StarTraq helps Met Police dramatically increase speeding and red light offence processing
New figures from enforcement software solutions firm StarTraq have revealed that London’s Metropolitan Police service (MPS) have increased the number of speeding and red light offences processed by nearly two and a half times since using its latest software. The Met has been live with the StarTraq back-office software solution, DOME, since March 2020. The […]
TfL passenger numbers grow
New data from Transport for London shows that Tube ridership has increased by more than 25% since early January, with bus ridership up by nearly 10%. New analysis of ridership data by TfL has revealed that, since working from home restrictions were lifted on 19 January 2022, the number of people using the Tube during […]
TfL introducing lower speed limits
Transport for London is cutting the speed limit on more than eight miles (13.77km) of roads as part of its commitment to complete 20mph speed limits on 130 miles of the TfL road network by 2024. It says it’ll bring in new, lower speed limits on five roads across London as part of its Vision […]
Did the Past Predict the Future in the Car Market?
Fantasising about the future has consistently been a preoccupation of humankind. We’ve asked ourselves many futuristic questions over the centuries, and we’ve constantly tried to come up with answers to satiate our appetite for excitement, evolution, and innovation. What will we look like in 100 years’ time? Will we be taller? Will we have found […]
ERTICO CEO stresses the value of European Congress to cities’ transport development
The new CEO of ERTICO – ITS Europe, Joost Vantomme, has reiterated the importance of the ITS Congresses to European cities as a “catalyst for research and innovation”. At the Press Conference in the 2022 host city Toulouse, Mr Vantomme was joined by Dominique Faure, First Vice-President of Toulouse Métropole, Jean-Claude Dardelet, Vice-President of Toulouse […]
Marking National Apprenticeship Week with three inspiring early careers professionals on this week’s Highways Voices
Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode! “The main thing interested me was the fact that it’s not just in a warehouse picking this stock all day, you can one day be 20 miles down the M6 or round the corner on the M62 doing all sorts of […]
One in six speeding offences “cancelled”
More than one in six speeding offences detected by police forces in England and Wales ends up being cancelled, according to analysis by the RAC Foundation of the latest official data. During 2020-21, a total of 2,426,950 cases of speeding were recorded by constabularies in the two countries and later reported to the Home Office. […]
TfGM celebrates Salford pedal power
Representatives from Salford City Council, the University of Salford and Transport for Greater Manchester have taken a bike trip to mark three months since Greater Manchester’s new cycle hire scheme launched in Salford. The visit saw Councillor Mike McCusker, Lead Member for Planning and Sustainable Development and Councillor Jake Rowland joined by Bec Bennett, Head […]
More LTC consultation days announced
National Highways has announced it’ll be holding four drop-in community events over the next few weeks where people living near the proposed Lower Thames Crossing can find out the latest project updates and ask questions. Planners will be providing information on proposed new or improved paths for walkers, cyclists and horse riders, as well as […]
Shortlist for Intertraffic Awards features Jenoptik, SWARCO and TRL
The shortlist of nominees has been announced for the Intertraffic Awards 2022, featuring three companies extremely active in the UK – TRL, SWARCO and Jenoptik. The awards are recognising, not two, but four year’s worth of excellence, following the postponement of the previous edition of the biennial competition. The winners will be revealed during the […]