Across the UK, the evidence base for active travel is strengthening. Infrastructure once treated as an add-on to larger highway schemes is now... continue
Contactless ‘Tap-and-go’ travel across trains, trams and buses has been headlined in the announcement of publication of the Government’s new integrated transport strategy, now called Better Connected and based on eight user-related priorities. Though described in the... continue
The Government is urging local authorities in England to join the National Parking Platform (NPP), a ‘one-stop-shop’ service that enables drivers to use an app of their choice when paying for parking. The DfT will publish statutory guidance advising councils to adopt the NPP. Details... continue
Recommendations awaited from a Department for Transport commissioned independent expert review of its appraisal methods could mean new priorities emerge for transport investment. The review, now understood to be being finalised, is described as being a comprehensive look at modernising how... continue
Passengers and drivers should be able to travel seamlessly... continue
Wales has set another example for the rest of the UK to follow by enabling all local authorities to install simplified zebra crossings at side roads. In the UK public realm, this type of crossing was first trialled informally in 2018 at two sites in Salford. Unauthorised by the DfT and intended... continue
The UK’s aviation sector must address “key challenges” if it... continue
The Department for Transport’s new integrated transport strategy envisages contactless tap-and-go travel becoming the norm across buses, trains, and trams in cities and towns across England.... continue
A micromobility hire scheme for Swansea and subsidised taxis on the island of Anglesey are among the Regional Transport Fund allocations for 2026/27. The Welsh Government’s Regional Transport Fund (RTF) replaces several previous subject-based funds, for which unitary authority submitted bids... continue
Julie James, the Welsh Government’s Counsel General and Minister for... continue
A pre-election event last week to celebrate 100% energisation of the Core Valley Lines suffered a setback, with the final section of 25kV overhead power supply unable to be energised as expected. The media had been invited to attend, alongside Transport Secretary Ken Skates, “the energisation... continue
Welsh Transport Secretary Ken Skates gave his predecessor, Lee Waters, a ticking off for asking how much public money will be spent on Cardiff Parkway station, a project which was originally to be privately funded. The station, east of Cardiff, is envisaged as having four platforms, long enough to... continue
The government has narrowed its new towns shortlist to seven confirmed locations aiming to deliver up to 200,000 new homes, on which consultation will now take place. A year-long review by the New Towns Taskforce, initially proposed 12 sites. Those selected are at Leeds, Manchester, Enfield,... continue
The challenges faced by graduates trying to find work was discussed at this year’s Chartered Institution of Highways and Transport (CIHT) conference. The struggles graduates experienced in getting a job were at odds with complaints in the sector about a wider skills... continue
Nick Joyce is the new interim Chief Executive of National Highways, replacing Nick Harris who stepped down after five years in the role. Joyce has extensive experience in... continue
Arup’s Krissel Alcaraz is returning to Australia after six years as Associate Transport Planner at the company’s Dublin office. She previously spent three years as Principal Transport... continue
Tricia Allen has left the civil service after 17 years in a range of roles at the DfT, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs. Allen said on LinkedIn she was joining “the... continue
Professor Pryce Evans has been elected as the next Junior Vice President of the Institute of Highway Engineers (IHE). ... continue
Simon Bowkett is the new Director of Communications and Fundraising for the Bikeability Trust. He was previously Interim Head of Policy and Public Affairs at Cycling UK... continue
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