Majority of Londoners support expansion of ULEZ in the city, according to new survey
Most Londoners support the expansion of London’s Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), according to a survey commissioned by environmental law charity ClientEarth with 68% saying they are worried about children breathing in pollution. The survey shows that 68% of those questioned think higher-polluting vehicles should pay more than other vehicles for travelling through the capital, with […]
Over half a million ultra low emission vehicles are now on Britain’s roads
Over half a million ultra low emission vehicles are now being driven on UK roads, according to the Department for Transport and Office for Low Emission Vehicles. This comes as statistics from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show that 13.6% of new cars sold in the past four months had a plug, […]
Argo AI develops more advanced lidar sensing technology
Argo AI, the self-driving startup backed by Ford Motor Co. and Volkswagen Group, has developed a sensor it believes will be key to commercialising autonomous transportation. The compamy has launched a lidar sensor Tuesday capable of ‘seeing’400 metersdown the road with almost photographic detail. Lidar bounces light off objects to create an image of the […]
Government and business commitments on zero emission transition in road transport will ‘reinforce’ each other, says COP26 President Alok Sharma
Commitments made by governments and businesses around the world will help the road transport sector around the world reach zero emissions faster than ever, according to COP26 President Alok Sharma. Speaking at ‘Breakthroughs in the Race to Zero Emissions Vehicles’ – a Petersberg Climate Dialogue satellite event, hosted by High Action Climate Champion Nigel Topping, […]
Public transport goes contactless in Helsinki
Contacless payment speacialist, Littlepay has announced the launch of open loop payments on public transport in Finland’s capital Helsinki and its second largest urban area, the city of Tampere. This means that ‘tap-to-pay’ is now live on selected ferries and trams in Helsinki and on buses operated by Nysse in Tampere. Last year, Littlepay, won […]
Shetland Council could follow Sevenoaks lead on demand-led public transport
Shetland Council is considering plans to introduce demand-led publuc transport, which would see buses running when there is the demand, rather than to a set timetable. Local transport policy officer Robina Barton told a meeting of Lerwick Community Council that ‘public mobility’ company ViaVan could be involved in exploring if this could actually work in […]
Jacobs secures seven additional years on Highways England’s Historical Railways Estate contract
Jacobs has been awarded the role of sole provider of a range of professional services to help Highways England manage the assets that make up the Historical Railways Estate (HRE). Jacobs is tasked with the maintenance and disposal of over 3,000 assets that make up the estate, including 77 listed structures across the United Kingdom. Jacobs […]
Councils block HE plans to infill 70 disused railway bridges and tunnels
Councils have blocked plans by Highways England to infill almost 70 disused railyway bridges and tunnels because they say Britain’s Victorian heritage could be at stake. The Telegraph reports that critics of the scheme say future plans to reuse the sites as footpaths and cycleways will in this case, be destroyed if woerk was to […]
UK’s second National Infrastructure Assessment to be published later this year
The UK’s second National Infrastructure Assessment will be published in the second half of 2023 and consultation and analysis to inform its recommendations will commence this autumn, the National Infrastructure Commission has confirmed. The Commission’s Corporate Plan for the next three years, published last week, set out the process it will follow to develop a comprehensive set of […]
DfT publishes Levelling Up Fund: Frequently asked questions
The Department for Transport (DfT), HM Tresurary and Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government have published a guide to the Levelling Up Fund for local authjorities, with a series of frequently asked questions. The guide covers putting together proposals, package bids, bid assessment and information on putting together economic cases and value for money […]