Guidance on planning and designing walking, wheeling and cycling routes and facilities in rural areas.
New research has highlighted the ongoing challenge facing local authorities as they balance the demand for residential parking with the need to maintain safe, accessible pavement for pedestrians and vulnerable road users.
Rural campaigners Countryside Alliance have entered the quiet lanes debate. The organisation has made its position clear after news that Oxfordshire County Council is to pilot new schemes restricting through traffic on selected country road
Active travel funding allocations for local transport authorities, as part of integrated and consolidated transport settlements.
Information for two-tier authorities about transitioning their plan-making to single tier unitary authorities.
Thousands of new homes and major infrastructure projects could be unblocked under plans being considered to reduce delays from legal challenges.
Q: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to introduce a statutory definition of (a) autonomous delivery robots and (b) Personal Delivery Devices; what assessment she has made of the impact of such devices on pavement accessibility and safety for (i) blind and partially sighted people, (ii) wheelchair users, (iii) older people and (iv) other disabled pedestrians; and if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing legislation to prohibit the operation of autonomous delivery robots on public pavements.
Safety campaigners concerned about plan for widespread deployment on already crowded pavements.
A panel of disability experts has urged the government to call a halt to all new floating bus stops because ‘dangerous cyclists’ refuse to stop at their zebra crossings, a report revealed.
National Highways has partnered with mental health charity Chasing the Stigma to launch a pioneering initiative aimed at helping people access support before they reach crisis point, with new roadside signage set to be introduced across parts of Sussex and Hampshire.
A flagship road safety programme is expected to prevent around 2,700 deaths and serious injuries over the next two decades, generating an estimated £1.25 billion in social and economic benefits from a £195 million government investment, according to a new report.
Councils in England are facing a £7 billion funding ‘black hole’ within three years opening a gap so large it is more than the current council spend on roads, transport, homelessness and housing services combined.
The Transport for London Road Network constitutes around five per cent of London’s roads
It is only seven years since the first claim was made, with the biggest individual payout being for £20m. Such claims have also led to premiums for drivers being pushed up, to effectively cover the bill for insurers.