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Search ArticlesChancellor announces £15bn for transport projects
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced £15.6bn for nine mayoral strategic authorities. Ahead of the spending review next week, Ms Reeves confirmed the new Transport for City Regions (TCR) settlements, which will support a host of projects including ‘new trams, new train stations, and bus routes to link up our towns and cities’. The cash serves as an expansion of the previous City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) funds, which did not include the East of England.
Former Liverpool mayor charged with bribery
Ex-Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson and a former assistant director of highways are among a dozen people charged with bribery and misconduct. © Richter Frank-Jurgen / Wikimedia commons Merseyside Police said 12 people have been charged as part of Operation Aloft, an investigation into the awarding of commercial and business contracts at Liverpool City Council between 2010 and 2020. Anderson (pictured) served as directly-elected mayor of the authority from 2012 to 2021.
Ulez delivers ‘substantial’ air quality improvements
London's ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) has led to ‘substantial improvements’ in air quality across the capital, new research has revealed. A report by the Greater London Authority found a 27% reduction in roadside nitrogen dioxide levels since Ulez was introduced in 2019. The report also found particle emissions (PM 2.5) from vehicle exhausts are 31% lower in outer London in 2024 than they would have been without the ULEZ expansion.
Oxford Street pedestrianisation consultation launched Original
London mayor Sadiq Khan has launched a public consultation on what is billed as the ‘biggest transformation of Oxford Street in history’. Londoners will be asked to give their views on pedestrianisation and on a proposal to create a Mayoral Development Corporation, which would have the powers to support regeneration. The iconic street has been hit hard in recent years by the pandemic, the growth of online shopping and out-of-town shopping centres.
Bike space rules 'could undermine development'
London mayor Sadiq Khan has been warned that current cycle storage requirements for offices could undermine the viability of new developments. The City Property Association (CPA) has calculated that under the current London Plan, published in 2021, the City of London’s target to deliver 1.2 million square metres of new office space by 2040 would require 25,000 additional cycle parking spaces spanning about 42,500 square metres.
Huge fine for Network Rail over worker deaths
Network Rail has been fined £3.75m and ordered to pay costs of £175,000 over the deaths of two track workers at Margam, Wales in July 2019. The rail operator pleaded guilty to an offence under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, which followed an investigation and prosecution by industry regulator the Office of Rail and Road (ORR). The incident involved three employees of Network Rail who were working on the track at Margam - Michael Lewis, Gareth Delbridge and a third worker.
Brum looks to lamppost charge points to cut clutter Original
Birmingham City Council has announced the launch of a major project to expand the city’s electric vehicle (EV) charging network. In partnership with charge point operator ubitricity, the highway authority is carrying out a pilot deployment of 560 lamppost EV charge points across residential areas of the city where access to private off-street parking is limited or unavailable.
Starmer: 100 new towns under consideration
Proposals for new towns on more than 100 sites across England have been submitted as part of what the Prime Minister calls the ‘largest housebuilding programme since the post-war era.’ Each of the new towns will have the potential to deliver 10,000 homes and will be ‘well-designed, beautiful communities with affordable housing’, according to the Government. ‘This is about more than just bricks and mortar.
Approved for growth: Reeves confirms support for Heathrow third runway
The chancellor has confirmed government support for a third runway at Heathrow, claiming it will be delivered in line with its ‘legal, environmental and climate objectives’. In a major speech in which she highlighted the importance of transport infrastructure, chancellor Rachel Reeves said the Government was considering a private finance model to fund the £10bn Lower Thames Crossing and reannounced existing plans to support public transport projects outside South East England.
PM blocks 'blockers' and backs builders Original
Ministers have announced measures to ‘unblock much-needed infrastructure projects’, including limiting opportunities to challenge them in the courts and allowing developers to pay into a pool to mitigate environmental damage. The announcements follow press reports that the chancellor is set to back projects such as Heathrow expansion and the Lower Thames Crossing.