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Ulez delivers ‘substantial’ air quality improvements

07/03/2025

London's ultra-low emission zone has led to ‘substantial improvements’ in air quality across the capital, new research has revealed.

Oxford Street pedestrianisation consultation launched

03/03/2025

London mayor Sadiq Khan has launched a public consultation on what is billed as the ‘biggest transformation of Oxford Street in history’.

London drivers receiving invalid fines

22/01/2025

Research by the AA has revealed that authorities in London have been issuing drivers with invalid penalty charge notices.

Borough slams TfL over tunnel user charge impact

14/01/2025

A London borough has complained that Transport for London has ignored its concerns over the introduction of user charging for Blackwall Tunnel and the new Silvertown Tunnel.

Council faces court challenge over LTN

02/10/2024

Campaigners are taking Lambeth Council to court over a new low traffic neighbourhood scheme in West Dulwich.

Low emission zones generate £1bn

28/08/2024

Local authorities have generated more than £1bn from low emission, clean air and zero emission zones since April 2019, new research has revealed.

Liverpool warns 40,000 drivers caught on camera

14/08/2024

Liverpool City Council issued 40,000 warnings to drivers caught committing moving traffic violations by new cameras in the past six months.

ULEZ working better than expected, Khan says

26/07/2024

City Hall has hailed new data which it said shows that last August’s controversial expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone across the whole of London is ‘working better than expected’.

UK heading for 'gridlock crisis' due to roadworks

16/07/2024

The UK is heading for ‘roadwork gridlock’ in the face of rapid upgrades, increasing traffic and poor cross-industry collaboration, according to new research on behalf of council road bosses.

Khan backtracks on low emission incentive pledge in Silvertown charges

10/07/2024

Transport for London has set out what it calls a ‘green and fair’ package of proposed charges for the users of two tunnels under the Thames, but mayor Sadiq Khan has backtracked on a pledge to ensure that charges ‘encourage the take-up of the cleanest vehicles’.

Push a button and INSTABOOM: Remote control is an instant hit

08/07/2024

Reading Borough Council has hailed a significant improvement in the safety of its highways crews after successfully integrating Solar Gates UK’s INSTABOOM Go system into its Traffic Operations Department.

Oxford air pollution falls faster than across UK

25/06/2024

Air pollution in Oxford dropped quicker than the national average during the first full year of the city’s zero emission zone, but levels of toxic nitrogen dioxide at two sites breached the legally binding limit.

Council has no plans to cancel fines despite error

17/06/2024

Fines issued to drivers for using bus lanes will not be revoked, despite containing a mistake, Southwark Council has said.

Councils given extra time on signals plans

14/05/2024

The Department for Transport (DfT) has given English highway authorities an extra month to set out what they plan to do with their share of £50m for upgrading traffic signals.

DfT stalls moving traffic enforcement roll-out

04/04/2024

The Department for Transport (DfT) has shelved the further roll-out of powers for English councils to enforce moving traffic violations.

DfT's Plan for Drivers gets into gear but public unsure of direction

19/03/2024

A Department for Transport review of low traffic neighbourhoods has found little evidence of widespread opposition to LTNs, despite the Government's rhetoric.

LTNs 'popular and effective', leak reveals

11/03/2024

Low-traffic neighbourhoods are popular and effective, a leaked report from the Department for Transport has found.

EMCC realises 'dream' of sterile work environment on fast roads

28/02/2024

A longstanding 'dream' of providing workers on fast roads with a 'safe and sterile' work environment has been realised through a new Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB) standard.

Sheffield to spend £1m CAZ funds on air quality

15/02/2024

An estimated £1m raised through Sheffield’s Clean Air Zone will be used to improve air quality near schools, the city council has said.

Ministers stall on pavement parking, despite pledge

12/02/2024

The Department for Transport (DfT) has refused to say when it will make a decision on giving councils the power to ban pavement parking, amid criticism that it has ‘sat on’ the issue for over three years.

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