Air pollution in Oxford falls by 29% during 2020
Air pollution levels have dropped by 29% over the last year-achieving the lowest levels of air pollution since this data was first monitored in 1996. This reduction is equivalent to the level of reduction achieved during the ten-year period between 2009-2019. The new data, published in the City Council’s latest Air Quality Annual Status Report […]
CGP’s ‘transformative’ public tranport and active travel plans set for consideration this summer
All four of the Greater Cambridge Partnership’s (GCP) ‘transformative’ public transport and active travel schemes will be put before the Joint Assembly and Executive Board for key decisions this summer, it has been announced. Members will discuss the findings of an in-depth and independent audit of the Cambourne to Cambridge (C2C) project which has concluded the scheme […]
ADEPT welcomes conclusions of HCLG Committee report and says planning should not become more centralised
The Associssdation of Directors of Environment, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) has welcomed the conclusions of the HCLG Committee report – The Future of the Planning System in England, saying planning should not become more centralised because places have different needs and ambitions. Paula Hewitt, ADEPT President said: “ADEPT welcomes the conclusions of the HCLG committee’s report into the […]
North Yorks streetlighting project completed early and under budget
A carbon reduction programme to replace 50,400 streetlights across North Yorkshire LED lamps has been completed more quickly and at a lower cost than expected, according to the council. North Yorkshire County Council’s street lighting engineers have now completed the LED programme within three years across the country’s largest highways network, rather than the five years it was originally […]
Manual labour employees three times more likely to smoke, according to PHE
Recently released data from Public Health England (PHE) reveals that nearly one in four employees in routine manual and service occupations in England smoke tobacco – over three times more than those in office-based roles. The data comes after a report from a former government health advisor found reversing trends in smoking cessation in the […]
Further £35.4 million to maintain bus services in Scotland
The Scottish Government has approved additional expenditure of up to £35.4 million to enable bus operators to maintain services during the COVID-19 pandemic. The new funding extends the support of up to £61.4 million that the Scottish Government has already made available in 2021-22, and up to £191.3 million that was available in 2020-21. Minister […]
Fusion Processing selected for new driverless minibus trial at Milton Park
Oxfordshire County Council has signed an agreenment with driverless technology company, Fusion Processing, to procure an electric, self-driving minibus. Staff working at Milton Park near Didcot will soon benefit from an automated driving public transport service Oxfordshire County Council, as the highways authority, is part of a successful consortium, awarded funding of £2.5 million from […]
Project Endeavour arrives in Birmingham for next phase of driverless trials
Project Endeavour arrives in Birmingham this week, with the UK’s second largest city hosting the next phase of autonomous vehicle trials on public roads. The trials offer the Project Endeavour partners the opportunity to refine local deployment approaches as well as understand and model the complex and busy road network in the city. Project Endeavour […]
Brighton and Hove City Council choose StarTraq as its environmental enforcement partner
StarTraq has announced that Brighton and Hove City Council has chosen to invest in its Environmental Enforcement ‘Software as a Service’ solution, StarTraq DOME. Like so many other councils in the UK, Brighton and Hove has the challenge and cost of keeping its streets and public spaces clean and tidy. Investing more money into cleaning […]
Glasgow to start consultation on phase 2 of its Low Emission Zone
Glasgow City Council has announced that consultation on the second phase of its Low Emission Zone is set to begin later this month. The council introduced phase one of the Low Emission Zone (LEZ) in 2018 in order to address harmful levels of nitrogen dioxide in the city centre. Phase 1 applies to local bus […]