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School Streets: Learning valuable lessons

School Streets: Learning valuable lessons

Deniz Huseyin

Data suggests that School Streets reduce road danger, encourage active travel, improve air quality, have health and... continue

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DfT slow in delivering rapid chargepoints on motorways

DfT slow in delivering rapid chargepoints on motorways

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Looser European emissions targets are bad for business

Looser European emissions targets are bad for business

Dominic Phinn

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Automotive manufacturers feel optimistic about electric vehicles

Automotive manufacturers feel optimistic about electric vehicles

Automotive manufacturing leaders feel positive about the future of electric vehciles, with 75% predicting EV production growth in 2025. However, doubts increase over meeting current ‘full EV production’ deadlines. These are among the key... continue

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Network of zero-emission HGV hubs to cover UK, says Greenwood

Network of zero-emission HGV hubs to cover UK, says Greenwood

Mark Moran

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Midlands have received £40m in electric vehicle chargers grants, says DfT

Midlands have received £40m in electric vehicle chargers grants, says DfT

Mark Moran

Local authorities across the Midlands will be able to roll out 16,000... continue

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£42m ‘Healthy Low-carbon Transport Hub’ seeks  net zero health benefits

£42m ‘Healthy Low-carbon Transport Hub’ seeks net zero health benefits

Peter Stonham

A new £42m Healthy Low-carbon Transport Hub (HLTH) project led... continue

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Climate Change Committee banks on accelerated electric vehicle switch-over

Climate Change Committee banks on accelerated electric vehicle switch-over

Deniz Huseyin

Electric vehicles (EVs) will be the key driver of decarbonisation in the... continue

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A fifth of Sustrans staff to lose jobs due to drop in funding

Deniz Huseyin

Sustrans has reported that 20% of its workforce will be made redundant by the end of this financial year due to a drop in funding. The charity, which works to improve walking, wheeling, and cycling in the UK, carried out a “restructure” at senior level late last year and said that... continue

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Gatwick expansion joins Heathrow’s in getting the Government’s support

Peter Stonham

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has said she is “minded to approve” plans to bring a second runway at Gatwick into regular use. It will get the green light if environmental conditions are met, but the deadline for a decision has been put back until the end of October. The main... continue

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'I'm not a flight-shaming eco warrior’ says Alexander

'I'm not a flight-shaming eco warrior’ says Alexander

Transport secretary Heidi sand and pretend that people for Gatwick and Luton are on Alexander has told don’t want to fly. Pretend that my desk. And the government an aviation industry families aren’t... continue

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TfL chief presses Government to agree long-term package

TfL chief presses Government to agree long-term package

Deniz Huseyin

Transport for London (TfL) is pressing the Government... continue

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Huge rise in children caught riding or driving illegally linked to e-scooters

Deniz Huseyin

Private e-scooters are likely to be behind a huge surge in children caught riding or driving illegally and without insurance, according to IAM RoadSmart. Since 2021, there has been a 2100% rise in the number of children receiving uninsured driving endorsements, according to a Freedom of Information... continue

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Needs of children ignored in active travel policy, says Sustrans

Needs of children ignored in active travel policy, says Sustrans

Deniz Huseyin

Children have the highest modal share of any age group for... continue

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‘Desire to care’ stops parents giving up cars, analysis suggests

Deniz Huseyin

Parents find it hard to give up their cars even when their children reach adulthood because of an “ongoing desire to care”, according to a new study. Private car use appears to have strong ties with parenting even as children become increasingly independent, says the report, by Jennifer... continue

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Mayors want power ‘to deliver transformational local rail services’

Mayors and devolved authorities must have a central role in the running of local rail services set out in the forthcoming Rail Reform Bill, say the Urban Transport Group. Its member network of transport authorities say they want to ensure rail complements local plans for growth, housing, skills and... continue

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York reports highest number of P&R journeys since 2017

Deniz Huseyin

The number of park & ride journeys in York last year exceeded 4.5 million, almost a million higher than in 2023, says the city council. It reports that 2024 was the busiest year for York’s Park & Ride since 2017 while December saw the most trips for a decade, recording nearly... continue

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