COVID-19

Female passenger on a train wearing a white face mask

CREDS webinar to reveal post-pandemic travel report results

CREDS, the energy demand research organisation, will reveal the results from its post-pandemic travel behaviour study as part of a free webinar on 16 March.

UK rail travel drops due to rise of Omicron variant

Daily rail journeys have dropped to an average of 55% pre-covid levels across the UK, according to figures from the Department for Transport (DfT).

Trudy Harrison, MP for Copeland and transport minister

Britain needs 'world-class' public transport to meet decarbonisation target, says transport minister

Covid-19, carbon and convenience are guiding government transport policy - and the post-pandemic recovery will not be car led, says the parliamentary under secretary for the Department for Transport.

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Healthy streets 14 Sep 2021

What is a 15-minute neighbourhood?

The legacy of lockdown could promote a place-making revolution in urban planning. Mark Sutcliffe investigates the 15-minute city model

Active Travel 1 Sep 2021

What will be the impact of agile working?

If fewer people travel to city centres for their work, are urban and transport plans likely to go into sharp reverse? asks Mark Smulian

DfT survey reveals Covid impact on business travel

Ninety-three per cent of businesses replaced domestic business trips with virtual meetings during the pandemic, new Department for Transport (DfT) research shows.

VIDEO: Virtual Smart Transport Conference June 2021 presentations

Watch 30 videos from leaders in the transport sector, recorded at our June 2021 virtual conference

£56m funding to support light rail services

Light rail operators have been granted up to £56 million in government funding to help run services as coronavirus (Covid-19) restrictions are lifted.

Face masks to remain compulsory on London transport

Passengers will still need to wear face coverings on London's Tube, bus, tram, DLR, Overground and TfL Rail when Covid-19 restrictions are lifted on July 19.

Face coverings on public transport “recommended”

The Government has recommended face coverings be worn on public transport when coronavirus restrictions are lifted on July 19.

New partnership to reduce commuter emissions

A new partnership has been formed to help reduce the environmental impact of commuter emissions.

Air quality management partnership to support public transport recovery

A new air quality management partnership has been announced today (June 29) to help support public transport’s recovery from Covid-19.

Road deaths drop 16% during pandemic year

Road deaths in the UK dropped for the first time in eight years during 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic, which saw a reduction in traffic levels.

Day two of Virtual Smart Transport Conference gets underway

The second day of the Virtual Smart Transport Conference starts shortly, with a keynote speech from transport minister Rachel Maclean.

Virtual Smart Transport Conference goes live today

The first day of the Virtual Smart Transport Conference starts soon, with 30-plus speakers across the two days, discussing decarbonisation, Covid-19 and more.

Jenny Jones, Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb, talking to Norman Baker from Campaign for Better Transport beside a campaign-branded double-decker bus

What Government must do to get people back on public transport

CBT advisor Norman Baker will discuss the measures the organisation believes are needed to get more people back on public transport at the Virtual Smart Transport Conference.

Opinion 31 May 2021

The way forward is public transport

To date, there is no evidence that public transport was, or is, a source of virus transmission. Government needs to get this across to the travelling public

Queen’s Speech: Infrastructure, ‘levelling up’ and environment key priorities

Infrastructure, ‘levelling up’ and the environment have been outlined in the Queen’s Speech as the Government’s priorities for the new parliamentary session.

Government to publish 'levelling up' white paper

The Government is set to publish a ‘landmark’ levelling up white paper, setting out how new policy interventions will "improve opportunity and boost livelihoods".

English rail system cost £17.4 billion last year, according to financial overview

England’s rail system cost £17.4 billion, including £5.1bn from taxpayers, according to the latest financial overview for 2019-20 from the NAO.