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Parcel delivery service man at a cargo bike

Last-mile freight

Dr Daniela Paddeu

What can councils do to make doorstep deliveries more sustainable?

Categories features Tags transport
Electric car charging

£500m for EV charge points

The Editorial Team

The Department for Transport will provide councils with £500 million to invest in installing electric vehicle public charging points, as part of its new Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Strategy.

Categories news Tags transport
A number of local buses waiting at a red light

Giving buses priority

Graham Vidler

One in 10 car journeys made today needs to be made by bus by 2030 if the UK is to remain on track for its net-zero goals, according to the independent Climate Change Committee.

Categories comment Tags transport
Bus stop sign

£150m support for bus services

The Editorial Team

The Government has announced an additional £150 million to prop up local bus services still recovering from the pandemic.

Categories news Tags transport
Charging an electric car

Going ultra low

Sarah Lou Hassenpflug

Oxford City Council has been piloting local approaches to electric vehicle charging.

Categories features Tags transport

Government launches new bus strategy

The Editorial Team

The Prime Minster has launched a new £3 billion Bus Strategy aimed at tackling the fragmented bus service market and reforming the fare system.

Categories news Tags transport

Working out your electric vehicle strategy

Anna Cuckow

In November 2020, nearly one in every 10 new cars registered in the UK was pure electric, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.

Categories comment Tags transport
Lord Bird posing with a Big Issue bike

Commute with a conscience

Lord Bird

The Big Issue eBikes scheme has launched!

Categories comment Tags transport
Child in a mask on a bus

Extra funding for buses and school transport

The Editorial Team

A further £256 million of emergency funding to help keep bus and tram operators running during the coronavirus pandemic has been announced by the Department for Transport.

Categories news Tags transport
Cars and visible exhaust fumes

Reducing transport emissions

Greg Marsden

How can we engineer a ‘climate smart’ recovery from the COVID-19 crisis?

Categories features Tags Covid-19, environment, transport
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