapidly’ on active travel as it said any gains made in active travel made during the pandemic could be lost as vehicle traffic levels return to pre-Covid levels. This is seen as particularly an issue for cycling: the number of bike trips rose notably during lockdown, […]
Innovative electrical equipment trialled by Essex Highways to cut down noise and air pollution
Essex Highways is trialling two new innovations – an electric mini-excavator and a battery-operated wacker plate which is used to compact the ground and aggregates into a solid sub base before laying a road or pavement top surface. Both new machines are run purely on battery power meaning a reduction in both air and noise […]
National Highways to start public consultation on A66
National Highways has started public consultation on its A66 transformation plans, set to be the biggest investment in the north’s road network for a generation. Baroness Vere, Minister for Roads, Buses and Places, is to launch the National Highways consultation on the proposal to improve the A66 between the M6 at Penrith and A1 at […]
Highlands travel app gets further funding
A phone app making it easier to plan, book and pay for travel in the Highlands and islands is being extended with additional Scottish Government funding. The app, launched in June, provides instant access to information on buses, trains, taxis, car hire, car clubs, bicycle hire, air travel and ferries. It allows users to plan […]
‘Substantial’ behaviour change is still required on car travel in Scotland, according to a new report
‘Substantial’ behaviour change is still required on car travel and travel choices and technological behaviour is needed to help, according to a new report published by Transport Scotland. Transport Scotland’s report from the low carbon consultancy Element Energy looks at decarbonising the transport sector and it provides an independent assessment of what policy outcomes are […]
Oxford City Council welcomes tougher WHO guidelines on air quality levels
Oxford City Council has welcomed new World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines which recommends stricter limits on the safe level of air pollutants. The Council has also written to the UK Government to recommend adoption of the new guidelines as a matter of urgency. The new guidelines, which have been updated for the first time since 2006, provide […]
Durham looks ahead to winter with preparations already under way
Preparations for keeping roads in County Durham moving this winter are ‘well underway’, according to the council. It is making sure its fleet of gritters and winter maintenance vehicles are ready to go when needed. Durham’s winter maintenance team is making sure that salt barns across the county are stocked with 42,000 tonnes of salt […]
Finalists for Highways Heroes Awards announced
Safer Highways has announced the shortlisted finalists for the National Highways supported, industry-wide Highways Heroes Awards. The awards, organised by Safer Highways, is the first time the supply chain and the client body have come together to recognise the value and importance of those unsung heroes we put to work everyday Set up after a […]
Coronavirus reduces average number of trips per person
People made 739 trips on average in 2020, or 14 trips a week, according to the Department for Transport’s annual Travel Survey 2020. This was a 22% decrease on the level in 2019 prior to the coronavirus pandemic, where people made an average of 953 trips per year. According to the survey, People travelled an […]