Scottish Government gives further support to bus operators
The Scottish Government has approved funding of up to £42 million between 4 October 2021 and 31 March 2022 to enable bus operators to maintain services while patronage recovers from the effects of COVID-19. This is in addition to maintaining concessionary reimbursement and bus service operator grant payments at pre-COVID levels. Minister for Transport Graeme […]
Electric bike pilot scheme receives £1 million of Welsh Government funding
An electric bike pilot scheme that has received more than £1m of funding from the Welsh Government is already helping local residents to swap their car for a bike in communities across Wales. The electric bike loan scheme, run by Sustrans, offers a range of battery assisted electric bikes for free, on long-term loan, […]
New study links transport noise to increased of dementia
Exposure to noise from road traffic and railways is associated with an increased risk of dementia, according to a new study. Research has consistently linked transport noise to health conditions including heart disease, diabetes and obesity, but studies on transport noise and dementia were scarce and small, and findings inconsistent, reports the Guardian. Now the […]
Lancashire County Council to invest £3 million in vehicle charging points
Almost £3m is being invested into new electric vehicles and charging points after Lancashire County Council aims for a ‘cleaner, greener future.’ The first service to go electric will be the county council’s parking enforcement team, who will be given 12 new vehicles to minimise the emissions produced during the many miles they cover each […]
Edinburgh’s Transport Convener to address call for more active travel in the city
Edinburgh’s Transport Convener has welcomed the call by more than 140 medical professionals to keep and expand upon measures introduced to support active travel during lockdown. In an open letter doctors and health workers in Edinburgh expressed support for the council’s Travelling Safely programme. The group’s letter focused on the positive impacts of more active […]
Government backed app aims to help aid the switch to electric vehicles
Drivers can now explore making the switch to an electric vehicle this World EV day with a new government-backed app the Transport Secretary has set out today (9 September 2021). As the UK prepares to host the COP26 climate summit this November, government is working with industry to provide the tools and practical advice drivers need to go electric, […]
We’re finally getting together in person! Industry counts down to next week’s JCT Traffic Signals Symposium
More than 200 industry professionals from the public sector, manufacturers and consultancies are getting ready to meet in Nottingham next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday for one of the first major in-person events to take place in the highways and transport technology industries since the start of the pandemic. The JCT Traffic Signals Symposium’s programme covers […]
TTF commits to supporting local authorities with rolling out public EV charging networks
The Transport Technology Forum has set up a new Working Group to help local councils tackle the challenges around delivering charging networks for the anticipated huge growth in electric vehicles (EVs). The TTF, which is a group to bring government – both national and local – and private sector innovators together to further the use […]
Bringing GLOSA to a vibrant city – a case study in York
As part of the Highways News Theme Week on Traffic Management, James Guilliatt of the City of York Council and Nancy Bunyan from Dynniq UK and Ireland give a background into the implementation of a Green Light Optimised Speed Advisory system in York. More details about this project will be given at the JCT Traffic […]
Extracting more value out of TfL’s bus priority system
Transport for London has been working on a number of innovative techniques that have allowed it to maximise the usefulness of its bus priority equipment and increase our bus priority capability. Here, Michael Bloomfield and David Oram of TfL outline how all these work streams again have the objective of helping buses to get through […]
