Modelling key to Champs Elysees revamp
The Mayor of Paris has approved far-reaching plans to transform the city’s iconic Champs Elysees, turning it into a 1.4 mile “extraordinary garden”, after modelling suggested that the scheme will minimise negative effects for mobility. The designers of the scheme, PCA Stream say the ten year plan will reduce noise, heat and car traffic and […]
Coroner calls for smart motorway review
A coroner has stated that smart motorways without a hard shoulder carry “an ongoing risk of future deaths” after recording a version of unlawful killing into the deaths of two men on the M1 in 2019. Thee BBC reports that Coroner David Urpeth has called for a review of smart motorways after closing the inquest […]
Sutton removes trial cycle paths
Temporary cycle paths installed in the London Borough of Sutton during the autumn have been removed. The trial measures were launched in September to create a dedicated space for people to cycle and provide a safer, active, greener travel alternative to the car for journeys to Sutton town centre as the first lockdown restrictions were […]
TomTom calls 2020 “the year that could change traffic forever”
Location technology company TomTom says that traffic levels saw a significant decrease in almost all cities in monitors around the world last year, as the Coronavirus crisis had a major effect on journeys. In its Traffic Index report, TomTom says that out of the 416 cities studied, 387 saw a significant decrease (averaging 21%) in […]
TfL faces £2bn funding hole as Boundary Charge considered
A business campaign group is warning Transport for London’s funding gap could hit £2 billion per year as travel changes following the Coronavirus crisis have dramatically reduced revenues. London First has issued a report with engineering firm Arup in which it describes the financial situation as “existential crisis”, and yet “an opportunity for transformational change.” […]
M4 average speed limit “must be enforced”
A new average speed limit on the M4 will only be a success if it’s properly enforced, a Welsh Government committee has heard. The South Wales Argus reports that the Welsh Parliament, the Senedd, has heard progress is being made on introducing the new system near Newport to replace variable speed limit cameras which are […]
ITS (UK) and NITT sign co-operation MoU
ITS (UK) and the Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology (NITT) Zaria have signed an agreement to enhance their respective international ties. In the Memorandum of Understanding, both agree to “enhance the promotion of ITS innovations, knowledge and technology transfer towards the development and deployment of ITS in their respective countries.” The two organisations will exchange […]
More than 400 Kent Access Permit offences issued to HGV drivers
More than 400 fines have been issued to HGV drivers who failed to obtain a valid Kent Access Permit before entering the county. Kent Police says that, whilst the majority of drivers are continuing to arrive with a permit in place and accessing Kent’s ports smoothly, those who are not are being strongly encouraged to […]
US announces more driverless standards
The US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued a final rule to modernise numerous Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. It’s also designed to clarify what the NHTSA calls ambiguities in current occupant protection standards for vehicles equipped with automated driving systems that are designed without traditional manual driver controls. The rule amends several […]
Navtech’s ClearWay SVD to be rolled out on smart motorways
Navtech Radar’s ClearWay stopped vehicle detection technology is to be deployed on more roads across the UK as part of Highways England’s programme to enhance safety on smart motorways. The Oxfordshire-based designer and manufacturer has won a competitive tender to supply ClearWay for all all-lane-running motorways to quickly identify vehicles that have stopped, helping to […]