Extra investment is desperately needed to tackle the impact of climate change on Cambridgeshire roads, says council
Following the cold spell at the end of last year, and more intense periods of rain, more and more damage is being caused to Cambridgeshire roads. During that cold spell, road temperatures reached –9C, one of the lowest temperatures ever seen in Cambridgeshire, then it rains and together the freeze thaw cycle can lead to […]
£6.97 million of funding for local transport, housing, and skills programmes in the East Midlands
Funding of £6.97 million for local improvements in the East Midlands has been approved by the Government. The funding which has been given the green light is part of an early investment offered to the area as part of devolution negotiations. It is not dependent on devolution proposals going ahead. It is part of £18 […]
Devon winning the battle against potholes but lack of funding may see that change
Devon County Council is winning the battle against potholes, according to a new council report. A report presented to a county council meeting last week revealed the total number of potholes in the first quarter is at its lowest for a number of years, with just over 12,000 recorded in the first four months of […]
TfL Board to discuss funding next week
Transport for London’s board is set to meet next Tuesday to discuss the government’s long-term funding deal. London’s financial paper City AM says TfL has confirmed the meeting will take place, but it remains unclear whether the board will accept the proposal made by transport secretary Grant Shapps on 22 July. TfL has been negotiating […]
£7 million fund for local action to cut air pollution
The government is inviting local councils across England to bid for funding from a £7 million pot to find innovative ways to improve the air quality in their areas. The government’s Air Quality Grant helps councils develop and implement measures to benefit schools, businesses and communities and reduce the impact of air pollution on people’s health. The […]
Interim extension of Transport for London funding settlement
An interim extension of the current Transport for London funding settlement has been granted until 13 July 2022 by Grant Shapps, Secretary of State for Transport. He said: “Since the start of the pandemic, we have supported the transport network in London with nearly £5 billion funding through extraordinary funding settlements for Transport for London. We […]
Government agrees to extend TfL funding until February
The Government has agreed to extend the emergency funding for Transport for London (TfL) until February 4th. It comes as the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has published a consultation document on budget proposals for the Greater London Authority (GLA) Group, reports Fleet News. The Mayor has also set out a range of proposals that […]
More investment in digital transport solutions for transport in Scotland as MaaS project gets funding
A fifth pilot project has secured funding from the Scottish Government Mobility as a Service (MaaS) Investment Fund to improve access to transport across Scotland. GO SEStran becomes the final pilot in the MaaS Investment Fund portfolio. SEStran’s MaaS app will make it quicker and more convenient for people to plan, book and pay for alternatives to […]
Cycling Scotland funds cycling facilities for residents in social housing
Cycling Scotland has awarded more than £49,900 to improving cycling facilities for residents at social housing developments run by The City of Edinburgh Council and Dunedin Canmore. More than 275 households will benefit from secure bike storage at their homes which will enable more people to use bikes as their main form of transport. In […]
Fundamental shift in funding to local level needed to help ‘level up’ English towns, says National Infrastructure Commission
Levelling up towns will require a shift in government’s approach from announcing multiple ringfenced pots of money – many of which councils must compete over – to instead handing power to local areas to deliver their own infrastructure strategies with five-year devolved budgets, according to the UK’s official infrastructure advisers. In a report launched today, the […]