Road Safety Trust announces further funding for four new projects
The Road Safety Trust has announced that four projects have been awarded funding to help improve road safety. This now takes the total of funded projects to eight projects that have been awarded in total since February 2021, to a value of approximately £300,000. The Small Grants Plus Programme was opened in September to applications […]
Transport for the North and Citymapper extend passenger information service across the North
Work to provide the North’s passengers with better travel information has taken a step forward thanks to a partnership between Transport for the North (TfN) and journey-planning app Citymapper. The app, used extensively across the UK, is now using an open-data tool facilitated by TfN to make information on services and any disruptions on bus, tram and […]
First LCRIG #AsktheDfT event attracts more than 100 attendees
The Local Council Roads Innovation Group’s (LCRIG) first ever #AsktheDft event attracted more than 100 attendees with members able to put their questions directly to senior personnel. The Department for Transport (DfT) representatives who took part in the exclusive session were Matthew Eglinton, Head of Local Roads Maintenance and Resilience, Local Infrastructure; and Darren Capes, ITS Policy Lead, Traffic and Technology […]
Northumberland County Council changes gear on new campaign
Northumberland County Council is asking residents to slow down and ‘change gear’ as part of a new campaign to encourage more people to ditch their cars in favour of walking and cycling. ‘The Big Northumberland Gear Change’ is the council’s battle-cry to save the environment and health of residents by encouraging people to adopt more sustainable ways of getting around the county. A dedicated new website has been developed to convince residents to reduce their reliance on cars, which is crucial to […]
London school children take part in air quality study
Schoolchildren in Southwark, London are taking part in a wide-ranging study to look at the effects of better air on kids’ brain development. Researchers from a number of institutions including Queen Mary University of London, in Mile End, are examining pupils at 85 schools in London and Luton, including several in Southwark. The aim is […]
Scottish voters show strong support for the next Scottish government to commit 10% of its transport budget for active travel
Scottish voters have shown strong support for the next Scottish Government to commit at least 10% of its transport budget to active travel. This would represent record spending on cycling and walking and a major increase on the 3.5% of the 2021 transport budget allocation. In a poll carried out this month by YouGov on […]
Westminster City Council reaches landmark with installation of 1,000 EV charging points
Westminster City Council and Siemens have installed more than 1,000 on-street Electric Vehicle Charging Points in the City, making Westminster the first local authority in the UK to reach this milestone. The council, working in partnership with Siemens GB&I, installed the 1,000th EV charging point in April 2021 and are on track to deliver another 500 […]
TfWM start search for design and build contractor for bus and tram interchange in Dudley
Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) has started the search for a design and build contractor for its £14m Dudley Interchange that will link together its bus and tram networks. The West Midlands Combined Authority has now given the project full business case approval so that tendering can now get underway on the new bus and tram […]
Siemens Mobility uses HERE data to help local authorities reduce congestion
HERE Technologies, the location data and technology platform, today announced that Siemens Mobility, a leader in transport solutions, is integrating the HERE corridor travel time API into its Journey Time as a Service solution for the UK market. This new traffic management system, based on data rather than hardware, has already been adopted by Bedford […]
Watchdog calls for better information to help passengers social distance
Transport Focus is calling for all transport operators to give passengers the information they need to help them social distance. As people begin to return to travel the watchdog investigated information provided by rail and bus operators to help passengers avoid busier services. The organisation said that it has found that many but not all operators now […]