American university researching bike and car interactions
Researchers at America’s Morgan State University in Baltimore have installed a simulator to accurately research how drivers and cyclists interact on different types of road. The Department of Transportation and Urban Infrastructure Studies is using a FORUM8 simulator in the hope of improving the safety of drivers. The new research project will record how drivers […]
Uber and Lyft consider pulling out of California
The American ridesharing companies Uber and Lyft are reported to be considering ceasing operations in their home state of California over a legal row concerning the status of their employees. Reuters reports that a judge in the state has refused to give them more time to appeal against a decision to designate drivers as state […]
Michigan creating CAV corridor
A world-first transport corridor for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles is being built between the technology innovation city of Ann Arbor and Detroit. The American State’s Governor Gretchen Whitmer (pictured) says the plan is to improve transport for communities in the region, closing long-standing gaps in access to transit. The project will create lanes that are […]
London bus garage becomes world’s largest V2G site
A bus garage is being upgraded to become the world’s largest vehicle-to-grid trial site, running as a virtual power station when they are not in use. The idea is to feed electricity from electric buses into the power network when demand is high, then charge the buses when there is low demand, helping balance the […]
Transport grandee slams low traffic neighbourhood idea
The former Transport Minister and leading industry consultant Steve Norris has criticised plans to create three low traffic neighbourhoods in the London Borough of Wandsworth. The council has published plans to “make areas of Tooting much more bike and pedestrian friendly and deter rat run traffic,” saying the changes are part of its response to […]
Siemens completes London LED signal upgrade
Siemens Mobility has completed a retrofit upgrade of traffic signals for Transport for London, covering 161 junctions across the north and northeast of the capital. It’s estimated the LED central light source technology, which consumes an average of just 9W across a typical dim/bright cycle, will deliver energy and cost savings of over 75%, as […]
£300k Funding for road safety projects announced
The Road Safety Trust charity which is dedicated to making the UK’s roads the safest in the world, has announced it’ll open its Small Grants Plus Programme to applications on 15th September for five weeks. The scheduled Small Grants Programme was suspended in March 2020 and the reintroduction of it has been modified to encourage […]
Covid road closures “creating culture war”
It’s being claimed that changes to road layouts, and closures of some residential streets in response to the Covid-19 crisis and changes to travel patterns, are creating a “culture war”. The Telegraph reports that the initiative is facing growing resistance from local residents across England who believe it has led to increased congestion and pollution. […]
Traffic levels continue to grow
Traffic volumes continue to climb slowly back towards pre-Covid-19 levels across towns and cities in England, according to analysis of data by the Transport Technology Forum. This week’s data digest says figures suggest traffic is now less than 12 per cent below the baseline in February, with last Monday seeing a seven percent increase in […]
Scotland’s largest EV charging station opens
A charging station with capacity for 26 vehicles has opened at Falkirk Stadium in Scotland’s Central Belt. The new EV station will generate over 30% of its electricity from its own solar canopy made up by 1272 panels covering an area of over 2,000sqm. It’s estimated this will save 75 tonnes of carbon per year. […]