TfGM celebrates its birthday with a look back on a “decade of achievement”
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has celebrated its tenth birthday with a look back on what it’s calling ten years of achievement and investment in the region. The start of April marked exactly ten years since the current organisation was born, after a reform of local government in Greater Manchester granted the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE) more powers and led to a rebranding. […]
Better data on transport-related social exclusion at heart of TfN’s new research project
Needing better data to inform transport planning decisions is at the heart of Transport for the North’s (TfN) decision to start a new research project to help uncover and address the challenges of transport-related social exclusion in the North of England. The results will inform transport planning in the coming years, helping the region to […]
Cycling up 47% in Scotland one year on from the first Covid-19 restrictions
New data shows a 47% rise in people cycling in Scotland, from 23rd March to 22nd March 2021, compared to the same period 2019-20, according to Cycling Scotland. Since Covid-19 restrictions first came into force on 23 March 2020, the nation’s cycling organisation has released regular updates on the number of people cycling in Scotland, […]
TfL to make the switch to renewables
Transport for London (TfL) will commit to actively supporting renewable energy over the next decade, according to the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. TfL is one of the largest consumers of electricity in the UK, with a requirement of 1.6TWh per year, equivalent to the electricity consumed by around 420,000 homes. The Mayor said the […]
WJ makes award-winning start on its journey to meeting net zero
WJ Group is on a journey to Net Zero by working to reduce carbon emissions in all aspects of its business with a full commitment to play a part and help deal with the challenges of climate change. Here’s some insight to how WJ started that journey. Climate change is in fact the defining issue […]
North Somerset set to ban vehicles from some rural roads in a bid to encourage active travel
North Somerset Council is planning to ban traffic from some rural roads in the county as part of plans to promote acvtive travel. The council has now applied for a traffic regulation order to prohibit the vehicles-in particlar HGVs and has started a consultation as well. It said this could help its aim to increase […]
Highways England invites tenders for two roads contracts on its Lower Thames Crossing project
Highways England has started its search for contractors as it invites tenders on two roads contracts to build the routes north and south on its proposed Lower Thames Crossing project. The tender process is for two roads contracts: The Kent Roads contract, which is a two-stage design and build contract for the part of the route […]
HE gets to grips with the link between sustainability and design thanks to progress of its Strategic Design Panel
Sustainability and climate change will be key considerations of future road design, thanks to the work of Highways England’s Strategic Design Panel. The panel has published its fourth progress and recommendations. This report sets out the progress over the past year and a half (June 2019 to end of 2020) and makes key recommendations to […]
Cycling is ‘ten times’ more important than electric cars for reaching net-sero in cities
Globally, only one in 50 new cars were fully electric in 2020, and one in 14 in the UK. Sounds impressive, but even if all new cars were electric now, it would still take 15-20 years to replace the world’s fossil fuel car fleet. The emission savings from replacing all those internal combustion engines with zero-carbon alternatives will not feed in fast […]
Sunderland begins e-scooter trials across the city
Sunderland City Council will begin its e-scooter rental trial today with the first of 300 distinctive orange e-scooters being deployed across the city. The 12-month trial, operated by Neuron Mobility in partnership with the City Council, is aimed at “providing the city with a safe, socially-distanced and environmentally-friendly transport option for those that must travel”. To […]