More funding secured by Glasgow City Council for its sustainable transport plans
Glasgow City Council has secured funding to improve the city’s safety for cyclists as part of plans to improve sustainable transport. The Council will receive an additional £4.8m in grant funding from Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT), Smarter Choices Smarter Places (SCSP), and Cycling, Walking and Safer Routes (CWSR). The funds will be used to […]
Air quality improving in Harrogate says council
A new report produced by Harrogate Borough Council shows that air quality across the Harrogate district has improved. While monitoring results have been improving for a number of years, this is the first year that all four air quality management areas in Bond End and York Place Knaresborough, Skellgate Ripon and Woodlands Junction in Harrogate have reduced to below the nitrogen […]
Liverpool City Council starts search for consultants to join its professional services framework
Liverpool City Council has started its search for consultants wanting to join its new four-year professional services highways framework, worth £240 million. According to a prior information notice (PIN) for the framework which runs from 31 January 2022 to January 2026, the council is looking for between four and six suppliers for each of the […]
More than half of drivers find rural roads stressful, according to new research
Three-in-10 motorists admit to deliberately steering clear of narrow country lanes and are prepared to take a detour of 16 miles or 25 minutes to avoid them, according to new research from Ageas, and the RAC. More than half of drivers (58%) say they find using narrow country roads stressful, a figure that rises to […]
Independent modelling shows SRL ADS reduce queue lengths by 50%
The UK and Republic of Ireland’s only multiphase adaptive detection system for portable and temporary traffic signals has been independently proven to reduce average queue lengths by 50%, potentially saving commuters more than a day a year journey time. Created by SRL Traffic Systems, the leading manufacturer and supplier of mobile intelligent transport system (ITS) […]
Technical faults hits one of London’s most iconic bridges
A technical fault left Tower Bridge stuck open earlier this week with cars and pedestrians left either side of the bridge. The bascules jammed upright after being opened to allow a Jubilee Trust Tall Ship to pass through. The fault brought traffic in part of central London grinding to a halt with people wanting to […]
Milestone Infrastructure secures RoSPA Gold Award for street light operations
Milestone Infrastructure (‘Milestone’), a part of M Group Services, has received a prestigious RoSPA Gold Award for demonstrating the highest standards in health and safety across its Street Lighting activity. Organisations receiving a RoSPA Award are recognised as world-leaders in health and safety practice. Every year, nearly 2,000 entrants vie to achieve the highest possible accolade […]
Cardiff Council begins consultation on next stage of its active travel plans
Cardiff Council has said it wants to increase the number of people walking or cycling to work from 31% to 43% by 2030. To achieve this, Cardiff council’s cabinet discussed and approved for the draft Active Travel Network Map to go out to public consultation which starts this week. The consultation will use the Welsh […]
City of Edinburgh Council launches new ‘Meet me halfway’ active travel campaign
People in Edinburgh are being encouraged to make a part of every journey they make by active travel to repeat some of the benefits of daily exercise during the pandemic. This forms part of a new campaign, Meet me Halfway, which aims to encourage people in every part of Edinburgh to keep choosing those methods of getting […]
New smart parking lab to open in Detroit to test autonomous technologies
The city of Detroit, working in partnership with Ford and Bosch is about to open a new Smart Parking Lab, hosted in Detroit’s Bedrock Assembly Garage. It’s a real-world environment to test future autonomous technologies that could be used to refine autonomous valet parking into a product. Opening in September, the facility will also enable these […]