Latest From Smart Transport
- Latest news4 Jun
Zeelo launches new passenger safety measures to reduce COVID-19 risk
Zeelo, the bus-sharing company, has added new air-filtration and cleaning measures alongside its own contact tracing app to help protect passengers from COVID-19.
- Opinion3 Jun
Transformative times have arrived!
Smart Transport chairman Stephen Joseph reflects on the ways in which Covid-19 has impacted transport and which changes he expects to become more permanent
- Latest case studies3 Jun
Carbon neutral and zero carbon transport fuels
If the electrification of road transport is on a clear trajectory, environmentally-sustainable solutions for trucks, planes and shipping is a greater challenge
- Mass transit systems3 Jun
The future of public mass transit services: Trams
Tram travel is hugely popular in the seven areas that have a service, yet only one more tramway is planned in the UK. Paul Clifton explains why
- Latest Insight & policy3 Jun
How will impact of coronavirus shape the post-lockdown transport environment
Covid-19 has offered the best chance to reshape the transport landscape since World War II but how will we seize this once in a generation opportunity?
- Latest news2 Jun
Sutton Council and ViaVan partner to launch emergency goods delivery platform
On-demand mobility company ViaVan and Sutton Council have partnered to launch a delivery platform to supply emergency food to over 1,000 vulnerable residents in the London borough of Sutton.
- Latest news2 Jun
Leeds taxi drivers install safety screens to keep operating during Covid-19 pandemic
Leeds City Council is allowing taxi and private hire drivers to install temporary safety screens in vehicles in response to the Covid-19 emergency.
- Latest news2 Jun
Welsh government sets aside £65m to keep railways running during lockdown
The Welsh Government will spend up to £65 million over the next six months to ensure train services continue to operate on the Wales and Borders network.
- Latest news2 Jun
Leicester City Council publishes Covid-19 transport recovery plan
Leicester City Council has published a new document setting out how its transport system can best meet the challenges presented by the coronavirus pandemic.
- Latest news2 Jun
Zeleros Hyperloop completes latest £6.2m funding round
Spanish hyperloop start-up Zeleros has completed a financing round worth more than €7 million (£6.24m) to help fund its next phase of development.
- Opinion2 Jun
This is our opportunity to reinvent public transport
Sam Ryan, co-founder of bus sharing business Zeelo, believes now is the time for public transport to reinvent itself.
- Latest news2 Jun
Covid-19 crisis 'could mark climate change turning point'
A study by a team of international academics says that the Covid-19 crisis could mark a turning point in progress on climate change.
- Latest news2 Jun
Scottish government allocates £2m for third round of active travel funding
A third round of funding to increase active travel has been allocated £2 million from the Scottish Government’s active travel budget for 2020/2021.
- Latest news2 Jun
Transport Scotland says traffic has spiked by 70% due to ease in lockdown measures
Transport Scotland has shared statistics to show that traffic levels have spiked by as much as 70% over the weekend as lockdown measures have started to ease.
- Latest news2 Jun
Videalert bus lane enforcement system approved by Transport Scotland
Videalert has achieved Approved Devices certification from Transport Scotland for its bus lane enforcement system.
Top Stories from Smart Transport
MPs call for accelerated rollout of EV infrastructure and emission zone extensions
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Air Pollution has called for an accelreated roll out of electric vehicle infrastructure and for emissions zones to be extended to help tackle climate change as the coronavirus lockdown starts to lift.
Transport solutions will make 'any destination on Earth commutable in 60 minutes'
A combination of Hyperloop, air taxis, and suborbital rockets could enable a traveller to reach any location on earth in 60 minutes, according to new research from consultants Frost & Sullivan.
This is our opportunity to reinvent public transport
Sam Ryan, co-founder of bus sharing business Zeelo, believes now is the time for public transport to reinvent itself.
How will impact of coronavirus shape the post-lockdown transport environment
Covid-19 has offered the best chance to reshape the transport landscape since World War II but how will we seize this once in a generation opportunity?
The Smart Transport webinar programme: Watch 18 presentations from industry experts
Smart Transport hosted a series of six free webinars between April 8 and May 21 offering access to nearly 20 presentations and hours of content and Q&As from experts on the future of mobility.
Shapps announces £283m for safe public transport
The Department for Transport has released a further £283 million to urgently increase the number of bus and light rail services to allow people to travel safely.
