London borough reports continued fall in harmful pollution
Lambeth Council has unveiled its Air Quality Annual Status Report highlighting a significant reduction in toxic air levels in the borough, thanks to a fall in vehicle emissions. The report has been published showing the continued fall in the levels of Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) and other harmful particles linked to vehicles, saying that between 2014 […]
RJRF launches £150,000 roads of the future competition
The Trustees of the Rees Jeffreys Road Fund are celebrating 150 years since the birth of their benefactor William Rees Jeffreys with a UK-wide Competition to describe the roads of the future. The Trustees are offering grants of up to a possible £150,000, plus cash prizes of £5,000 for schools, to encourage “new and creative […]
National Highways sets out digital vision
A virtual twin of the road network that can predict the time and location of potholes and other maintenance issues is just one of the innovations National Highways says is poised to transform its future operations. Other initiatives that could lead the charge on what it calls a digital revolution for roads include intelligent road […]
ITS (UK) offers Early Careers professionals chance to be consultation Observers
The UK’s Intelligent Transport Systems Industry Association is looking for members in the early years of their careers to boost their Continuous Professional Development by taking part in a consultation about the Department for Transport’s Traffic Commissioner function. ITS (UK) Executive Members the DfT have opened the consultation on the Traffic Commissioner Function. This review […]
New alliance calls on government to make roads safer and healthier
A new pressure group is urging the Government to show leadership, through robust and new Road Safety Strategy policies and investment to make our roads and urban spaces safe and healthy. The Safe Roads for All Alliance says a new strategy is urgently needed and would “prevent thousands of tragic deaths, catastrophic injuries, killer respiratory […]
HERE voted top location platform
Global location data and technology company HERE has been ranked as the number one location platform by industry analyst firm Omdia, whose analysts praise its “open and secure environment”. The 2021 Index assesses the seven leading global providers of location data and services including Google, Apple, Mapbox and TomTom. Omdia analysts conclude this year, “HERE […]
MPs unite to address road safety issues
Two of South Cumbria’s MPs have joined a meeting with National Highways to discuss how to make the A590 through the county safer. Cumbrian local newspaper The Mail reports how former Lib Dem leader Tim Farron and Conservative backbencher Simon Fell attended the Cumbria Better Connected meeting to discuss ideas such as introducing average speed […]
County Council hails Parish collaboration
A county council has explained how working with a parish council has been key in improvements on the A285 through the village of Halnaker. West Sussex County Councill worked with Boxgrove Parish Council and its Traffic Action Group to identify the improvements to the road following concerns raised by the community. Elements of the £150,000 […]
JCT sees surge in delegate bookings as in-person Symposium draws near
The organisers of one of the transport industry’s first major in-person events since the Covid pandemic hit have reported a surge in bookings as people return from their summer breaks. The JCT Traffic Signals Symposium takes on Wednesday 15 and Thursday 16 September at The Nottingham Conference Centre, Nottingham Trent University with 25 exhibiting companies […]
MP and engineer suggest Faroes-style tunnels for Scottish islands
A Scottish engineer is calling for undersea road tunnels to be built between some of Scotland’s islands to help make their communities more sustainable. The BBC says Andy Sloan was involved in a proposal 13 years ago for a 350m tunnel to Bressay in Shetland, which was never built. He told BBC Radio Scotland the […]