Councils set to attend Transport + Energy Forum
A number of local authorities have signed up to attend next month’s Transport + Energy Forum – with the event set to provide advice and support around actions they can take to reduce carbon emissions. Representatives from councils including Kent, Oxfordshire, Coventry, Black Country Transport, Transport for Wales, Blackpool and Sandwell have all signed up […]
ITS (UK) Early Careers Director promises to increase opportunities and raise awareness
The new Early Careers Director at ITS (UK) says he plans to ensure all Members get a service tailored to their needs by developing opportunities for those in the sector, as well as raising awareness of transport technology for students studying related topics. James Hornsby, who is a traffic signals engineer at Atkins, has taken […]
TfL moves ahead with Greenwich to Woolwich Cycleway plans
Transport for London has published a consultation report that outlines next steps for a new Cycleway between Greenwich and Woolwich. The consultation, which took place before the pandemic, showed that 77% of people responding believed the planned changes would result in more people cycling, while 70% said the same about walking. Enabling more people to […]
TfGM criticised for inactive speed cameras
Greater Manchester’s speed cameras have been criticised for “falling behind” after it was revealed more than a hundred cameras are inactive. The Oldham Times reports Local councillor Howard Sykes, who sits on Greater Manchester’s transport Committee criticised the situation saying, “Speed cameras are put in place for a very good reason. Not only do they […]
IRU backs EU transport data initiative
The International Road Transport Union is welcoming the outcome of the a by the European Parliament’s Transport Committee, which makes important data more accessible to transport operators and other road users. It says this sends a strong signal to accelerate digitalisation in road transport. The IRU has repeatedly called for a pragmatic framework for the […]
Emovis awarded new contract for the Dutch vehicle authority
The Dutch vehicle authority has awarded a contract to tolling company Emovis to design, install and maintain the first free flow tolling system in the Netherlands on two new major roads. The first project is for the new highway A24 (Blankenburgverbinding) near Rotterdam which is currently being built. It connects the A15 and A20 and […]
Ford and VW shut down driverless joint venture
The autonomous vehicle startup Argo AI, joint owned by Ford and VW is closing down. The website Techcrunch broke the news that the business, which was started with an initial $1 billion investment back in 2017, told employees that some people would receive offers to work at one of the two manufacturers, although it remains […]
Connecting Leeds £270 million investment in the transport network completed
Work to transform transport and travel around Leeds has been completed following the £270 million Leeds Transport Investment Programme. After the start of the programme in 2018, the vision for Connecting Leeds was to deliver a transformational change in the transport network and connectivity across Leeds and the wider region, helping to bring people, places, […]
Council, not police, to issue speeding fines in UK first
A pilot initiative is about to get underway in which drivers breaking the speed limit could be issued fines by the council instead of the police. Wandsworth is the first local authority in the UK to be piloting this type of scheme. Once in force motorists will be penalised if they exceed the 20mph limit […]
Scotland publishes road casualty statistics for 2021
Finalised statistics for 2021 confirm that the number of people killed or injured in reported road accidents in Scotland in 2021 remained broadly in line with 2020. The Reported Road Casualties publication, released today by Transport Scotland statisticians, provides finalised figures for the number of people injured or killed as a result of road accidents. […]