Ipsos Our Changing Travel Report for DfT Earlier this month the DfT published an Ipsos report it had commissioned, Our Changing Travel. The report contains the results of research into public attitudes to travel following the pandemic. One finding that
DfT Will Fail to Meet its 2025 Active Travel Objectives – NAO The Department for Transport (DfT) is set to fail to meet its 2025 objectives for active travel, according to a new report by the National Audit Office (NAO).
ATF4 Allocations Allocations from Active Travel Fund 4 (ATF4) were announced today. Active Travel England is distributing a pot of £200 million that was first announced on 6th February 2023. In the months since then, local authorities put in bids,
Only 20% Traffic Reduction by 2030 Consistent with UK Climate Goals A 20% traffic reduction by 2030 would be consistent with the UK’s climate goals as set out in the Climate Change Committee’s (CCC) Balanced Pathway. Unfortunately the UK government
York’s Draft Local Transport Strategy York’s draft Local Transport Strategy (‘the Strategy’) was presented to a meeting of the Council Executive on 14th February 2023. The Strategy contains: Context York’s Local Transport Plan dates back to 2011, and doesn’t deal
DfT Refuses to Release Emissions Figures Behind Transport Decarbonisation Plan The government is refusing to release the emissions figures behind its Transport Decarbonisation Plan, according to a report in the Guardian. The request for the figures was made to the
Bus Operators Propose £7 Congestion Charge Zones Bus operators have asked the government to implement congestion charge zones in English towns and cities, urgently and widely. The proposed charge for driving in urban areas is £7. It should only be
Residents Want Big Cities to Be Less Car-Dominated Residents of big cities want their streets to be less dominated by cars. That’s according to a poll by Survation for the Car Free Megacities campaign, reported in Cycling Industry News. The
Greater Cambridge Making Connections 2022 The Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) is consulting on plans for sustainable travel in and around the city. The three main elements of the plans are: The consultation brochure describes the proposals as ‘a once-in-a-generation opportunity
World Heading for Climate Catastrophe The world is heading for climate catastrophe, says the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. He was speaking in advance of the COP27 climate conference in Egypt. He told the BBC that climate change is the