Lockdown traffic higher second time around – TTF
A Transport Technology Forum comparison of travel data during England’s two national lockdowns suggests that, while there was a significant drop in traffic at the beginning of the November restrictions, traffic levels only dropped to 70% of baseline levels overall, compared to 25% of baseline in March. Analysts gathered data about travel on city, town […]
Government’s Connected Vehicle Data Research “A big step forward” – TTF
The Transport Technology Forum says the Government’s publication of its Connected Vehicle Data Research shows that technology will be at the core of tomorrow’s transport network. The recommendations covered six key themes, including growing connected vehicle data use, exploiting a national approach, more training and support, making best use of existing assets, offering investment and […]
Data helped informed decision making – TTF
A city traffic engineer has explained how accurate up-to-date data helped him make informed decisions about modal shift and traffic management during the initial days of the Coronavirus restrictions in March, and how the information he has continues to be invaluable. Sean Bulmer of City of York Council was taking part in a Transport Technology […]
Traffic level drop nowhere near first lockdown – TTF
The Transport Technology Forum’s latest research into travel patterns in cities, towns and villages based on local authority-sourced data suggests the latest English lockdown triggered traffic levels to fall to 27 per cent below what they were in pre-Covid-19 days in March. However the analysis of data covering more than a hundred local authority areas […]
TTF data project wins more recognition
Fresh from being awarded the Project of the Year prize at the ITS (UK) Awards, the Transport Technology Forum has been highly commended in a civil engineering awards ceremony for its work to understand changes in travel patterns due to Covid-19 restrictions. The Transport Technology Forum, working with Arup and White Willow Consulting, supported the […]
TTF issues cyber security standards and guidelines summary
The Transport Technology Forum has issued new guidance to help organisations to keep up to date with the vast amount of information available about cyber security standards in order to keep their data safe and secure. The Cyber Security Signposting Guidance repository is a collation of various online resources including standards, guidelines, certifications, frameworks and […]
Transport tech firms hoping for award recognition today
A range of transport specialists are getting ready for a major event of the year – the ITS (UK) Awards which this year take place online this afternoon (Monday 26 October). The trade body says the event, at 4pm and hosted by ITS (UK) President Steve Norris, will “celebrate the best in the country’s transport […]
Zenzic welcomes TTF Connectivity report’s confirmation of early progress
Zenzic, the organisation enabling the UK’s move to Connected and Autonomous Mobility, has hailed a study from the Transport Technology Forum as providing “fundamental evidence of early progress in activity”, as it shows the UK is on track in achieving the key milestones required. The TTF’s State of the Connected Nation report highlighted how connectivity […]
No “New Normal” in traffic flows across England – TTF
This week’s report on traffic across towns, cities and rural areas of England suggests that a morning peak returned now schools have reopened, but that flows are still below pre-lockdown levels. The Transport Technology Forum analysis of data from 107 different districts and boroughs outside London suggests last week saw an increase in peak-time traffic […]
Latest TTF data suggests potential watershed in traffic flows
Analysis of traffic flows across more than a hundred English local authority areas which cover cities, towns and rural areas suggests that last week could be the last without a morning traffic peak across the nation, even though average levels were still well below what they were pre-lockdown. The Transport Technology Forum gathers data from […]