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What is a metro mayor?

25/04/2024

A metro mayor is directly elected by local people to oversee a region’s combined authority.

RAC: Drivers ‘dodged the pothole bullet’

23/04/2024

Vehicle owners ‘dodged the pothole bullet’ in what is normally the worst three months of the year for breakdowns, according to the RAC.

A40 park and ride site built – with no road to access it

23/04/2024

Oxfordshire County Council has almost finished work on an 850-space park and ride site, but delays mean it will not be in use for years.

Auditors warned over relief road 'iceberg'

19/04/2024

A councillor has asked Shropshire Council’s external auditor to investigate concerns the North West Relief Road will 'completely bankrupt the council'.

Nottingham members back new Trent bridge

18/04/2024

Nottingham councillors have given the green light to what will be the first new crossing built over the River Trent in the city in more than 60 years.

E-bike firm Lime announces £25m London expansion

12/04/2024

Bike rental firm Lime is planning a £25m expansion to cover three more boroughs in London.

Council parking income set to top £2bn

10/04/2024

English Councils received nearly £2bn in income from on and off-street parking in 2022-23, but paid out nearly £1bn in running and enforcement costs.

DfT stalls moving traffic enforcement roll-out

08/04/2024

The Department for Transport (DfT) has shelved the further roll-out of powers for English councils to enforce moving traffic violations.

Stoke councillors approve £5.4m transport plan

04/04/2024

A plan to invest more than £5.4m on improving roads and transport in Stoke-on-Trent has received a green light.

Newcastle moves cycle barriers that blocked disabled access

04/04/2024

Newcastle City Council has agreed to move a set of barriers after a disabled cyclist raised concerns that the design constituted indirect discrimination.

Stop treating transport as a culture war, Government told

03/04/2024

The Prime Minister’s rhetoric ‘fabricating’ a war on motorists has been ‘incredibly unhelpful’ and does not reflect public opinion, according to a think-tank.

Council payouts for pothole punctures down 13%

03/04/2024

Council payouts for punctured tyres are down 13% since 2020 despite reports of pothole-riddled roads increasing by almost a quarter over the same period.

Council-run bus services cut by 90%

02/04/2024

Over 90% of council-run bus services have been cut since 2010, a new analysis has revealed.

Hull and East Riding finalise devolution proposal

28/03/2024

A devolution proposal for a Hull and East Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority is set to be submitted to the levelling up department.

Spending on SEND school transport doubles to £1.4bn

27/03/2024

The special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) school transport system is threatening 'the financial viability of councils’, council leaders warn.

Winners announced on £40m signals cash

21/03/2024

The Department for Transport has published the list of 80 councils sharing £40m to upgrade traffic signals.

ALARM: Pothole-riddled roads need £16bn investment

19/03/2024

The condition of roads in England and Wales has continued to decline despite councils spending £143.5m filling in two million potholes this financial year.

Brabin to take control of West Yorkshire buses

15/03/2024

West Yorkshire mayor Tracy Brabin has confirmed that she will take forward proposals for bus franchising from 2027 onwards.

City Hall hails ‘dramatic’ air quality improvements

12/03/2024

Air quality in the capital has improved ‘much faster’ than in the rest of the UK because of policies introduced by the London mayor, according to a report.

Combined authority set to approve £45m transport scheme

12/03/2024

A multi-million-pound transport scheme is set to transform the centres of Harrogate, Selby and Skipton.

LTNs popular and effective, leaked report says

11/03/2024

Low-traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) are popular and effective, a leaked report from the Department for Transport (DfT) has found.

Lambeth scraps LTN

08/03/2024

A low traffic neighbourhood (LTN) trial in Streatham has been suspended with immediate effect following disruption to bus services and ahead of construction work.

Sunderland autonomous shuttle prepares for launch

05/03/2024

Self-driving shuttles have arrived in Sunderland and are set to transport passengers around the city this spring.

Councils near Gatwick raise alarm over runway plan

27/02/2024

Local authorities near Gatwick have raised concerns over the potential increase in noise and air pollution if the airport brings another runway into use.

Councils should be given more flexibility over fund, says LGA

27/02/2024

Councils should be given more flexibility over funding, a senior councillor has said in the aftermath of reallocated funding from HS2.

Chancellor urged to provide funding certainty for urban transport

27/02/2024

Transport authorities have called on the Government to prioritise long-term funding certainty for public transport and active travel in city regions in next week’s Spring Budget.

£4.7bn local transport cash to support 'smaller cities and towns'

26/02/2024

Local authorities in the North and Midlands have been given a capital boost under a £4.7bn Local Transport Fund, and have a year to prepare plans.

Work begins on Oxford traffic filters

26/02/2024

Work has started on a number of streets in Oxford to prepare the way for six traffic filters as part of a trial aimed at reducing traffic in the city.

£34m council land sale set for High Court

20/02/2024

The High Court will consider whether to review Hertfordshire County Council’s sale of a former airfield to a rail freight company.

February most dangerous month for ‘pothole prangs’

13/02/2024

Motorists have been warned that February is the most dangerous month for ‘pothole prangs’ as research reveals a dramatic rise in pothole damage claims.

Council chiefs call for powers to fight pavement parking ‘scourge’

12/02/2024

‘Long-overdue’ powers to ban pavement parking should be extended to all areas across England now, the Local Government Association (LGA) has argued.

Councils 'have tightened pothole payout criteria'

05/02/2024

Compensation paid by councils for damage caused by potholes has fallen by more than a half, with some giving out ‘next to nothing’.

Nearly 70% of EV owners unhappy with public chargers

01/02/2024

Nearly 70% of electric (EV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) vehicle owners who have used the UK’s public charging network have said they are unhappy with it.

London’s Regent Street set to become more cyclist friendly

01/02/2024

Regent Street is set to undergo a radical transformation as Westminster City Council seeks to make it more cyclist and pedestrian friendly.

Newcastle CAZ generates £2.4m

31/01/2024

The Newcastle and Gateshead Clean Air Zone (CAZ) brought in more than £2.4m in its first 11 months of operation.

Edinburgh first to enforce pavement parking ban

29/01/2024

Edinburgh City Council has become the first local authority in Scotland to enforce a ban on pavement parking.

Devon and Torbay devolution deal announced

25/01/2024

Devon County Council and Torbay Council are set to enter a level 2 devolution deal with the Government.

Councils get new steer on motorbikes in bus lanes

23/01/2024

The Department for Transport (DfT) has updated its guidance for councils on allowing motorcycles to use bus lanes.

Nine in 10 women cycling in London face abuse

19/01/2024

A new report has highlighted the extent and toxicity of abuse experienced by women cycling in London.

Stoke-on-Trent council plans to stop ‘sledgehammer’ CAZ

18/01/2024

A team from Stoke-on-Trent City Council is working on a plan to stop a Clean Air Zone (CAZ) being implemented in the city.

First-of-kind tool links road casualties and deprivation

12/01/2024

Transport for London has launched a dashboard which shows how deprivation is linked to higher levels of death and injury on the capital’s roads.

Potholes: the drivers’ biggest pain

10/01/2024

Jack Cousens, head of roads policy at the AA, discusses the scourge of potholes and what councils should do to fix the local road network.

Pothole claims up record 40%, insurer reveals

09/01/2024

The number of pothole-related claims increased by a record 40% last year when compared to 2022, the latest data from Admiral Car Insurance has revealed.

EVs only ‘part of the solution’, public health directors warn

03/01/2024

Directors of public health have welcomed the Government’s zero emission vehicle mandate but warned electric vehicles are ‘just part of the solution’.

BCP Council extends successful bike scheme

02/01/2024

A bike scheme in Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole (BCP) Council area has been extended for five more years.

Transport planners take on 'hotly contested' parking debate

15/12/2023

A report from the Transport Planning Society argues that current parking practice promotes car use and outlines policy recommendations to lower carbon travel.

Mayor Burnham criticises fee-paying clean air zone

14/12/2023

Public investment in buses and taxis will improve air quality in Greater Manchester faster than a fee-paying clean air zone (CAZ), Mayor Andy Burnham says.

Mayor of London criticised for Saudi ads

13/12/2023

Mayor Khan has been criticised after Saudi adverts appeared on the TfL Network despite advertising restrictions on countries with poor human rights records.

Government axes Brum's £2.7bn PFI deal in shock 'betrayal'

01/12/2023

Birmingham City Council's leader has accused the Government of 'betrayal' by axing the authority's £2.7bn highways Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contract, in a move that could lose the authority more than £500m of roads investment.

Portsmouth CAZ ‘not enough’ as legal limits still breached

01/12/2023

A government-mandated clean air zone (CAZ) in Portsmouth is not enough to reduce emissions, with pollution on three sites continuing to breach the legal limit, the city’s council has said.

Million more public transport commuters needed, think-tank says

29/11/2023

The largest cities in Britain should aim to boost the number of public transport commuters by nearly one million to reduce congestion and pollution, a think-tank has said.

Edinburgh to spend £55m to make fleet LEZ compliant

28/11/2023

Edinburgh City Council is set to spend £55m replacing obsolete vehicles and ensuring its fleet complies with new environmental rules.

Campaigners warn of ‘silent war’ on bus services

28/11/2023

Bus services have seen a dramatic decline over the past 15 years, with provision decreasing by more than 60% in 80 local authority areas, research reveals.

Autumn Statement: Level 4 devolution unveiled

22/11/2023

More powers will be offered to areas with a level 3 devolution deal, the Government has announced as part of the Autumn Statement.

Levelling Up Fund allocated

20/11/2023

The third round of the Levelling Up Fund has been awarded to unsuccessful bids from round two.

Autumn Statement 2023: Where does all the HS2 money go now?

20/11/2023

Jessica Bowles, director of strategic partnerships and impact at Bruntwood, discusses the future of Northern Powerhouse Rail.

Councils call for emergency school transport funding

20/11/2023

‘Spiralling’ transport costs for children with special educational needs are threatening the financial stability of England’s largest councils, according to a report.

Council ‘saddened’ by proposed job cuts at rail factory

16/11/2023

A council leader has urged ministers to commit to the industrial sector after the UK’s largest rail assembly factory announced 1,330 jobs are at risk in Derby.

New Bradford station 'one step closer' with £400k award

14/11/2023

The Department for Transport (DfT) has awarded Bradford Council £400,000 ‘to kickstart master planning’ on a new railway station.

Places must adapt for ageing population, says Whitty

13/11/2023

Places and infrastructure must be adapted to support an ageing population, particularly in rural areas, according to England's chief medical officer.

Councils sign cross border partnership

13/11/2023

Two English councils, Herefordshire and Shropshire, and two Welsh county councils, Monmouthshire and Powys, have signed a partnership agreement.

Bus firm 'must roll up sleeves' to resolve strike

09/11/2023

A North East transport boss has slammed a bus company for its response to a long-running industrial dispute, which he said is causing real harm to people across the region and damaging its bus network.

Councillors ‘powerless and penniless’ on clean air

09/11/2023

Elected members do not believe that councils have the powers or budgets to make meaningful change on air quality, research has found.

‘Nothing for local government’ in King’s Speech

07/11/2023

Councils have expressed disappointment that the King’s Speech offered no commitment to improving local government finances or furthering devolution.

DfT teases more detail on multi-billion roads spending plans

03/11/2023

The Department for Transport has given fresh detail on the £8.3bn of ‘additional’ local highway maintenance funding due to HS2 cuts.

MPs criticise ‘disappointingly slow’ progress on active travel

03/11/2023

The Government is not on track to meet its active travel targets, with funding uncertainty hampering councils’ efforts, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has said.

Khan hails ULEZ compliance as revenue doubles

31/10/2023

London mayor Sadiq Khan has welcomed new data showing that compliance rates in the new outer London part of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) have nearly caught up with those in inner London.

Costain named strategic partner on Bradford's £250m investment plan

30/10/2023

Costain has been reappointed as Bradford Council’s strategic delivery partner, in a contract worth up to £5m with an initial run of two years.

Air quality rules continue to trouble Bath area

27/10/2023

A council that had ‘officially passed a government milestone’ for cleaning up toxic air breached legal limits as traffic returned after the pandemic, according to recent data.

Demand responsive buses won't fill gap, CCN says

25/10/2023

Three in four large rural councils in England are rolling out demand-responsive transport (DRT) bus services but councils have warned that they are not financially sustainable or a substitute for government bus service subsidies.

Council seeks HS2 compensation over 'levelling down'

25/10/2023

Cheshire East Council is pursuing compensation over the Government’s decision to scrap HS2 north of Birmingham.

Firms want clarity as DfT hands out £150m for buses

23/10/2023

Bus operators have expressed frustration over the Government’s pledge to allocate £1bn of redirected HS2 cash for bus improvements in the North and Midlands.

Concern over state of roads hits record high

20/10/2023

Half of drivers say the state of local roads is their top motoring concern – a record high since the RAC began asking for motorists' views on road conditions.

Health outcomes ‘largely absent’ from housing guidance

19/10/2023

Health outcomes are ‘largely absent’ when it comes to local government guidance on housing supply and transport policies, new research has revealed.

Government approves plans to increase Luton Airport capacity

17/10/2023

Plans by London Luton Airport (LLA) to increase its passenger cap by one million a year have been approved by the Government.

£1.3bn local road upgrade pledge unravels

12/10/2023

Doubts have arisen over the Government's pledge that it will deliver 70 local authority road schemes

Exclusive: DfT drops self-assessment process

10/10/2023

The Department for Transport has ended the highways self-assessment process, removing the incentive element of local maintenance capital funding.

New travel concession for London care leavers

09/10/2023

Care leavers aged 18-25 will receive half-price bus and tram travel in London, mayor Sadiq Khan announced today.

15 minute cities 'don't exist'

09/10/2023

Civil servants are battling to explain to ministers that concepts like ’15-minute cities’, said to restrict people’s ability to shop, ‘don’t really exist'.

Liverpool to 'take back control' with franchised buses

06/10/2023

The Liverpool City Region will bring its buses back under public control, mayor Steve Rotheram announced today.

Battery-powered trains hit tracks in UK first

06/10/2023

The first UK passenger trains to run using battery technology have been launched in the Liverpool City Region.

Sunak confirms HS2 Manchester leg axed

04/10/2023

Rishi Sunak has confirmed the cancellation of the HS2 north of Birmingham but has said that the high speed rail line will still go to Euston.

Sunak launches fight for motorists

02/10/2023

The Government has announced plans to discourage English councils from bringing in 20mph and traffic reduction measures.

Government to restrict use of 20mph speed limits

29/09/2023

Local leaders have responded critically to reports that the Government is set to restrict the ability of councils to impose 20mph speed limits on main roads.

Bradford claims success from watered-down CAZ

29/09/2023

Bradford Council has celebrated questionable success in its struggle to demonstrate compliance with the legal limit for toxic air pollution.

£80m bus funding confirmed

29/09/2023

The Government has confirmed the funding allocations of £80m to support local authorities’ bus service improvement plans (BSIPs) in 2024-25.

Newcastle clean air zone brings in £500k

27/09/2023

Newcastle City Council’s clean air zone (CAZ) has brought in over £500,000 in the first six months of its operation, new figures from the council reveal.

Charity calls for pavement parking crack down

25/09/2023

A charity for the visually impaired has urged the Government to do more to crack down on pavement parking.

Liverpool looks to significantly improve services

22/09/2023

Liverpool City Council has set out a four-year plan to significantly improve the quality of services in the face of ‘complex’ issues.

Call for bus franchising powers for councils

22/09/2023

Local authorities need more powers, including to introduce franchising, to end a 'spiral of decline' in bus service delivery, a new report has said.

Tower Hamlets to remove LTN road closures

21/09/2023

Tower Hamlets has decided to remove its low traffic neighbourhood (LTN) road closures despite the majority of affected residents supporting the measures.

PM delays new petrol and diesel ban to 2035

21/09/2023

PM Rishi Sunak has delayed the Government's ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans from 2030 to 2035.

Optimism about Greater Manchester’s economy ‘badly misplaced’

21/09/2023

Greater Manchester should expand its city centre, improve connectivity, and build 126,000 more homes to boost its productivity, the Resolution Foundation says.

‘Levelling up? my a**e’: HS2 faces new axe threat

15/09/2023

Contractors have reacted furiously to reports that ministers are considering cancelling the second phase of HS2, which is due to take the high speed rail line to Manchester.

London to expand 20mph limits

12/09/2023

Transport for London (TfL) has announced 65km of new 20mph speed limits to be introduced across eight London boroughs by the end of the year.

Wales to consider funding bids straddling English border

11/09/2023

Wales’ economy minister has said he would consider funding bids from a new council partnership that crosses the Welsh and English border.

Mayors call for Northern ‘New Deal’

11/09/2023

Mayors and business leaders are set to urge the main political parties to put the North of England at the heart of their 2024 general election manifestos.

Newcastle approves new taxi design to improve safety

08/09/2023

Plans to rebrand Newcastle’s black cabs to make them ‘instantly recognisable’ have been approved by the city council.

Newham to review hundreds of rejected freedom passes

07/09/2023

Following an ombudsman investigation, the London Borough of Newham will review more than 200 applications for freedom passes it rejected.

Suffolk’s essential service funding ‘not sustainable’

06/09/2023

Suffolk County Council has forecast it will spend £22.3m over its budget this year, with the costs of school transport and looking after children in care making up two thirds of the overspend.

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