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Chairman of Network Rail, Sir Peter Hendy, has revealed some of the discussions taking place at the top of government about the future of the rail sector.
New ‘flexible' rail season tickets for part-time commuters are set offer much lower savings than full-time season tickets, with just a 15% discount, it has been reported.
Baroness Brown of Cambridge, chair of the Climate Change Committee’s Adaptation Committee, has given her support to highly personalised road user charging, suggesting it could be in line with wider trends in the insurance sector.
Clean Air Zones will save lives and inject millions into local economies, an analysis of eight major cities in the UK has revealed.
The transport sector will face increasing levels of scrutiny and more legal action over large carbon-intensive infrastructure schemes, a senior figure at Friends of the Earth has predicted.
“ After a tragic loss of life at Eden Park station in south east London, Clive Wood, lead regional policy and campaigns manager for Guide Dogs, calls on all transport operators and authorities to act on tactile paving. ”
Transport Network speaks to Christina Calderato, head of transport planning at Transport for London, about where its recently launched Direct Vision Standard and permit scheme for HGVs fits in with its wider efforts to make the capital’s streets safer.
In the first of a series of case studies, Transport Network looks at Suffolk County Council’s Live Labs project, which has used sensor technology in a quest to develop new SMART approaches across communications, materials, energy and mobility.
The first ever virtual Highways Awards on 28 January was a major success with a record audience, great humour from host Colin Murray and a huge buzz on social media.
