Deniz Huseyin

It is time to embrace the potential for new mobility to “fill the gaps” in the transport network and provide viable alternatives to private car use,

Bradford’s Clean Air Plan is reducing the number of visits to GPs and saving the NHS “tens of thousands of pounds every month”, accordin

New housing developments remain car-dependent, with minimal improvement in access to essential services by walking, cycling, or public transport, reveals a join

The Department for Transport and Active Travel England have reaffirmed their support for the nationwide roll-out of School Streets with the release of comprehensive new guidance. This set outs the key steps and factors local authorities in England should consider when developing and implementing schemes.

Active travel has built on its “post-pandemic legacy” with 5% more cycle journeys in 2024 compared with 2023, and 26% above 2019 levels, according to new data released by Transport for London (TfL).

A much delayed trial of camera-enforced traffic filters in Oxford is due to start towards the end of next year. The trial was approved in November 2022 but has been held up because of the closure of Botley Road for rail upgrades.

New proposals to introduce a Workplace Parking Levy in Oxford have been drawn up three years after plans for a previous scheme were shelved. Oxfordshire County Council's initial plan was for a levy covering the city's eastern arc, inside the ring road, including parts of north Oxford, Marston, Headington and Cowley, but this was later dropped.

Local transport has assumed a more prominent role within the DfT, says Jessica Matthew, Co-Director Local Transport at the DfT. She told delegates at the Local Transport Summit that “it feels like local transport is now front and centre of department thinking”.

The Buses Bill will make franchising powers available to all local transport authorities in England while offering a choice of models, said Stephen Fidler DfT's Director, Buses & Inclusion.