Public Transport news

• Ministers consider curbs on councils’ use of 20mph speed limits

  30-07-2023 20:46
  
  Exclusive: moves against what PM terms ‘anti-motorist’ policies follows order of review into low-traffic neighbourhoodsMinisters are considering restrictions on councils’ ability to impose 20mph speed limits as part of a new shift against green policies and traffic schemes, a stance condemned by safety and travel groups as shortsighted and divisive.The Guardian has been told the push against what Rishi Sunak has termed “anti-motorist” policies could be extended to f
  
  Read more

• Sunak review raises question: what is definition of low-traffic neighbourhood?

  30-07-2023 20:32
  
  Overlapping concepts of LTNs and ‘modal filtering’ – a staple of postwar planning – creates challenge in how to categorise schemesWhile the concept of the low-traffic neighbourhood, or LTN, first entered the UK political mainstream during the Covid pandemic, the basic concept – filtering streets for different types of traffic – is older. Much, much older, in fact.Some ancient Roman cities, including Pompeii, used stone posts set in the road to stop carriages r
  
  Read more

• Sunak review raises question: what exactly is a low-traffic neighbourhood?

  30-07-2023 20:32
  
  Overlapping concepts of LTNs and ‘modal filtering’ – a staple of postwar planning – creates challenge in how to categorise schemesWhile the concept of the low-traffic neighbourhood, or LTN, first entered the UK political mainstream during the Covid pandemic, the basic concept – filtering streets for different types of traffic – is older. Much, much older, in fact.Some ancient Roman cities, including Pompeii, used stone posts set in the road to stop carriages r
  
  Read more

• Sunak plans to restrict councils from imposing 20mph speed limits

  30-07-2023 18:55
  
  Exclusive: Latest push against what PM terms ‘anti-motorist’ policies follows order of review into low-traffic neighbourhoodsRishi Sunak is planning to restrict councils’ ability to impose 20mph speed limits as part of his new shift against green policies and traffic schemes, a stance condemned by safety and travel groups as shortsighted and divisive.The Guardian has been told the push against what Sunak has termed “anti-motorist” policies could be extended to find
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• HS2 is officially ‘unachievable’ after being given red rating

  30-07-2023 12:26
  
  Problems with first two phases, from London to Birmingham and then to Crewe, ‘do not appear to be resolvable’The HS2 rail project was last week given an “unachievable“ rating by the official infrastructure watchdog.A “red” rating was assigned to the plans for the construction of the first two phases of the high-speed line, from London to Birmingham and then on to Crewe in Cheshire, by the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA). Continue reading...
  
  Read more

• Rishi Sunak orders review of low-traffic neighbourhood schemes

  30-07-2023 12:10
  
  Prime minister accuses Labour of being ‘anti-motorist’ and says Keir Starmer is a political opportunistRishi Sunak has ordered a formal review of low-traffic neighbourhood (LTN) schemes as he seeks again to use green policies as a wedge issue with Labour and Keir Starmer.In an interview with the Sunday Telegraph, the prime minister also made a notably personal attack against Starmer, accusing him of lacking any guiding principles and being a political opportunist. Continue reading...
  
  Read more

• Voi e-scooters make 1 million trips since Oxford trial began

  30-07-2023 02:00 via thisisoxfordshire.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The e-scooter trial started in Oxford in 2021
  
  Read more

• Vegetable oil will power Chiltern Railways locomotive trains

  30-07-2023 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Chiltern Railways hopes it will reduce emissions
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Ulez springs from senseless war on drivers Subscription

  30-07-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Londons ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) scheme is just part of a widercampaign against motorists (Khan to rethink Ulez after call from Starmer, News, last week). First we had speed humps; then bus lanes; then traffic lights were rephased to make traffic slower; then we had cycle lanes; then side roads were closed to ensure traffic was condensed into fewer roads, and those roads that were free-flowing had 20mph limits imposed. All the while the roads are poorly maintained and driver
  
  Read more

• Train strikes: Travellers facing disruption as rail workers walk out

  30-07-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - About half of the usual services are expected to run, with some finishing much earlier than usual.
  
  Read more

• Sunak orders review of low traffic neighbourhoods in pro-motorist message

  30-07-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Speaking to the Sunday Telegraph, the prime minister says he wants to support people to use their cars.
  
  Read more

• Sunak orders review of anti-car schemes after ULEZ helps Tories win seat

  30-07-2023 02:00 via express.co.uk
  
  Daily Express - The Prime Minister has acknowledged that 'the vast majority of people in the country use their cars to get around and are dependent on their cars'
  
  Read more

• Stagecoach drivers in Warwickshire set to vote over strike action due to inadequate pay

  30-07-2023 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press - Stagecoach have been making mass profits, but Unite are claiming the pay percentage doesn't match with current inflation rates
  
  Read more

• Rishi Sunak plans to power up Britain from Britain amid Tory concern over green policies

  30-07-2023 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - Comes after concerns of a softening of the governments committment to net zeroand other environmental policies
  
  Read more

• Rishi Sunak orders review of low-traffic zones as Tory MPs condemn them as attack on motorists

  30-07-2023 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - The schemes have angered some Tory MPs, who have criticised the measures as attacks on motorists
  
  Read more

• Rail ticket closures may lead to unfair fares Subscription

  30-07-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - One in five train tickets will not be available at self-service machines when ticket offices are closed, according to an internal rail industry briefing document.
  
  Read more

• Plan to crack down on drivers dodging hospital car park charges

  30-07-2023 02:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Parking charges could be added to streets around a hospital in a bid to stop visitors ducking out of using its car park.
  
  Read more

• Motorway and A-road closures in the West Midlands this August

  30-07-2023 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Major works are taking place on the M6 and M42 this month
  
  Read more

• Lost in translation: How New Zealand's plan for bilingual road signs took an unexpected turn

  30-07-2023 02:00 via cnn.com
  
  C.N.N. - Plans to introduce bilingual road signs to New Zealand have sparked a heated political debate between the wish to honor its indigenous Maori culture and opposition that it could compromise road safety.
  
  Read more

• It wont be worth carrying on workers hit out as ULEZ expansion looms

  30-07-2023 02:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Kent residents fear they could be set to lose their jobs and access to hobbies after Londons emission zonemp;#160;expansion was given the green light.
  
  Read more

• 'I'm on the side of motorists': Sunak orders review of low traffic neighbourhoods

  30-07-2023 02:00 via news.sky.com
  
  Sky News - Rishi Sunak has ordered a review into the rollout of low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) and said he was on the side of motorists.
  
  Read more

• Hundreds stuck for hours in multi-storey car park gridlock

  30-07-2023 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - One shopper said she would never park at the car park again after the chaos
  
  Read more

• HS2 rated unachievable by major projects body

  30-07-2023 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - A red rating, in an Infrastructure and Projects Authority report, states: Successful delivery of the project appears to be unachievable.
  
  Read more

• HS2: Rail link rated 'unachievable' by infrastructure watchdog

  30-07-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The IPA gave the project a
  
  Read more

• Holiday-makers face two-hour delays at Dover as queues build

  30-07-2023 02:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Those hoping to get away on holiday were hampered by long delays at the Port of Dover.
  
  Read more

• Highway Code rule could see drivers with children in car fined £500

  30-07-2023 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  North Wales Live - All children must be sat correctly and with their seatbelts on
  
  Read more

• Herefordshire's potholed roads are in an 'appalling state'

  30-07-2023 02:00 via herefordtimes.com
  
  Other News Sources - I COULDNT agree more with Gloucestershire councillor Philip Robinson on the appalling state of Herefordshire roads (Awful roads are mocked, July 6).
  
  Read more

• Gatwick Airport: EasyJet flight declares emergency

  30-07-2023 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - An airliner was forced to make an emergency landing shortly after taking off from Gatwick.
  
  Read more

• Future of HS2 in doubt as watchdog report claims project is 'unachievable' with leaked document suggesting Euston plans alone could result in £1billion overspend

  30-07-2023 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) slapped a 'red' rating on plans for the construction of the first two phases of the rail line - London to Birmingham and to Crewe in Cheshire.
  
  Read more

• Environmental groups warn Rishi Sunak over green pledges

  30-07-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The PM says he is committed to meeting the net zero target in a
  
  Read more

• Energy costs derail green freight dreams Subscription

  30-07-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The rumbling freight trains that blast through Britains railway stations are the often unsung workhorses of the transport industry. The sector has painted itself as a green alternative to road haulage, boasting that a single freight train can take more than 100 polluting heavy goods vehicles off the road.
  
  Read more

• Eco-activists 'concrete' themselves on road to Scots oil terminal in latest protest

  30-07-2023 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record - In a video shared on social media, two This Is Rigged campaigners can be seen lying on the road as police try to remove them.
  
  Read more

• EasyJet accused of failing to pay thousands of pounds in compensation to passengers stranded after it cancelled 1,700 flights this month

  30-07-2023 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - EasyJet has been accused of failing to pay thousands of pounds in compensation to passengers stranded after it cancelled 1,700 flights earlier this month.
  
  Read more

• Brighton and Hove chosen to pilot electric car rental app

  30-07-2023 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Brighton and Hove has been selected to pilot the UKs first
  
  Read more

• Bolton pupils try rail initiative for autistic and neurodiverse users

  30-07-2023 02:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News - Pupils and staff from Birtenshaw School, Bromley Cross, were the first adventurers to benefit from the new Adventures for All initiative.
  
  Read more

• Aberdeen-based Paddington rail station boss who earns £300,000 claims £10,000 a year on expenses to FLY to different UK stations rather than take the train

  30-07-2023 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Network Rail boss Michelle Handforth (pictured), who lives in Aberdeen, claimed almost £10k in the last financial year for 72 flights to stations across the UK, rather than take the train.
  
  Read more

Follow @PublicTrnsprtUK on Twitter!