Grid Smarter Cities founder hails “landmark year” for the company
The founder of kerbside management company Grid Smarter Cities has hailed 2024 as the year the company went from “lots of pilot projects” to “actually making a difference at the kerbside”. Neil Herron (pictured) has pointed to a number of schemes delivered through the year, with six Local Authorities in London. Its Kerb® product allows […]
London: Blind charity calls for “urgent” halting of floating bus stops
A pedestrian has been injured after being struck by a cyclist at a controversial ‘floating’ bus stop on Westminster Bridge. The pensioner was crossing a bike lane to reach the bus stop at a zebra crossing when they were hit by the passing cyclist and hurled to the floor in the latest incident to be […]
Making deliveries greener and more efficient in Westminster on this week’s Highways Voices
This week on Highways Voices we hear how technology is ending the delivery driver free for all as we see a new kerbside management scheme in Westminster. We’re at the site of one of two loading bays in Westminster which Electric Vehicle delivery drivers can book using a new online booking system from Grid Smarter […]
Councillor hails new bookable EV loading bays to “keep the city moving and reduce congestion”
The councillor in charge of transport and air quality in Westminster says a new online booking system for electric delivery vans to remotely reserve places to unload will “help businesses do their day-to-day job of delivering to our businesses, our shops, restaurants and cafes.” Paul Dimoldenberg, who is Westminster Council’s Cabinet Member for City Management […]
More efficient, greener deliveries for Westminster, thanks to Grid’s first-of-its-kind loading bay booking system
Electric Vehicle delivery drivers in the heart of London will be able to use a new online booking system to remotely reserve places to unload, reducing battery consumption and removing the stress having to drive around finding a place to unload, or having to park illegally. Westminster City Council has contracted software solutions company Grid […]
Historic Westminster street signs to be sold at auction
A collection of 340 1950s/1960s and Modern London Street are being sold off by Westminster Council. There are two different types of distinctive London Street signs being auctioned by Catherine Southon Auctioneers & Valuerson Thursday 18th May in Chislehurst, South London. The first examples all from the Crown Estate date from the 1960s and are […]
Westminster launches a series of Schools Streets trials
Westminster City Council in London has announced it is launching ‘School Streets’ trials at a number of schools in Westminster, aiming to create safer spaces around schools during school drop-off and collection times, to encourage pupils to walk, cycle and scooter on school journeys. It explains it’s a key part of its ActiveWestminster strategy which […]
