When an adult using a machine subjects a child to an act of horrifying violence on our streets, outrage is the only reasonable response. When that act does not exist in isolation, but is instead part of a pattern of death, injury and devastation affecting people of all ages and playing out on a... continue
Transport charity Rees Jeffreys Road Fund’s Transport MSc Bursary programme for the academic year 2026-27 is now open for applications. The Fund’s trustees are hoping to encourage more people to study for a transport related MSc – both those who are new to the transport sector and... continue
Rees Jeffreys Road Fund has appointed Mohammed Al-Shari and Anthony Ferguson as new trustees. Mohammed Al-Sharif is a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) and a practising Chartered Engineer in the transport sector. He has experience in research across various fields... continue
Jen Holden has started a new role at the DfT leading the implementation of the Better Connected strategy. She was worked at the department for the past five years, most recently as Head of TCR and TCF funding, before which she was CRSTS Lead. Before joining the DfT, Holden spent four years at... continue
The Confederation of Passenger Transport Cymru (CPT Cymru) has appointed Matthew Williams as Head of CPT Cymru. He joins CPT Cymru from the Welsh Sports Association, where he served as Head of Policy and Advocacy since 2020. He has also previously worked as a senior policy adviser to a Member of... continue
Paul Murray has joined the Transport Planning team at Jacobs in Edinburgh. He was previously Principal Consultant as Citisense, Active Travel Lead at Ridge and Partners, and Partnerships Manager at Sustrans (now called the Walk Wheel Cycle Trust).... continue
Emma Lally has joined Stantec in Australia as new Senior Transport Planner. She was previously Senior Transport Planner at Ason for a year, before which she spent five years at Momentum Transport Consultancy. ... continue
Faith Varlow has joined the Sheffield Arup team in September after being offered the role of Graduate Transport Planner.... continue
Alex Chapman has been appointed Head of Economic and Environmental Policy at the New Economics Foundation. He has been with the organisation for five years.... continue
Why this event is important – and why WMCA is hosting it This event is important to me as it is a way to share best practice across the... continue
The British Parking Awards 2026 are now open for entries. Presented by Parking Review magazine, the British... continue
Sarah Randall is stepping down as interim chief executive of the National Parking Platform. She was... continue
Birmingham City Council has multi-disciplinary agreement to design and deliver highways and infrastructure projects. AtkinsRéalis, Jacobs, Mott MacDonald and Pell Frischmann will be the chief suppliers for the £400m Transportation and Infrastructure Professional Services... continue
Rania Gideon Hill has been appointed Regional Director at AtkinsRéalis - Complex Projects. She has been an Associate Director at AtkinsRéalis for the past five years.... continue
The major changes in the political map across England and Wales after last week’s elections have left transport policies in flux in many areas as the new controlling parties get to grips with their inheritance. Some places have seen the wholesale replacement of Labour, by either Reform... continue
The King’s Speech for the new parliamentary session this week announced several new pieces of legislation to support both airport expansion,the construction of privately financed road projects, and the northern rail plans. Other bills will address taxi and PHV regulation and provide for a... continue
Chief executive of Transport for the North (TfN) Martin Tugwell is leaving after almost five years, in a seeming recognition of... continue
Westminster Council’s new Conservative administration is seeking to... continue
While Metro Mayor Andy Burnham was not up for re-election, the shifting control of the ten constituent councils that make up the Greater Manchester Combined Authority will significantly alter the body’s internal decision-making balance, including how it addresses transport issues It serves as... continue
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