Sustainable transport future mapped out for Glasgow
Glasgow’s new transport strategy has mapped a course to a city network that tackles poverty, supports economic success, creates thriving, liveable neighbourhoods and plays a central role in the fight against climate change. Following extensive consultation and preparation over the past year, a final policy framework for the Glasgow Transport Strategy has been set-out that […]
Coventry set to receive £110.9million funding towards sustainable transport
Coventry City Council is set to receive £110.9 million funding towards sustainable transport after a bid as part of the Department for Transport’s (DfT) City Regional Sustainable Transport Fund, which is being administered to and allocated by city regions. Cllr Jim O’Boyle, cabinet member for jobs, regeneration and climate change, said: “This funding pot will […]
Review started by Cotswold District Council on improving sustainable travel links between Kemble and Cirencester
Work is underway to look at improving sustainable transport links between Cirencester and Kemble after the Council and its partners have received £115,000 to study what options may be feasible. Cotswold District Council is working with partners including Gloucestershire County Council and Cirencester Community Rail Project Group to assess and evaluate possible improvements to public […]
Milton Keynes looks to create green transport corridors
The Milton Keynes Council’s Progressive Alliance has created an eco-conscious plan detailing how the Council will improve and maintain the grid roads across the city in the most sustainable way possible. The first of its kind in the UK, the new eco-conscious plan explains how Milton Keynes’ grid roads will be transformed into green transport […]
TRL launches Mobility Hub design service for local authorities
TRL is to launch a new service to help local authorities scope out the design and implementation of a Mobility Hub. Its four stage methodology will enable a data-led approach to Mobility Hub design and roll-out, and includes local context analysis, site assessment and Mobility Hub scoping including understanding user demand and requirements, and recommendations […]
Projects to help solve congestion ‘showing promise,’ says DfT
Exciting, innovative solutions to tackle the challenge of congestion are starting to emerge as a result of more funding and the work of the Transport Technology Forum (TTF), according to Anthony Ferguson, Deputy Director at the Department for Transport. Speaking at the TTF Congestion Challenge event in York today, he described congestion as “the biggest […]
e-bikes scheme comes to the Isle of Wight
Beryl is launching an innovative scheme on the Isle of Wight to provide access to electric bikes (e-bikes) for residents who regularly travel between Newport and Cowes. The operator, who already runs the e-scooter hire pilot on the Island, is making e-bikes available in the towns of Newport and Cowes over the next six months […]
Sustainable transport vision launched for Watford
Less traffic congestion, cleaner air, more and safer cycling and walking, better public and shared transport provision – these are some of the aspirations in Watford Borough and Hertfordshire County Councils’ future transport strategy for the town which residents are being asked to give their feedback on. As a sector, transport produces more greenhouse gases […]
More funding secured by Glasgow City Council for its sustainable transport plans
Glasgow City Council has secured funding to improve the city’s safety for cyclists as part of plans to improve sustainable transport. The Council will receive an additional £4.8m in grant funding from Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT), Smarter Choices Smarter Places (SCSP), and Cycling, Walking and Safer Routes (CWSR). The funds will be used to […]
New £800,000 business support package launched to help boost sustainable travel in Manchester
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has launched a new £800,000 funding package and interactive web portal to help businesses and employers embed sustainable travel behaviours, head-off a car-led recovery and build back better from the pandemic. While the numbers of trips on public transport dropped significantly during lockdown – and still remain well below ‘normal’ levels – the numbers of trips by car remained consistently high and are now close to pre-pandemic levels, said TfGM. If that trend continues, and more […]