|
Devolving local major transport schemes |
 The DfT’s proposal to give local communities control for decisions affecting local transport is a radical change, and has generated a diverse range of views from stakeholders. It proposes devising a new system - devolving capital funding for local major transport schemes to democratically accountable local transport bodies. Transport Business looks at some of the already published responses to the consulation, which ended at the beginning of April this year |
|
Read more...
|
|
|
Feelings mixed as HS2 gets green light |
 With 54,909 responses across the country, the government’s consultation on high speed rail was one of the largest ever undertaken by the Department for Transport. |
|
Read more...
|
|
 The progress report of the pothole review being undertaken by the DfT's Highways Maintenance Efficiency Programme (HMEP) has identified the growing problem of potholes. |
|
Read more...
|
|
|
More cash for cycling projects |
 The government has committed £15m of additional funding to local cycle projects. Local transport minister Norman Baker has announced £8m would be invested in projects to enhance cycle routes across England. |
|
Read more...
|
|
|
Infrastructure investment in austere times |
 Neal Skelton, head of professional services at ITS United Kingdom, discusses the role of intelligent transport systems during times of transport infrastructure spending cuts |
|
Read more...
|
|
|
Making sense of rail supplier assurance |
 Moving to a contemporary, risk-based process for supplier assurance would make for an even safer and more cost-effective railway and world class supply base, says RSSB’s director of national programmes, John Abbott |
|
Read more...
|
|
 John Lewis, chief executive of the BVRLA, reviews the year gone by for the leasing industry and the wider fleet sector it serves, and predicts what the industry will look like in the year ahead |
|
Read more...
|
|
|
