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 […]
English daytime traffic above pre-lockdown levels
Latest analysis from the Transport Technology Forum suggests last week’s daytime traffic levels exceeded pre-lockdown levels for the first time. Figures collated from a range of local authorities across England indicate that afternoon peaks are now back in line with February but that, while it is increasing, morning peak traffic is still lower than it […]
Contractor hails electronic social distancing tags keeping staff safe at work
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 are testing the tags from keepadistance.co.uk as a way […]
Portsmouth plans sustainable transport
Transport officials in Portsmouth are hoping their plans for more walking and cycling initiatives will get the go-ahead this week. The News in the city reports that a cabinet meeting will consider the local transport plan which includes bike hangars, a park and cycle system and e-scooter hire. It’s part of a 16 year local […]
ITS experts look to post-Covid future
More choice over transport modes and payment, the end of the morning and afternoon peaks and people enjoying travelling again could be the benefits of changes due to the Coronavirus crisis. Watch it here. The final ITS (UK) webinar on the subject – for now – brought together three previous panellists to reflect on how […]
Traffic grows as non-essential shops reopen
The latest traffic and cycling volume statistics from the Transport Technology Forum suggest that the reopening of shops led to a significant increase in the amount of traffic in towns and cities across England. Figures gathered from a number of local authorities and regions suggested that traffic flow last week was around 23% lower than […]
AppyWay suggests ways to “seize the opportunity” to reshape travel
The mobility and parking solutions company AppyWay has come up with a range of ideas that local authorities could use to improve transport post-Covid. It says its white paper is a “once in a lifetime” opportunity to reshape travel and behaviours in towns and cities where it has collated “the best insight and pertinent information […]
Keep2m.co.uk rebrands to keepadistance
As government advice on social distancing changes, the health and safety products company keep2m.co.uk is rebranding to reflect the flexibility of solutions. The keepadistance.co.uk website continues to offer a range of solutions to help businesses get back to work while keeping their staff healthy and safe including its best selling electronic wearable tags which warn […]
Marketing experts give advice on post-Covid business messaging
With transport needs and policies changing so quickly, it’s clear that technology is coming into its own with its ability to deliver solutions quickly, cost-effectively and efficiently. But how do you get that message across to decision makers? A new webinar from ITS (UK) gives some great ideas. Watch it here. This week’s discussion features […]
