LCRIG takes on TTF secretariat role
The Local Council Roads Innovation Group and the Transport Technology Forum have announced a new partnership to promote best practice, collaboration and innovation across the sector. Both groups already work closely together, but this new agreement means that the respective audiences will benefit from closer alignment across several activities including events, guidance, briefings, communications and […]
£15 million allocated to repair and upgrade traffic signals
39 councils in England have been awarded a share of £15 million additional funding to upgrade and repair of traffic signals, which will make traffic in their areas flow better, and therefore reduce air pollution and congestion. The extra money from the Department for Transport is part of this year’s Highway Maintenance settlement for English […]
TTF report hits national media
A Transport Technology Forum report on traffic levels published on Highways News last week has hit national media. The report explained how latest analysis of local authority traffic data by the TTF suggests that volumes in towns and cities surpassed pre-pandemic levels for the first time since travel restrictions were introduced in March last year. […]
Traffic volumes exceeding pre-lockdown levels but shape of traffic very different, says TTF
Latest analysis of local authority traffic data by the Transport Technology Forum suggests that volumes in towns and cities surpassed pre-pandemic levels for the first time since travel restrictions were introduced in March last year. The TTF has been studying data on local roads in more than a hundred English local authority areas for more […]
Webinar examines how to use data to beat the jams
The Transport Technology Forum is holding a webinar on Wednesday 26 May from 3-5pm to present an update on the Small Business Research Initiative Congestion Challenge, which examines how data can be used to better understand and respond to road congestion. Sign up here. The Challenge was set in 2018 thanks to funding provided by the […]
Traffic on the local authority road network back at pre-pandemic levels
This week’s Transport Technology Forum Covid-19 Weekly Digest suggests traffic levels have returned to pre-pandemic baseline levels for the first time since the crisis started. The TTF has compared Department for Transport national data with figures collated from more than 100 local authority areas across England, and analysis from the last two weeks has found […]
Process to apply for traffic signals funding now open
Local authorities outside of London can now submit their expressions of interest for a share of new funding to repair and upgrade traffic signals. From today (12 April) councils can use the Local Council Roads Innovation Group (LCRIG) website to apply for a share of the £15 million of extra money which has been allocated to supplement existing local authority spending on the upgrade and maintenance of […]
TTF adding parking info to local authority dataset
Over the past year, the Transport Technology Forum, on behalf of the Department for Transport has been looking to consolidate local authority traffic and transport data in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. A number of authorities and operators already provide data to the DfT, and the TTF says it is keen to engage with further […]
Council chief executives urged to act on traffic signal upgrade funding offer
The chief executives of English local authorities outside London are being urged to ensure their highways teams submit expressions of interest for a share of new funding to repair and upgrade their traffic signals. The Department for Transport announced last week that £15 million of extra money has been allocated to supplement existing local authority […]
DfT announces £15m funding for councils to repair and upgrade traffic signals
As part of this year’s Highway Maintenance settlement for English local authorities outside of London, the Department for Transport has announced a £15 million allocation specifically to supplement existing local authority spending on the upgrade and maintenance of traffic signals and associated equipment. This new money for the 2021/22 financial year is available to authorities […]