JCT Symposium ’21 presentations available to view online as 2022 call for papers opens
Some of the best knowledge sharing around traffic signals and related matters is now available free of charge, as the videos of the 2021 JCT Traffic Signals Symposium are made available on YouTube. The event, which attracted hundreds of delegates to Nottingham last autumn, features a wide range of expert speakers to the two-day conference. […]
Connected Places Catapult aiming to transform the use of freight and logistics data to inform investment and policy decisions
The UK’s innovation accelerator for cities, transport, and places is undertaking a major project to understand how to source and make the most of freight and logistics data, to best meet the challenges facing the industry. The Connected Places Catapult is working with the Department for Transport (DfT) on the logistics end-to-end data research project […]
Remote working as an early careers professional and product procurement 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! As an early careers professional, how do you work and learn when you’re not among people absorbing the office life? Many worried about the situation, but our guest on the Highways Voices podcast this week makes us feel better about it […]
Government rejects LTC “smart motorway” objection
The government has dismissed a campaign group’s suggestion that the Lower Thames Crossing should be included in the government’s pause on “smart motorways”. Last week, the Thames Crossing Action Group wrote to Transport Secretary Grant Shapps, National Highways Chief Executive, Nick Harris, the Transport Select Committee, the Office of Rail & Road, and various other Department for Transport […]
LTNs blamed for fire engine delays
Analysis by the London Fire Brigade suggests that roads blocked to make way for Low Traffic Neighbourhoods contributed to 3,000 delays to engines responding to emergency calls last year. The Telegraph says firefighters experienced slowed response times 3,035 times, equivalent to 253 each month, due to “traffic calming” measures. That’s up 42% on 2020, when […]
Transport Scotland looking at A82 improvements
A plan to build a new link road through one of Scotland’s most congested towns is being considered to help alleviate traffic problems on major tourist routes. The Herald newspaper reports that Transport Scotland is looking at proposals to ease pressure on the A82 in Fort William by creating a diversion away from the town centre. […]
American city uses streetlight sensors to collect pedestrian data
The American city of Philadelphia is testing out technology to track pedestrians, attaching sensors to 14 streetlights along a single street, in order to track environmental factors and how pavements are being used. The website BillyPenn reports that the SmartBlockPHL pilot is run by the city in collaboration with Comcast, Juganu, and US Ignite — […]
Toyota registers most automotive patents for 8th Consecutive Year
The United States Patent and Trademark Office awarded Toyota more patents than any other automaker in 2021, as it registers its innovations in electric vehicle batteries, automated driving systems and AI. The latest annual ranking by the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) shows Toyota’s engineers and scientists were granted a total of 2,753 patents in […]
Report calls for driverless vehicles to get dedicated lanes
A group of Australian academics are suggesting that dedicated lanes for driverless vehicles would enable cities to be better prepared for their introduction. The Sydney Morning Herald reports that the University of New South Wales Research Centre for Integrated Transport Innovation found transport networks unprepared for driverless cars would disrupt the experiences of all users, […]
American reporter hit by car on live TV
An American TV reporter has been hit by a car while reporting on freezing conditions in West Virginia. Toria Yorgey reporter on ABC TV Affiliate WSAZ in the Huntingdon area, was live on TV discussing the weather in the town of Dunbar when she was accidentally hit from behind by a car. Although she appeared […]