Rees Jeffreys Road Fund roads of the future winners announced
The winners of the first stage of the £150,000 2021 Rees Jeffreys Road Fund Competition have been revealed. Seven organisations were awarded £5,000 development grants, and will now have three months to develop their ideas in competition for the final grant of up to £150,000. The competition is being run by the The Trustees in […]
Rees Jeffreys Road Fund Competition: schools shortlist announced
The shortlist for entries to the Rees Jeffreys Road Fund Competition from primary and secondary schools has been announced. There were two entry categories – primary and secondary – with prizes of £5,000 and £2,000 in each category for the school that best answers the question: How do we improve the way that our roads and streets […]
20 in the running for Rees-Jeffreys cash
The Rees Jeffreys Road Fund has whittled down 142 applications for its £150,000 roads of the future grant to a shortlist of 20. This major UK-wide Competition is offering money for solutions that best respond to the question: “What’s your vision of the way in which our roads (motorways, highways, or streets and footways) could […]
Rees Jeffreys Road Fund announces Masters Bursary Scheme 2022-23
The Rees Jeffreys Road Fund Trustees have announced they will be running a Transport Masters Bursary programme for 2022-23. The Trustees are hoping to encourage more applications to study for a transport related Masters – both from people who are new to the transport sector and people who are currently employed in the sector who […]
RJRF launches £150,000 roads of the future competition
The Trustees of the Rees Jeffreys Road Fund are celebrating 150 years since the birth of their benefactor William Rees Jeffreys with a UK-wide Competition to describe the roads of the future. The Trustees are offering grants of up to a possible £150,000, plus cash prizes of £5,000 for schools, to encourage “new and creative […]
County Council hails Parish collaboration
A county council has explained how working with a parish council has been key in improvements on the A285 through the village of Halnaker. West Sussex County Councill worked with Boxgrove Parish Council and its Traffic Action Group to identify the improvements to the road following concerns raised by the community. Elements of the £150,000 […]
FTVG 2020/21 Projects Announced
The Future Transport Visions Group (FTVG) is pleased to announce five projects awarded research funding through the Rees Jeffreys Road Fund. After an engaging few months of workshops and collaboration involving over 50 participants, the FTVG Steering Group has awarded over £18,000 initial funding to five project teams. Participants in each team will spend the […]