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• Reality v research on low-traffic neighbourhoods | Letters

  19-06-2023 17:27
  
  Peter and Jen Golding are suffering from a huge rise in traffic and pollution, while Lee Pickering says increased pollution in nearby streets isn’t supported by researchAlec Collerton praises low-traffic neighbourhoods, citing his local example in Newcastle upon Tyne (Letters, 15 June). We live in the same area as him, but our road is one of the few not bollarded, and hence is now used extensively as a rat run by drivers previously using other roads. The result is a huge increase in traffi
  
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• Warrington's stations have been massively neglected

  19-06-2023 02:00 via warringtonguardian.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Steven Broomhead is chief executive of Warrington Borough Council and writes a regular column for the Warrington Guardian
  
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• Vision for world class public electric vehicle charging network

  19-06-2023 02:00 via transport.gov.scot
  Transport Scotland - The Scottish Government has published its Vision for Scotlands Public Electric Vehicle Charging Network. It comes as a new study shows that uptake of electric vehicles in Scotland could be up to 16 higher than UK Government statistics suggest.
  
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• US Transport Chief Wants to Break Chinas EV Battery Stronghold

  19-06-2023 02:00 via bloomberg.com
  Other News Sources - Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said the US must take steps to cut into Chinas advantage in batteries used to power electric vehicles, saying building the refining capacity for key materials is addressable.
  
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• Transport for Wales starts testing new Metro tram-trains

  19-06-2023 02:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  
  Rail Advent - Transport for Wales (TfW) has started testing on the South Wales Metro railway lines its new tram-trains that are set to revolutionise public transport in the area.
  
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• Transport committee calls for long-term rail electrification strategy after disappointing decarbonisation response

  19-06-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - The transport committee has written to Mark Harper calling the governments response to its decarbonisation report disappointing and has demanded a long-term rail electrification strategy.
  
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• This bus shelter could be the most beautiful in Lancashire and maybe even on planet earth

  19-06-2023 02:00 via lancs.live
  
  Other Regional Press - Ah, bus shelters. They don't always carry the most positive connotations, do they?
  
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• Response continues on England bus funding

  19-06-2023 02:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - The bus sector has given mixed feedback on last months government announcement of a package of support for networks in England
  
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• Rail services disrupted after Colchester station evacuation

  19-06-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Services travelling through Colchester railway station have been disrupted after the site was evacuated following security concerns over a train.
  
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• 'Open mind' on a third Menai crossing but transport minister says they don't currently have the cash

  19-06-2023 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - The Welsh Government minister leading on transport says he has an "open mind" about a third Menai crossing but that it was not an option they could even afford to pursue right now. Welsh Government had previously backed a third crossing over the Menai Strait with the previous first minster Carwyn Jones naming a preferred route in 2018.
  
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• New bus campaign group formed in Burnham and Highbridge to seek improvements

  19-06-2023 02:00 via burnham-on-sea.com
  
  Other Regional Press - A new group is being formed in Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge to seek improvements in local bus services.
  
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• Merseyrail Manager Honoured in Kings Birthday Honours List

  19-06-2023 02:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  
  Rail Advent - Sally Ralston, the Community Involvement Manager at Merseyrail, has been honoured in the inaugural King's Birthday Honours list, receiving a British Empire Medal (BEM) for her exceptional contributions to the Liverpool City Region community.
  
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• London Underground station to close for up to a year

  19-06-2023 02:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  
  Rail Advent - London Underground's Kentish Town station will close for up to a year from Monday 26 June, as engineers replace both its escalators.
  
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• LIVE: Transport chaos across Greater Manchester as trams hit by lightning strike - latest updates

  19-06-2023 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - There are 'severe' delays across the tram network today (June 18) after a lightning strike wrought havoc on the Metrolink service.
  
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• Kings Birthday Honours List for 2023 includes Transport for London Staff

  19-06-2023 02:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  
  Rail Advent - Transport for London has seen six of its current and former staff members recognised in the King's Birthday Honours List for 2023, including:
  
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• How HS2 haunts ambitious plans for Britains golden triangle subscription

  19-06-2023 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
  The Telegraph - The rivalry between Oxford and Cambridge stretches back centuries, with each university town famously dismissing their opposite as the other place.Yet a new £5bn rail link aims to unite the ancient foes at last, in the hope of turning the region into a rival to Silicon Valley or Boston, Massachusetts.
  
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• Fresh ferry chaos with two ageing CalMac vessels sidelined

  19-06-2023 02:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald - Ferry services were hit with a new wave of service cancellations after another of CalMac's ageing vessels broke down and another is expected to be forced out of action for a sixth month.
  
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• EU countries accuse TfL debt collectors of breaching data protection laws over London penalty fines

  19-06-2023 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Belgium and Dutch vehicle licensing agency say citizens details obtained unlawfully to issue driving fines
  
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• Edinburgh's George Street: Businesses call for 'complete rethink' on taxi ban as part of pedestrianisation

  19-06-2023 02:00 via edinburghnews.scotsman.com
  Edinburgh Evening News - Concern over plans to transform Edinburghs George Streetincluding banning taxis
  
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• Edinburgh trams: City transport convener Scott Arthur seeks meeting with new Transport Minister Fiona Hyslop

  19-06-2023 02:00 via edinburghnews.scotsman.com
  Edinburgh Evening News - Expansion of tram network and free fares for under-22s likely to be high on agenda
  
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• Bus stops in Cornwall set for 21st century with digital advert boards

  19-06-2023 02:00 via cornish-times.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Advertisement consent is sought to replace existing double-sided internally illuminated six sheet bus shelter advertising displays with double-sided digital displays at a number of bus stops in Cornwall, including in East Looe and Saltash (PA23/03277).
  
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• Bus depot visit shows zero-emission challenge for coach

  19-06-2023 02:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Zemo Partnership and Abellio (together with partners Enel X, ESP Utilities Group, Cleaner EV, Wrightbus and Rock Rail subsidiary Rock Road) hosted an enlightening bus workshop last month which included a visit to the operators depot in Twickenham (Fulwell).
  
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• Award for North of England transport-related social exclusion study

  19-06-2023 02:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  
  Rail Advent - The Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) has awarded Transport for the North (TfN) its Research Initiative of the Year' prize.
  
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