Transport

• Half of council transport policies include unlawful statements, charity finds

  The Government has promised a review of guidance after an investigation revealed more than half (51%) of local school transport policies in England include unlawful statements.

  

• Councils awarded £11m for green buses

  Local authorities and bus companies have been awarded more than £10m to help them purchase low emission buses.

  

• Northern leaders demand ‘fair deal’ for northern transport

  Northern leaders gathered in Leeds yesterday for a summit to demand a ‘fair deal’ on transport from the Government.

  

• Didcot Garden Town gets £6.2m funding boost

  Oxfordshire has been given a £6.2m funding boost from the Government to help unlock 15,000 new homes and improvements to local transport in Didcot Garden Town.

  

• Borough rewards residents for reducing air pollution

  People in a London borough are to be given vouchers to spend in high street shops as a reward for walking or cycling instead of driving cars.

  

• London borough seizes rental bikes

  Wandsworth LBC has impounded more than 100 rental bikes after they were left cluttering pavements and causing obstructions.

  

• Winners of £6.6bn HS2 contracts announced

  Ministers have announced the winning bidders to help build the first phase of HS2, awarding contracts expected to be worth £6.6bn.

  

• New plans will give councils a share of Vehicle Excise Duty

  A Transport Investment Strategy has been announced today that proposes the creation of a major road network, with councils given a share of Vehicle Excise Duty (VED).

  

• Councils call for greater power over concessionary travel scheme

  Councils are spending £200m a year subsidising the concessionary bus fares scheme, new analysis has revealed.

  

• Council explores introducing tram network

  Bath could be the latest city to start running trams on its streets.