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.” […]
Bus users worried at service cuts
The organisation representing bus passengers in the UK has expressed concerns over plans by a growing number of operators to reduce services in line with lockdown restrictions. The aim is to prevent people making what are seen as unnecessary journeys at a time when everyone’s being told to stay at home unless they have a […]
Covid data study “just as important as ever” – TTF
The Transport Technology Forum is committing to continue its weekly monitoring of local authority traffic and transport data in 2021, and is calling for more transport departments to share their information. The award-winning Covid-19 reports have been used since last spring to show the changes in traffic and cycling patters across more than a hundred […]
Contractor hails electronic social distancing tags keeping staff safe at work on Leeds-Manchester rail project
One of Europe’s largest Civil Engineering companies says its staff have gained confidence about their safety at work by wearing small electronic devices which warn them when they get closer than two metres from a colleague. The BAM Nuttall team working on the Transpennine rail upgrade from York to Manchester via Leeds and Huddersfield are […]
Lockdown traffic higher second time around – TTF
A Transport Technology Forum comparison of travel data during England’s two national lockdowns suggests that, while there was a significant drop in traffic at the beginning of the November restrictions, traffic levels only dropped to 70% of baseline levels overall, compared to 25% of baseline in March. Analysts gathered data about travel on city, town […]
Intertraffic postponed for another year
Europe’s biggest single highways and transport technology show Intertraffic Amsterdam has been pushed back until spring 2022. Originally due to take place last April, the event was called off because of Coronavirus and rescheduled for March 2021. However with restrictions continuing, the physical event at the RAI is now being delayed by another year. There […]
Comment – the non-contact alternatives to pedestrian push buttons
By Mark Pleydell, ARTSM The Covid-19 pandemic has led to the emergence of a raft of technology solutions that avoid the need for pedestrians to press the button at pedestrian crossings. While these may go some way towards reducing the number of surfaces and infection opportunities a pedestrian encounters during a journey, they introduce a […]
Traffic level drop nowhere near first lockdown – TTF
The Transport Technology Forum’s latest research into travel patterns in cities, towns and villages based on local authority-sourced data suggests the latest English lockdown triggered traffic levels to fall to 27 per cent below what they were in pre-Covid-19 days in March. However the analysis of data covering more than a hundred local authority areas […]
