Worries grow, but so do new business opportunities across ITS sector
A second survey of members of the UK’s Intelligent Transport Society suggests that a growing proportion of private companies are worried about their future in a post-Coronavirus world, but that they have had success in generating new business. After ITS (UK) surveyed members in March, the same questions were shared again six weeks later to […]
Speeding on UK roads still increasing during lockdown
One person was killed and 18 seriously hurt on Leicestershire’s roads during the first few weeks of lockdown and various other local authorities have reported several cases of excessive speeding. The Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Road Safety Partnership said traffic levels had fallen to more than half since lockdown but that that fall had not […]
Highways England invests in North Somerset walking and cycle path
Highways England has invested £1.3 million for a North Somerset Council project to create a new mile-long walking and cycling path between Weston-super-Mare and Clevedon, to the west of the M5. The benefits will not only reduce traffic around M5 Junction 21 and on the motorway, but also bring about a growth in the use […]
Midlands Future Mobility project goes live
Finding out how autonomous vehicles interact with existing road infrastructure will be tested later this year in the West Midlands as part of the Midlands Future Mobility project which has now started. Approximately 188 miles of roads will form the planned routes for the testing, which includes inner-city, suburban and rural roads from Coventry to […]
RSMA wants all road marking firms to be NHSS #7 accredited
The Road Safety Markings Association (RSMA) has written to Grant Shapps, Secretary of State for Transport, to urge that he mandate that all road marking companies applying markings to any part of the public road network must be National Highways Sector Scheme #7 certified by a UKAS accredited body. Companies audited by UKAS accredited bodies and […]
Zenzic and testbed partners launch CAM Testbed UK:Connected video series
This week, Zenzic and its testbed partners have launched a new video series CAM Testbed UK: Connected. It took one electric van to five testing facilities to showcase the UK’s comprehensive and coordinated connectivity testing capabilities for connected and self-driving vehicle technologies. With secure, high speed communications and data sharing across virtual, controlled, semi-controlled and real […]
Walking and cycling planning-lessons learnt from Australia
From Brussels to Bogota, cities are placing support for increased levels of walking and cycling at the core of their response to the COVID-19 crisis. Prioritising improvements to active transport infrastructure recognises the unique opportunity for walking and cycling to address immediate capacity needs and to provide a catalyst for longer-term economic recovery and behavioural […]
Reading councillor calls for certainty over how funding bids can be made
A councillor in Reading has asked for clarity from the Department for Transport over how funding applications for cycling and walking modifications can be made following the recent government announcement. The government has ordered local authorities to create more space for pedestrians and cyclists because of the coronavirus pandemic and Reading Borough Council says it’s […]
Durham adds £8.5 million to roads investment plan after extra DfT funding
Durham CC will use the extra £8.5 million it has received from the DfT’s Pothole and Challenge Bid funds to help strengthen its rolling programme of resurfacing and sealing of road surfaces as well as repairs to bridges and drains. The latest funding has been added to the £30 million already committed by the council for […]
Londoners want clarity over public transport message to continue to travel
Around 16% of commuters in London will avoid public transport for the foreseeable future with 22% will work from home on a regular basis, according to a survey by business campaign group, London First. Around a quarter (24%) of Londoners plan to use the tube, while 21% say they will use buses, a figure that […]