How councils can reduce operational costs and manage tech investments
Nick Smee, CEO of Yotta, explores the digital resident demands and funding issues that councils may face this year and considers the steps they can to take re-evaluate their technology investments, reduce operational costs and better manage budget allocation. To read more, click here: How councils can reduce operational costs and manage tech investments (openaccessgovernment.org)
How local lockdown travel habits are already influencing a green recovery
Mark Nicholson, CEO of Vivacity Labs, discusses how local lockdown travel habits are already influencing the green recovery With restrictions in the UK now easing, residents have spent much more time in their local area than ever before during lockdown. Whether it was walking around the local park, cycling around the area, or running new routes, the distance […]
Cumbria County Council to resume repairs works to secure future of the Victoria Bridge in Kendal
Repair works which will secure the long term future of Victoria Bridge in Kendal are set to resume in May – two months earlier than originally planned., Cumbria County Council has reported. The council is carrying out permanent repair work on the bridge, which is vital infrastructure in Kendal’s road network, and Story Contracting is […]
Two-thirds of young adults in Wales in favour of more active travel schemes
Nearly two-thirds (63%) of those aged 16-24 support allocating 10% of the Welsh transport budget to cycling and walking, while just 8% oppose it, acording to a new YouGov poll. In the poll carried out by YouGov on behalf of Cycling UK, 1,194 people were asked whether they would support or oppose a pledge by […]
Coroner calls for stricter air quality laws following inquest into the role air pollution had in the death nine year old girl
The coroner Philip Barlow has called on government to consider stricter air quality laws following the publication of his report after the inquest that considered the role air pollution had in the death of nine year old Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah in London in 2013. The report contains the coroners concerns and recommendations for actions. It had already […]
Cheshire West and Chester Council rolls out moe electric vehicle charging points
Cheshire West and Chester Council has confirmed that new electric vehicle charging points will be available soon across the borough. From mid-May, new facilities will open to allow residents and visitors to charge their electric vehicles in more locations, especially in areas where residents have no off-street parking. An Electric Charging Hub has been created […]
Highways England starts work on ground investigations for A66 trans-Pennine project
Highways England has started ground investigations as it prepares to start further work on trhe A66 trans-Pennine route. The work includes testing different ground conditions along the route and soil types. For this, engineers are using ground penetrating radar and have up to ten crews operating from two site compounds on the A66, drilling approximately […]
Emergency Active Travel Schemes to continue across Buckinghamshire
A range of Emergency Active Travel (EAT) trial schemes across Buckinghamshire are being introduced and changed this month, the council has announced. Following feedback and consultations with local residents, businesses and road users, Buckinghamshire Council is making adjustments to existing schemes and adding new trial schemes in different parts of the county. The EAT schemes […]
Experts call on London Mayor to scrap plans for Silvertown Tunnel
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan are being urged to scrap plans for the Silvertown Tunnel. A group of experts, including transport planners and academics have said the tunnel with increase road use, therefore pollution levels will rise. In a letter to Shapps and Khan, the group of 52 have called for […]
All lane running driving requires a ‘different mindeset’, says RAC Foundation
The challenge for Highways England alongside smart motorway upgrades, is to effectively communicate to the travelling public that all lane running requires a different mindset, according to the RAC Foundation. Steve Gooding, Director of the RAC Foundation, said: “We welcome this acceleration in the retrofitting programme. Whilst the casualty numbers suggest smart motorways may, overall, […]