The Government has tabled measures to ‘unblock much- needed infrastructure projects’, including limiting opportunities to challenge them in the courts and allowing developers to pay into a pool to mitigate environmental damage, rather than being responsible for the specific effects of... continue
The Government intends to use the Planning and Infrastructure Bill to introduce legislative changes “to drive action at a strategic level which will provide certainty for both developers and the environment.” The changes “would establish a more efficient and effective way for... continue
The Government has launched a consultation on a new strategic approach to managing Land Use in England, saying it will empower decision makers with the toolkit to protect the most productive agricultural land and boost food security. But it mixes that objective with the government’s wider... continue
Environment Secretary Steve Reed said the consultation was “the start of a national conversation to transform how we use land in this country. It’s time for policy to leave the chambers of Westminster and reflect the actual lived experiences of farmers, landowners and planners on the... continue
Growing concerns within Transport for London about the risk of continuing bus contract cost rises with the dwindling number of bidders interested are unlikely to be allayed despite FirstGroup returning to run services for TfL with its agreement to purchase RATP Dev Transit London and its... continue
FirstGroup plc has some £4.7bn in revenue and around 30,000 employees from its bus and rail services, transporting almost 2m passengers a day in FY 2024. First Bus is one of the largest regional bus operators in the UK, serving more than 20% of the population with a fleet of around 4,800... continue
There are nominally 15 bus operators currently running London Bus services, but eightof these belong to the same four major groups either as specific subsidiaries for different areas, or through the acquisition of former private operators. With the re-entry of First through the takeover of the two... continue
Norfolk County Council has been challenged by opposition councillors to explain how “millions” spent on a scrapped road plan would be repaid. Last month the Conservative-run council withdrew its plans for the Norwich Western Link dual carriageway after being unable to overcome obstacles... continue
A new project is to explore how linking health records and road traffic collision data could help reduce road deaths. The DfT and Road Safety Trust have awarded £500,000 to TRL and University Hospital Southampton for the Data Sustains Life project. It will collate a range of data over the... continue
Shared electric vehicle provider Lime has pledged to spend £20m on its... continue
Regions and elected mayors need a bigger role in railways because rail is not isolated from their agendas on subjects such as housing and economic growth, Shadow Great British Railways Chair Laura Shoaf has told the House of Commons Transport Committee. The Labour Government is committed to deeper... continue
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough looks set to become the latest devolved region... continue
The overall number of bus and train journeys in Scotland continues to recover from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and overall, but people are still travelling less on public transport than in 2019, reveals the latest Transport Scotland’s National Transport Strategy Monitoring and... continue
Once set up, Great British Railways will retail tickets online by bringing together the existing individual train operators’ websites, but face competition from commercial rivals,the Government has announced. “GBR will work alongside a thriving private sector retail market, where... continue
OpenAI has released a pilot artificial intelligence-powered agent tool that could support travel booking by interacting with websites by typing, clicking and scrolling. Dubbed “Operator,” the tool can search and complete purchases for things like travel, groceries, events, restaurant... continue
‘Tap in tap out’ bankcard ticketing system has been further extended on the South East of England rail network, in the latest small step in more than a ten year saga to take London ‘Oyster style’ payment outside the Transport for London zones. The contactless ticketing is... continue
A new project is to explore how linking health records and road traffic collision data could help reduce road deaths. The DfT and Road Safety Trust have awarded £500,000 to TRL and University Hospital Southampton for the Data Sustains Life project. It will collate a range of data over... continue
A new release of police recorded collision statistics for Wales, covering July to September 2024, shows the lowest number of collisions on Welsh roads in that quarter since records began. They were lower even than during the Covid-19 pandemic. The number of casualties on roads with 20mph and... continue
A lack of leadership has meant the Scottish Government has made minimal progress towards its climate change goal of reducing car use, states a new report by Audit Scotland. It pointed to the Scottish Government’s pledge in 2020 to reduce car kilometres driven by 20% by 2030. “However,... continue
The expansion of the ultra low emission zone (ULEZ) to cover Greater London has impacted on how much people are spending on high streets in the capital, according to Centre for Cities. The think tank used credit card transaction data set, provided by Fable Data, to analyse spending patterns in the... continue
The DfT is to give East Midlands nearly £200m for transport projects across Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham, and Nottinghamshire for 2025/26. Funding for East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) will come from a range of sources including an extra £66m specifically for Mayoral... continue
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