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Working out your electric vehicle strategy

by 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

by 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

by 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

by Greg Marsden

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

Categories features Tags Covid-19, environment, transport

New money for cycling and walking

by The Editorial Team

A £250 million emergency ‘active travel fund’ will help encourage cycling and walking through new infrastructure such as pop-up bike lanes, protected space for cyclists, wider pavements, safer junctions and cycle and bus-only roads.

Categories news Tags Covid-19, transport
Electric car charging up

Fuel for thought

by Councillor David Renard

The transition to electric vehicles offers important benefits but needs local infrastructure solutions.

Categories features Tags environment, transport
Man with fold up bike getting on a train

£5 billion for buses and bikes

by The Editorial Team

The Government has announced “a much-needed boost” of £5 billion for bus and cycling services.

Categories news Tags transport
A rural bus stop sign

Bus journeys hit 10-year low

by The Editorial Team

Local buses are travelling nearly 150 million fewer miles than they were 10 years ago, dropping to their lowest level since the mid-1980s, according to new LGA analysis.

Categories news Tags transport
A school service bus sign in the rear of a bus

Home-to-school transport costs rising

by The Editorial Team

Unsustainable costs and demand pressures are set to push councils’ bill for providing free home-to-school transport to £1.2 billion a year by 2024, new analysis reveals.

Categories news Tags education, transport

Well-connected places in a changing world

by Darryl Eyers

Being well-connected is fundamental to the success of our local communities.

Categories comment Tags digital, environment, transport
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