King's Speech: A plan for devolution17/07/2024 The new Labour Government has set out a widespread plan for devolution and economic growth in its Parliamentary timetable, with central diktat reserved for planning proposals. |
King's Speech: Bills to boost skills and public control of transport17/07/2024 The King has confirmed that the new Government will take action to tackle the skills crisis in England and bring forward legislation to bring bus and rail services more closely under public control. |
Khan backtracks on low emission incentive pledge in Silvertown charges10/07/2024 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’. |
Lord Hendy appointed minister of state at DfT08/07/2024 Transport heavyweight Lord Peter Hendy has been appointed as a minister of state in the new government. |
Lyons to have his cake and eat it02/07/2024 Mott MacDonald has reappointed Professor Glenn Lyons as Chair of Future Mobility, as he begins his term as the new president of the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation. |
Conservative Manifesto: Tories back drivers and devolution13/06/2024 The Conservative manifesto pledges to scrap ‘rules that stop Mayors investing in strategic roads’ as part of wider plans to invest in the 'digital, transport and energy infrastructure needed for businesses to grow'. |
Carruthers builds resilience for ADEPT challenge21/05/2024 Ann Carruthers has set out her priorities for the year ahead as she stepped into the role of president of directors’ body ADEPT. |
DfT pledges light touch for transport cash plans15/05/2024 Councils' plans to spend allocations under the £4.7bn Local Transport Fund will not be subject to much ‘marking’ by central government, a top official has suggested. |
DfT bats away concerns over networks policy07/03/2024 The transport secretary has laid a revised policy statement on national road and rail networks before Parliament, providing a new framework for government to decide on English development consent applications. |
£4.7bn local transport cash to support 'smaller cities and towns'26/02/2024 Local authorities in the North and Midlands have a year to prepare plans for a £4.7bn Local Transport Fund, which is mainly capital funding and can be used for road schemes. |
Live Labs 2 goes live with Birmingham expo08/02/2024 A 'must-attend' event in April will bring together the key parties in ADEPT’s £30m Live Labs 2 programme, which is trialling new ways to accelerate the decarbonisation of local highways infrastructure and assets. |
UK risks being stuck in EV ‘slow lane’06/02/2024 The Government must do much more to speed up the transition to electric vehicles if it is to meet its net zero targets, including extending support for the rollout of charging infrastructure. |
£1bn Tees Valley transport package puts focus on roads17/01/2024 Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen has unveiled a £1bn transport package for the region, funded by City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement cash, with the majority set aside for roads. |
No more (Lord in) waiting for Davies as Vere departs15/11/2023 Lord Davies of Gower has been appointed as a junior minister in the Department for Transport, replacing long-serving minister Baroness Vere. |
Norman and Holden leave DfT in reshuffle14/11/2023 Ministers Jesse Norman and Richard Holden have left the Department for Transport as part of a cabinet reshuffle that began with the sacking of Suella Braverman as home secretary. |
King's Speech soft pedals on transport measures07/11/2023 The Government will bring in an automated vehicles bill in the new parliamentary session and legislate to deal with unlicensed pedicabs, King Charles has announced in a King’s Speech that also included a pledge to publish a rail reform bill in draft form. |
Gilbert 'to drive customer-centric culture' at Amey30/10/2023 Amey has appointed Danny Gilbert as transportation strategy director, with responsibility for long-term strategic growth across its Transport Infrastructure business unit. |
NIC calls for traffic curbs and mass transit boost19/10/2023 The Government’s infrastructure advisers have called for measures to reduce traffic in cities, including congestion charging and workplace parking levies, but warned that they should not be put in place until there is a viable public transport alternative. |
Sunak announces 20mph review in 'fight for motorists'02/10/2023 The Government has announced plans to discourage English local authorities from bringing in 20mph and traffic reduction measures, billed by the prime minister as ‘slamming the brakes on anti-car measures’. |
Where's the bill? ITS industry reminds Sunak of pledge07/09/2023 More than 50 businesses in the intelligent transport sector have written to the prime minister to call for the Government to move forward with a Future of Transport Bill in the forthcoming King’s Speech. |
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