AppyWay launches new ebook for UK Councils on Digital Traffic Regulation Orders
Smart city parking solutions company AppyWay has released a free ebook titled “The Essential Digital Traffic Orders Guide”. This timely resource arrives as local authorities across the UK race to meet the government’s 2025 deadline for digitising traffic regulation orders (TROs). It says, with the clock ticking on digital transformation, traffic management council professionals face […]
£106,500 of grants awarded to support community transport in Oxfordshire
Nine organisations are to share £106,530 to help them continue to provide community transport in Oxfordshire. Oxfordshire County Council is awarding the grants, ranging from £2,730 to £21,000, to fund drivers, operating costs, recruiting and training volunteers and promotion. Councillor Andrew Gant, Oxfordshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Transport Management, said: “Oxfordshire’s community transport sector […]
Lower Thames Crossing launches new Skills Hubs with pilot programme for prison leavers
The Lower Thames Crossing has launched a pilot Skills Hub providing work-based training courses for participants that include men and women on day release from Kent based prisons and local people already in the construction workforce seeking higher skilled jobs. The service seeks to break down employment barriers for local people including prison leavers, long-term […]
TfL works on improving Active Travel solutions around Battersea Bridge
Transport for London has announced it’s moving forward with its next phase of plans to reduce road danger for people walking and cycling on and near Battersea Bridge. Construction work will begin on 1 November and include an 11-month programme of improvements to pavements and traffic signals, as well as changes to the road layout […]
Transport UK London Bus electrifies first London bus route
London bus company Transport UK London Bus introduced a fleet of electric double-decker buses to one of their busiest routes in London, route 63. Designed to support the 29-strong EV fleet, the operator developed its Walworth depot in London to incorporate fully electric routes with power infrastructure, maintenance and charging facilities. The company, formerly Abellio, […]
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Westcotec gives more detail of its Westconnect online management tool
After launching it at Highways UK last week, Norfolk-based road safety technology firm Westcotec has given more details of its brand new online management platform that connects the entire Westcotec product range to a secure platform that can be accessed through any web browser. The platform, known as ‘Westconnect’, can be used for management, maintenance, […]
University hosts open event on safer cycling
The London School of Economics is hosting an event next week (31 October) discussing how to make cycling safer in London. It says cycling and other forms of active travel have significant benefits for wellbeing, local economies, air pollution and the environment, and that a substantial increase in active travel is needed to achieve London’s […]
Think tank calls on Europe to follow America’s lead on Chinese vehicle restrictions
An American think tank is warning that Europe’s planned 45% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles will be too low to be effective. The Council on Foreign Relations warns that plans for tariffs to stem a flood of subsidised cars that threaten the survival of European automakers won’t work because Chinese will simply “lower their hefty […]
ADEPT calls for partnership with government to address the housing crisis and deliver sustainable communities
The Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport, ADEPT, has published a new policy paper, calling for a partnership with government to address the housing crisis and deliver sustainable communities. It advocates for comprehensive infrastructure development alongside housing, including integrated transport solutions. The paper outlines how the government’s housebuilding target of 1.5 million […]