New ADEPT President: “Let’s keep our places extraordinary”
Keeping places ‘extraordinary for our people’ will be one of the priorities of Nigel Riglar, the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT)’s new President. Speaking after he took over from Darryl Eyers, Mr Riglar, who is Director of Environment and Community Services at South Gloucestershire Council, said: “In what will be […]
Cardiff to work with Arup on strategy for creating a safer city
Cardiff Council is working with highways and transport consultant Arup, to investigate how it can work with partners to create a ‘Safer Cardiff’ for both residents and workers travelling into the city centre once the current lockdown restrictions are lifted. Arup will develop a strategy in partnership with the council and business to support the […]
Third round of funding for active travel opens in Scotland
Transport Scotland has opened a third round of funding from the Scottish Government’s active travel budget for 2020/21 to help increase walking, cycling and other modes of sustainable travel. The Paths for All’s Smarter Choices Smarter Places Open Fund has been allocated £2 million in this round, with the fund supporting the Transport Transition Plan […]
Making road condition data work for you
Highway authorities tell of benefits of moving to high definition, image based condition surveys to get a more accurate insight into the state of their network, while the future will be about providing this data in real-time to view any time, from anywhere. Using imaged based road condition surveys has helped local highway authorities have […]
“All Systems Go” for Hull road upgrade
It’s been announced work on the ground is to get underway on a new road scheme in Hull to create a much better connection between the city centre and the retail and docks area. Following approval from the Transport Secretary, Highways England can now set up a site compound and start work on the ground. […]
Dundee-Monifieth active travel scheme is ‘unparalleled’
A £9 million active travel scheme on the coastal path between Dundee and Monifieth that will provide continuous off-road cycling has been described as ‘unparalleled’. Funded by the Scottish Government through Sustrans Scotland’s Places for Everyone programme, the coastal path project aims to provide a continuous off-road route between Dundee and Monifieth. The proposal would […]
DfT announces emergency active travel fund local authority allocations
The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced the emergency active travel fund local authority allocations. This follows the announcement on May 23rd by the department that extra money was available to help with protecting and increasing transport services, level up infrastructure and regenerate local economies after coronavirus. Before that, earlier in May, the DfT also […]
Transport for the North welcomes confirmed A63 improvement plans
A scheme included in Transport for the North’s Strategic Transport Plan, published in 2019, the A63 Castle Street Improvement in Hull, has been given final approval by the Department for Transport (DfT). The scheme will cost £355 million and will transform one of the City of Hull’s busiest roads as well as improve access to […]
AECOM launches report on the future of infrastructure
Consultant AECOM has launched its third annual report The Future of Infrastructure. The report highlights the essential role infrastructure plays in addressing society’s most complex challenges through critical themes, including economic stimulus, funding, social value, innovation, resilience, climate change, sustainability and adapting for a post-pandemic world. For more, please click here: https://infrastructure.aecom.com/
Southampton launches Green Transport Recovery Plan
Southampton City Council has launched a Green Transport Recovery Plan in line with the Government’s recommendations for encouraging safe and active travel as we come out of lockdown. During the current lockdown period travel patterns in Southampton have changed dramatically. There was a 58% reduction in road traffic levels since the week before the lockdown […]