Edinburgh City Council has published its Draft City Mobility Plan which sets out a 10 year vision for mobility and transport in the city. The draft plan is said to rethink the way people, goods and services move around the city and is aligned to the forthcoming City Plan 2030, the Council’s second Local Development…
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MayorWatch has reported that the London Assembly has demanded more funds for the capital’s infrastructure, including ambitious green energy plans. In its official response to the Mayor’s 2020-21 budget, the Assembly questioned the Mayor’s infrastructure delivery record since Sadiq Khan assumed office in 2016. The report cites delays to 17 of 26 infrastructure projects outlined…
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The Guardian has reported that supporters of HS2 are growing increasingly anxious that Prime Minister, Boris Johnson is prepared to scrap part of the project in a bid to redirect funding towards other transport projects in the north of England. At a meeting in Parliament on Tuesday, council leaders from across the north of England…
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Midlands Connect Chairman Sir John Peace wrote to the Prime Minister Boris Johnson this week, urging him to publish the Oakervee review in full as soon as possible, and warning him again that any delay or downgrade of High Speed Two would be a betrayal of the Midlands and the North. In the letter, issued…
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Diesel buses could be banned from using bus lanes in Cambridgeshire under a proposal announced by the county council. Cambridgeshire intends to consult on allowing only electric buses to use bus lanes from the end of 2021 as part of wider efforts to improve air quality. Other types of electric vehicle could also be given…
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Councillors have approved plans to ban private cars from York’s medieval city centre by 2023. The move has been welcomed by the city’s largest bus operator. While those who rely on cars, such as disabled residents, would be exempt, City of York Council wants an end to “non-essential” car journeys within the city walls. The…
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There is a lot riding on COP26. The last decade was the hottest on record. Global greenhouse gas emissions need to fall by 7.6% every year to 2030, but there is no sign even of emissions peaking in the next few years. As host nation UK is under heightened pressure to demonstrate credible and consistent…
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Transport Focus is encouraging people in the West Midlands to Give Bus A Go. So it is very pleasing that the number of people catching the bus in the West Midlands is increasing, bucking the trend nationally as many cities and towns are seeing decline. Recent government data showed an increase of almost eight million…
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Reading the party manifestos for the December 2019 election, there appears to be a consensus that something must be done about buses; the differences are in what and how. For many years, little central Government attention has been paid to bus services outside London. Yet it must be recognised that for many people, travelling to…
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