The Guardian has reported that Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced plans to hold a car-free day in central London on the 22nd September. It will involve closing 20km of roads around London Bridge and much of the City of London, with London boroughs on the day promoting walking, cycling and public transport
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As reported by the Times, the Go-Ahead Group has announced the introduction of five “pollution busting” buses in Southampton following a successful trial. The buses contain air filters on the roof that allow the removal of up to 99.5 percent of particulate pollution as the bus travels along its route. There are plans to bring…
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The Department for Transport published its quarterly bus statistics, for January-March 2019. Compared to the same quarter in 2018, local bus passenger journeys increased by 0.1% in England and decreased by 0.7% outside London. In the same period, bus use in England outside London increased by 0.9%; in Scotland it increased by 3.9% and in Wales it…
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Birmingham and Leeds city councils have blamed central government for the delayed implementation of their charging clean air zones, with no new timetable for implementation. The councils planned to introduce schemes in January next year but say this is now impractical because of the Government’s delay to completing a web-based vehicle checking system. Birmingham says…
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Traffic congestion got worse in two-thirds of the 25 UK cities included in TomTom Traffic Index, a report detailing the traffic situation in 403 cities in 56 countries around the world. Mumbai took the top spot this year with drivers in the Indian city expecting to spend an average of 65% extra travel time stuck…
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Britain’s bus industry faces a huge shake-up as FirstGroup prepares to separate its UK Bus operations from the rest of its business. Chief executive Matthew Gregory said a range of options were on the table for UK bus. “They include a sale, either in whole or in parts, [or] it could include partnerships, it could…
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In strategic transport planning, discussions about the future are at the forefront of our minds. Infrastructure projects need to be designed to reflect how they will be used at the time of their completion. No one can doubt that, with the pace of change in technology, data, consumer expectations and our relationship with the environment,…
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Helping city economies to grow means focusing investment on intra-city trips in future That transport helps city economies to grow is not in doubt; transport connects workers with jobs, connects people to leisure activities where they can spend money, and allows for goods to be transported to and around the city. But current appraisal guidance…
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If we’re serious about achieving net zero every aspect of how we do things is going to have to change. And nowhere is this more the case than in how we tackle our housing crisis. The decisions we make now will determine the foundations we lay for our communities for generations to come. There is…
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