Uber gets 30 month licence in London
Uber has announced it has been granted a new 30 month licence in London. It has tweeted that Transport for London “rightly holds our industry to the highest regulatory and safety standards and we are pleased to have met their high bar.” In a separate tweet it added, “As we continue to serve London, we […]
5G-powered parking app shows real-time availability in Welsh town
5G Wales Unlocked partners AppyWay and Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council have launched the a new app displaying real-time availability of parking in Ebbw Vale’s General Offices , Parkway and Town Station car parks. Enabled by 5G technology and powered by BT, the AppyParking app allows users to see where they can park in advance […]
Santander Cycles celebrates six record breaking months in a row, with the most February hires ever
Transport for London’s cycle hire scheme, Santander Cycles, has recorded the highest ever number of hires in the month of February with 750,000 hires made last month, an average of almost 27,000 per day. January was also a record month for the scheme, with 748,000 hires, or 24,000 per day. These records follow on from record months in September, October, November and December last year, as well as […]
Former transport head admits driving illegal cloned car
The former head of the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport has pleased guilty to a motor offence and been fined more than £700, after retiring last year when a the Sunday Mail newspaper spotted he was driving an illegal closed car. The Daily Record reports Gordon Maclennan, who earned £153,527 a year in his job as […]
Technology to assist cities in better managing their kerbside detailed by mobility innovation pioneer Grid Smarter Cities
An electronic parking sign which allows variable messages to be updated, informing users about kerbside restrictions and other useful hyperlocal information such as temporary changes has been unveiled by technology company Grid Smarter Cities. The sign gives the city flexibility over how it chooses to manage and allocate scarce street space. The company says the […]
Emovis Wins Contract to Road User Charging contract in Virginia
Road User Charging technology company Emovis has signed a contract with the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles to implement the RUC program for three years with the potential for additional renewable years. Virginia will join three other American states that have previously rolled out the solution: Oregon, Utah, and Washington. The company says the increase […]
DPD UK adopts what3words for pinpoint parcel deliveries
Leading UK parcel delivery company DPD UK has partnered with addressing technology company, what3words, to enable deliveries to precise locations. Parcel customers can add their what3words address in the Delivery Preferences section of the DPD app. With precise what3words addresses, drivers know they will arrive at the exact building entrance, doorstep, or tucked away side […]
Transport for the North to prioritise work on Strategic Transport Plan, decarbonisation and supporting local authorities
The North of England’s political and business leaders have announced will meet in Leeds next week to discuss how Transport for the North will continue in a new structure following funding cuts and changes to the Northern Powerhouse Rail programme. The TfN Board meeting will look at the prioritisation of its activities after the Department […]
Councils are told they can save money by transforming road gritters into traffic management vehicles
Local authorities and contractors are being told they could save money and create efficiencies by adapting their winter road gritters into spring and summertime traffic management vehicles. Traffic management vehicle specialist Acklea says it has already helped several councils do this simply by attaching crash cushions and light boards to their road gritters and salt […]
Bookings open for 2022 JCT Traffic Signals Symposium
JCT, the organiser of the popular Traffic Signals Symposium has now opened bookings for the 2022 event in Nottingham this September. Delegates can book places at both the Symposium and MOVA User Group, meals and accommodation in one session. By popular demand JCT has introduced Day Tickets. Click here for more details and a booking […]