Met Office makes climate data more accessible to help all industries respond to climate change
The Met Office’s Climate Data Portal has gone live today, giving organisations improved access to climate data and other resources, allowing them to better understand and respond to climate change. Part of the Met Office’s wider strategy to maximise the benefits of its data, the portal contains 60 different data layers, as well as guidance and information. […]
Go-Ahead is named the fifth top apprenticeship employer in the UK, securing its top position in the UK transport industry
The Go-Ahead Group has said it is ‘proud’ to be listed the fifth top apprenticeships provider in the UK, in a ranking developed by the Department for Education. The group celebrates after beating its previous ranking by eight places and secures its lead position as top apprenticeship employer in the transport industry – ahead of […]
Consultation launched to decarbonise future of UK transport
An ambitious new project to decarbonise the UK’s transport infrastructure is beginning a consultation to help the nation achieve its net-zero commitments. The Twinning for Decarbonising Project, or TransiT, has received the backing of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to begin scoping the potential of digital capabilities and strategies to manage the reduction of carbon […]
CIHT urges UK Government to focus on data in AI regulation whitepaper
In response to a recent whitepaper consultation on Artificial Intelligence (AI) regulation, the Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation (CIHT) has advised the UK Government that there needs to be a greater consideration of the role data, local authorities and national bodies have in supporting AI technologies. The CHIT has said there needs to be a […]
New CIHT President highlights the need to change how and why we travel
The industry needs to continue to embrace more sustainable transport in the future if it wants to have a positive impact on the nation’s health, according to Karen McShane, the new President of the Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation (CIHT) . It announced her appointment this week as President for 2023/24 At her Presidential […]
New survey launched to gain an insight into travel habits in Staffordshire
People in Staffordshire are being invited to share their views on how they travel around the county to help shape future transport plans and increase ‘green’ travel. The Staffordshire Household Travel survey which is now live is designed to get a ‘snapshot’ of people’s daily travel habits. It focuses on questions about usual travel behaviour […]
Greater Manchester’s first Bee Network buses handed over ahead of September launch
Greater Manchester’s very first Bee Network buses were handed over last week, according to Transport for Greater Manchester. Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham was in Larbert, Scotland to take receipt of the first five buses to have been built by Alexander Dennis, one of the world’s leading global bus manufacturers. Assembled over several months, […]
Construction begins on £26m transport hub in Cheltenham
Building work has begun on the £26million Arle Court Transport Hub in Cheltenham. Kier Construction has broken ground on the site of Hatherley Lane with the existing park and ride now partly closed. It will be transormed into a four-storey building which will include an 848-space multi-storey car park, covered waiting area, information desk, café […]
New research and toolkit address persistent and damaging gender imbalance in transport sector around the globe
Women face persistent barriers when entering and working in the transport sector at all levels, according to new research and toolkit from World Bank’s Sustainable Urban Mobility for All (SUM4All) initiative and POLIS, funded by the FIA Foundation. The report ‘Gender imbalance in the transport sector: A toolkit for change’ was launched at the International […]
New on demand bus travel launches in west Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire
Residents in west Rushcliffe are now able to travel across their local area without a fixed bus timetable, thanks to the launch of a new Nottsbus On Demand service. Nottsbus On Demand is currently being piloted in north and south Ollerton and Mansfield and gives passengers the flexibility to travel anywhere between bus stops and […]