UK Transport Emissions to Overshoot Carbon Budget UK transport emissions are set to overshoot the Climate Change Committee’s (CCC’s) 6th and 7th Carbon Budgets. That’s the conclusion of a new report, Overshoot, by Greg Marsden of the University of Leeds.
Better Connected Integrated Transport Strategy The government has published its strategy for integrated transport (‘the Strategy’) for England, which is called Better Connected. Ministerial Foreword The Foreword by Secretary of State for Transport Heidi Alexander contains little substance, and makes
Roadspace Reallocation Schemes Should Take Account of Traffic Evaporation, Recommends Report A report about the benefits of active travel schemes recommends that schemes which reallocate roadspace away from general traffic should be appraised differently than they are now. Instead of
Spending Review 2025 Today’s Spending Review 2025 contained key budget information for local transport including active travel. The announcement included: Transport for City Regions The city regions are East Midlands, Greater Manchester, Liverpool City Region, North East, South Yorkshire, Tees
York & North Yorkshire Strategic Transport Framework York & North Yorkshire Combined Authority (YNYCA) adopted a Strategic Transport Framework at a meeting last week. It is a precursor to a Local Transport Plan (LTP) for the region. The LTP is
CCC Seventh Carbon Budget and Active Travel The Climate Change Committee (CCC has today published its Seventh Carbon Budget. It contains advice to the government under the Climate Change Act 2008. The Seventh Carbon Budget is for the period 2038
ATE at the Transport Select Committee Active Travel England (ATE) appeared in Parliament at the Transport Select Committee today. ATE were represented by National Active Travel Commissioner Chris Boardman and Deputy Chief Executive Graham Grant. This was a 2-hour session,
Haigh Sets Out Vision for Integrated National Transport Strategy Transport Secretary Louise Haigh today set out her vision for an Integrated National Transport Strategy for England, in a speech at Leeds Civic Hall. The strategy will be published next year.
Paying for Driving: Is Doing Nothing an Option? How we pay for driving is a thorny issue that politicians are reluctant to grasp. However, a new report published by the Greener Transport Council and titled Paying for Driving: Is Doing
Our Changing Travel Post-Pandemic The DfT has published a study of post-pandemic transport trends and changing travel behaviour, Our Changing Travel 2023. The data were gathered by Ipsos in an online survey of 3,732 people in England, and the study