The British Parking Awards 2026 are now open for entries. Presented by Parking Review magazine, the British... continue
David Sinclair has been appointed to lead the National Parking... continue
Sarah Randall is stepping down as interim chief executive of the National Parking Platform. She was... continue
Katie Frost has become the first female chief executive of Metroline London since its formation 38 years ago. She takes over from Sean O’Shea, who is now Chief Commercial Officer of parent ComfortDelGro... continue
David Statham has started a new role as Managing Director of First Rail London, the new operator of the London Overground. Statham... 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
Westminster Council’s new Conservative administration is seeking to... continue
Powers to enable local councils to prohibit pavement parking in England are now on the statute book with Royal Assent to the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act. An amendment included during the later stages in the bill will enable The Secretary of State to make regulations giving each... continue
Labour’s results at last week’s local elections can only be described as catastrophic, with the loss of 1,498 seats across England, with 1,068 councillors remaining. Meanwhile, the Conservatives saw support fall away in its heartlands. Many of these lost seats... continue
London’s political map has changed significantly in the wake... continue
All local authorities should be required to define strategic walking networks within their statutory Local Plans and Local Transport Plans, and mandate that new developments connect to and help deliver these networks, says a new transport policy paper written collaboratively by directors and... continue
A dozen walking, wheeling and cycling projects have won shares of a £1 million Active Travel England innovation fund Shared cycle schemes, gamified walking campaigns and an accessible wheeling app are among the grants of up to £100,000 awarded to small businesses and community... continue
New policy recommendations on urban transport development and strengthening the use of... continue
An updated toolkit has been released by the DfT to help measure the value of zero emission bus (ZEB) investments. According to the department, the ‘greener bus tool’ will help decision-makers understand the “relative impacts” of the investment by quantifying the key costs... continue
A 24-hour coach service serving Stansted Airport has been extended to Finsbury Park, providing a direct link to north London. Last April the operator launched a coach service connecting central London with Stansted after travel tech company Flix acquired a majority share in Flibco. Flibco... continue
Rail timetable changes to improve access to airports, enhance service frequencies and further extend the operating day on some lines will come into effect on 17 May. GWR will launch overnight services between Reading and Gatwick Airport. Currently, the last train of the day to Reading leaves... continue
The Government has refused to accept the key finding of a Transport Committee inquiry that rail investment has been subject to systemic ‘boom and bust’. In its response to the Transport Committee’s Rail Investment Pipelines report, the Government acknowledges that “the... continue
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