Scottish islands could get bridges and mass transit the key in cities in TS transport plan
The Scottish Government has published its blueprint for future transport investment which includes 45 recommendations including enhanced communications between its islands and more reliance on public transport and active travel. The second Strategic Transport Projects Review (STPR2) has six themes which the authors say seek to make transport in Scotland more sustainable and support people to […]
TfL streamlines executive team
London’s Transport Commissioner, Andy Byford has restructured the organisation’s executive team, designed to best meet the coming challenges and opportunities as London prepares for a new phase of recovery from the pandemic. In a statement, TfL says the new structure is designed to ensure it is in the “best possible shape to become an even […]
Future engineers “on right track” after Siemens sustainability competition
Siemens says it has uncovered engineering, technology and business talent through a competition to design the smart and sustainable transport system of the future. SustainaCity Racer challenged 50 students from 15 universities across the UK to design an intelligent, sustainable and interconnected network for a fictional city region, using a variety of transport types for […]
Collaborative working leads to reduced-disruption road solution
West Sussex County Council have detailed how collaboration between s developer, councillors, Highway officers and the MP for Mid Sussex led to a solution for reduced disruption while a busy road in Burgess Hill is closed. Fairbridge Developments (FDL) has revised closure plans for the Cuckfield Road/Fairbridge Way roundabout junction to improve access to businesses […]
ITS (UK) Forum meeting hears why private logistics firms benefit when sharing their data
Freight and logistics experts in the UK’s Intelligent Transport Systems Industry Association have been presented with a compelling case for haulage firms to share more data to make their industry more efficient. The ITS (UK) Freight Forum meeting heard from Connected Places Catapult Principal Engineer Shyful Choudhury who outlined a new project he’s running to […]
How to make streets smarter 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 Manual for Smart Streets is intended to provide guidance to support local authorities in implementing technology that supports traffic management and the operation of streets,” explains New Mobility Technology Integration expert Daniel Hobbs of the Connected Places Catapult on this […]
Safety experts warn of the danger of upbeat music when driving
A group of researchers including road safety expert Nick Reed of Reed Mobility have discovered that fast-tempo music can make people worse drivers in urban areas. The study, undertaken at Brunel University, tested people’s driving styles in a simulator while playing them fast music, slow music and no music. People listening to fast tempo music […]
TRL demonstrates hydrogen-powered ship solution
A consortium of partners led by TRL and part-funded by Innovate UK has announced the UK’s first demonstration of zero-emission marine technology in the Tees Valley as an example of how the freight sector could use hydrogen technology to decarbonise. In a bid to show the path available for the maritime sector to decarbonise, the […]
Siemens sells Yunex to Italian company Atlantia
Siemens Mobility has agreed to sell its Yunex Traffic road traffic business, to Italian holding company Atlantia, which is active in the infrastructure sector, including motorways, airport infrastructure and transport services. Altantia will pay €950 million (£794 million), with the deal expected to be completed in September. Yunex Traffic is one of the world’s leading […]
Eloy seeks answers in connected car priorities survey
The connected vehicle solution start-up Eloy has launched an industry survey to help it understand which services it should develop as a priority. The company is a finalist in the Rees Jeffreys Road Fund 150 year competition, with a proposal to build a connected vehicle software platform that would enable various levels of government and […]