Riding high: Cycleway 4 opens in Southwark
TfL and Southwark Council have completed work on the Cycleway on Lower Road in southeast London. This new section of Cycleway 4, the latest to be completed, now enables people to cycle safely all the way from London Bridge to Greenwich. It is a vital part of TfL’s commitment to expand the cycle network, making […]
Glynn Barton to leave TfL after 22 years
Glynn Barton, TfL’s interim Chief Operating Officer since October 2022, will be leaving the organisation at the end of May to take up the role of Chief Operations Officer of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council. Since December 2023, Glynn has also held the role of the Director of Buses for TfL. Glynn has been responsible for ensuring TfL’s directly operated and contracted services and operations are […]
A720 closure: tree removal work continues on trunk road
BEAR Scotland, acting on behalf of Transport Scotland, is carrying out essential works to remove potentially hazardous trees affected by ash dieback at 11 sites on the A720 trunk road between Baberton Junction and Sheriffhall Roundabout. The works started last night, Tuesday 5 March and wil continue tonight, Wednesday 6 March ,between the hours of […]
Autonomous vehicles will lead to job losses, claim Labour Party
The London Evening Standard is reporting that Shadow transport secretary Louise Haigh has warned that ‘mistakes of deindustrialisation’ cannot be made with the introduction of self-driving cars. Job losses as a result of self-driving cars cannot be allowed to replicate the “ravages of deindustrialisation”, Labour have warned. During the second reading of the Automated Vehicles Bill, Transport […]
Active Travel appeals to Scots
Aberdeen residents want to drive less and at the same time walk, cycle or wheel more, research for a national report has revealed. This latest Sustrans Walking and Cycling Index shows 23% of residents want to drive less, 50% of residents want to walk or wheel more, and 47% want to cycle more. Aberdeen City […]
Raising age of free bus passes for older people “not ruled out” by SNP
An SNP Minister has refused to rule out raising the age for older people to enjoy their free bus pass. Jim Fairlie gave “no commitments” when asked for a reassurance on the current qualifying criteria, reports the Daily Record. Labour MSP Monica Lennon, who quizzed the Minister, said: “The new minister quite clearly refused to rule out raising […]
China “gravely concerned” by US probe into its connected vehicles
Last week, Highways News reported that the US was investigating Chinese cars for “securoty risks”. Today, China has responded by declaring that it has “grave concerns” about the United States’ investigation into China-made vehicles that use “connected” car technology, said a Ministry of Commerce spokesperson in the Malaysian Sun on Monday. China has taken notice […]
More M25 weekend closures announced
National Highways have announced the dates for the next batch of A3/M25 closures. Last week, National Highways closed the A3 for a full weekend and demolished two bridges and the new closures will be for more demolition work, this time on the M25 between junctions 10 and 11, which will see the motorway closed in […]
Man apprehended after bungling attempted AV theft
A Californian thief’s attempt to steal a driverless Jaguar ended in embarrassment, and capture, after he couldn’t work out how to drive it, California police reported. The Waymo vehicle had just dropped off a customer at 10:30 p.m. Saturday, March 2, when the man jumped into the driver’s seat, the Los Angeles Police Department said in a […]
Deputy Minister maps out next steps for Welsh buses… then resigns
The next steps to delivering bus reform for Wales have been set out by Deputy Minister for Climate Change, Lee Waters. The Welsh Government’s Roadmap to Bus Reform builds on the proposals of the bus white paper to radically shake-up the way the public transport system works in Wales and sets out year by year targets […]