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Application period for Britain’s all-electric bus town extended
English local authorities can bid for funding to establish Britain’s first all-electric bus town or city.
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£397 million allocated to boost support for UK bus operators
The package, agreed jointly with the bus industry, aims to keep key routes running to provide a lifeline for those who cannot work from home, including those travelling to jobs on the frontline of the UK’s fight against COVID-19, such as NHS staff.
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DfT outlines Transport Decarbonisation Plan (TDP)
Whilst there have been recently published strategies to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in individual transport modes, the TDP will reportedly take a coordinated, cross-modal approach to deliver the transport sector’s contribution to both carbon budgets and net zero.
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E-scooters set to be trialled in the UK for the first time
The e-scooter trials will initially take place in four “future transport zones”: Portsmouth and Southampton; the West of England Combined Authority (WECA); Derby and Nottingham; and the West Midlands.
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DfT calls for evidence as part of future of mobility review
The call for evidence focuses on three primary areas: micromobility vehicles, flexible bus services and Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS).
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Proposals set out by DfT to make UK pavements more accessible
The UK government is set to consult on proposals in the summer designed to improve the lives of people with mobility or sight impairments, as well as parents with prams.
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UK government to consult plans for roll out of low carbon E10 fuel
By increasing the ethanol content of petrol, E10 reportedly has the potential to cut CO2 from transport by 750,000 tonnes per year - equivalent to taking around 350,000 cars off the road.
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DfT provides coronavirus guidance for staff in UK transport sector
In light of the recent global outbreak of coronavirus, the Department for Transport has offered advice for staff in the transport sector to best protect themselves and their passengers.
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BSI releases automated vehicles safety specifications
The specification is said to be the first government and industry-backed standardisation programme that aims to help promote safe public trials and development testing of automated vehicles in the UK.
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Mobility Credits scheme to be trialled in Coventry
Said to be a first in the UK, the scheme will see drivers swapping their cars for mobility credits of up to £3,000 which they can spend on public transport, taxis, share schemes and car clubs.
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Dubai’s RTA and BeemCar to develop suspended transport system
The operation of 'sky pods' is said to occupy land area several times less than conventional means of the same capacity, as well as being power-efficient, small in size, light in weight and mounted with steel wheels that run on suspended rails.
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DfT launches public transport inclusivity campaign
The new government campaign - 'it's everyone's jounrey' - has launched to improve the journeys of disabled passengers on public transport across the UK.
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£1.5 million awarded to UK tech projects to cut congestion
The three winning projects will trial new ways of using data generated by transport in towns and cities to improve driving conditions.
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Transport for the North confirms development of bus open data tool
The tool is said to help bus operators comply with upcoming government regulations – being introduced under the Bus Services Act 2017 – that will require fares data for local bus services across England to be published in a standardised, open-source data format from January 2021.
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Local authorities can now apply to become UK’s first all-electric bus town
The town selected will be used as a model to help deliver the government’s ambition for all buses to be fully electric by 2025.