The current system of paying for road use should change, according to more than half the people surveyed by the Department for Transport. Of 2,798 adults surveyed, 80% said congestion was a seri... Read on »
Cyclists will be given the freedom of the capital on Sunday, 5th September 2010, to enjoy the Mayor of London's Sky Ride. Boris Johnson and Kelly Brook will be there as riders enjoy the newly unvei... Read on »
The Department for Transport has today published the following Transport Statistics: Road Goods Vehicles Travelling to Mainland Europe: Provisional Estimates Q2 2010, for details see: Read on »
By-products from distilling process could be used to power cars and even aviation, according to researchers in Edinburgh. It gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "one for the road". W... Read on »
Business Secretary Dr Vince Cable visits Jaguar Land Rover The UK Business Secretary Dr. Vince Cable visited Jaguar Land Rover's headquarters to experience first hand a selection of the latest Jag... Read on »
Toyota Motor Corp said on Wednesday it wants to reach cumulative sales of 5 million hybrid vehicles in the early part of this decade. Toyota, the pioneer in gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles, said... Read on »
Understanding the public's attitudes, perceptions and knowledge in relation to transport measures is important for the formulation and monitoring of transport policies. The Department for Transpor... Read on »
Network of businesses committed to tackling climate change almost doubles in size as small firms sign up to Prince of Wales' initiative. The number of businesses signed up to the Prince of Wales' ... Read on »
HMRC published yesterday a new guidance on a simplified approach to setting the market value of a cycle under the Cycle to Work Scheme: EIM21667 - Particular benefits: bicycles: transfer of bicycle... Read on »
With the Treasury axe about to fall, many are predicting that Terry Morgan's £15.9bn Crossrail project is primed to be one of the first victims. The Crossrail chairman would have been ... Read on »
Manchester’s tram expansion is back on track - with contractors appointed for the last stage of the ‘Big Bang’ extensions. Parts of the extension appeared under threat when the... Read on »
Stated goal of having 2,000 electric vehicles on Spanish roads by the end of year will be unachievable. It was supposed to be the centrepiece of Read on »
Lights are set to be switched off on swathes of Britain’s motorway network to save money. The move, which will see stretches of road plunged into darkness between midnight and 5am, is also i... Read on »
The Department for Transport has today published the following Transport Statistics: Reported Road Casualties in Great Britain: Provisional Estimates Q1 2010, see Read on »
The London Assembly has called on Transport for London (TfL) to justify Tube and bus fare rises which could be more than 7% in 2011. In June, TfL said it was likely to recommend to London's mayo... Read on »
Boris Johnson has stolen the limelight, but London is not the first UK city to launch a public bike hire scheme. Blackpool, Cardiff and Reading were early adopters, and Dumfries in Scotland is join... Read on »
Boris Johnson's answer to Paris's Vélib bike-hire scheme launched in London today. Follow The Guardian f... Read on »
A bike hire scheme designed to encourage thousands more cycle journeys in central London has begun. So far, more than 12,000 people have signed up to the idea, far outstripping the 5,000 bicycles ... Read on »
The Department for Transport has today published the following Transport Statistics: National Travel Survey - access the report Read on »
Transport Secretary Philip Hammond confirmed today that motorists will receive up to £5,000 towards purchase of an ultra-low carbon car from January 2011. Exceptionally, the Governmen... Read on »
Sign up for 24 hour, seven day or annual membership, to start using cycles from 30 July. Casual use will be available soon. Approximately 6,000 Barclays-branded cycles will be available for hire f... Read on »
Rail franchises would be longer, more flexible and more responsive to the needs of passengers, and provide better value for taxpayers, under proposals set out today by Rail Minister Theresa Villi... Read on »
Efforts to make Whitehall more green by reducing water use, rubbish, road travel and energy are saving as much as £70m a year, a report from the government's environmental watchdog revealed t... Read on »
The Swedish carmaker Volvo has called for greater openness about all harmful emissions from cars. Currently, consumers are told how much carbon dioxide CO2 a car emits. But Volvo's UK's managing ... Read on »
End Date: 26 September, 2010 Find out all you need to know about Barclays Cycle Hire at this summer's Cycle Hire Roadshows. This series of special roadshows will give Londoners th... Read on »
Barclays Cycle Superhighways are new cycle lanes into central London from outer London. They will provide cyclists with safer, faster and more direct journeys into the city. The first two lanes op... Read on »
Tesco has launched a car-sharing trial at some of its stores in an effort to improve the carbon footprint of its shoppers. Tesco has teamed up with Carbon Voyage to connect customers with other... Read on »
With national debt high on the political agenda and the comprehensive spending review due in October isn't it time we began making wiser investment decisions? Our public space is dominated by roa... Read on »
Corporate Manslaughter caused a flurry of nervous activity when it was first introduced in 2007 in England and Wales, and as the Corporate Homicide Act in Scotland. Now, the nerves are less jangle... Read on »
Tesco is trialing the use of clean fuel derived from naturally occurring methane from landfill on a fleet of delivery vehicles for its online shopping service. The retailer has entered into a d... Read on »
Hosted by Accenture and supported by NBTN, this workshop looks at investing in energy efficient IT and sustainable use of existing equipment to reduce energy usage and business travel. ICT produ... Read on »
The British public are an optimistic lot. Most of us think technology is going to transform our lives radically over the next few years according to a new survey from Cisco - even if some of the op... Read on »
Less than a quarter of motorists now care about green issues and the environment, but a clear majority say they would buy an environmentally-friendly car if incentives were better, a major new repo... Read on »
Dallas and London, June 16, 2010 - According to a new study of large companies using telepresence technology, U.S. and U.K. businesses that substitute some business travel with telepresence can cut... Read on »
Carmaker Peugeot is looking to break into the growing UK car club market, launching a pilot vehicle rental service in two English cities. 'Mu by Peugeot’ already operates in five dealersh... Read on »
The companies who achieved a good standard have been recognised in the regions as follows: Scotland Highly Commended: Halcrow Group Ltd Halcrow's Sustainable Travel Award entry was of an excepti... Read on »
ACT TravelWise invites you to send papers for the ACT TravelWise National Autumn Conference, Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony. The conference will take place on 2nd and 3rd December 2010 in Liverpoo... Read on »
Car clubs are set to benefit from an extra £40,000 of Government funding, Transport Minister Norman Baker announced today. The money will be used to support car club development in the... Read on »
As Pedal Ready celebrates its 1,000th graduate, Martin Wainwright learns why more councils should be investing in adult cycling training. It has cost ... Read on »
Cutting costs is often a priority for fleet decision makers, but new analysis by Fleet Support Group shows how some businesses are losing hundreds of thousands o... Read on »
The car industry in the UK can no longer rely on direct state support, the Business Secretary warned yesterday, adding that the sector was no longer facing the crisis that threatened to cripple it ... Read on »
London business fleet users are to test out Prius plug-in hybrid cars as part of a three-year lease demonstration programme launched this week by Toyota and EDF Energy. The programme will see 20 Pr... Read on »
Mayor of London announces 10-week consultation on proposals to scrap the western extension of the zone by Christmas. Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, today outlined plans to press ahead with the... Read on »
(Reuters) - Global sales of electric vehicles are set to rise this year due to worries about security of oil supply, the environment and fuel costs, UK consultancy J.D. Power said on Friday. Globa... Read on »
The Department for Transport has today published the following Transport Statistics: Reported Road Casualties Great Britain Main Results: 2009 The Department for Transport has published statistic... Read on »
Battery technology is keeping electric cars heavy, expensive and with a limited range. Imagine a major city with no incessant traffic noise and choking exhaust fumes. Electric cars could theoretic... Read on »
The Department for Transport yesterday published the latest information on bus statistics in Great Britain. Some of the key results include: Provisional figures suggest bus passenger journeys... Read on »
The Department for Transport published statistics on the Core Accessibility Indicators for 2009 for England. The Indicators provide a number of measures of accessibility by public transport, walki... Read on »
Prime Minister David Cameron has confirmed a £20 million grant for Nissan to build a new electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing plant in the North East will go ahead. Cameron confirmed his a... Read on »
Team of 30 officers will disrupt organised bike crime and work with websites to stop stolen goods being sold online. Imagine leaving your expensive mobile phone or laptop secured to a lamp post by... Read on »
Across the world, there is increasing interest in managing car traffic. One approach developed for addressing the journey to work is known as ‘workplace travel planning’. This paper pri... Read on »
The Institute of Advanced Motorists published their new cycling guide - "How to Be a Better Cyclist". Whether you are relatively new to cycling, someone returning to the activity or you h... Read on »
WWF published a new report entitled Excess Baggage: the case for reducing government flying. This report looks at the extent to which flying by government departments is increasing, how much of th... Read on »
Take part in Change Your World 2010, a UK-wide campaign brought to you by Sustrans, the UK’s leadingsustainable transport charity. Between 1 June and 4 July 2010, this upbeat and inspiring... Read on »
You might be a mechanical novice but tutorial books and online videos can help make you an expert grease monkey. It was only changing a bottom bracket and re-greasing some bearings in a rear wheel... Read on »
Barclays Cycle Hire, launching on 30 July 2010, will be a public bicycle sharing scheme for short journeys in and around central London. You'll be able to pick up a bicycle, use it as you like, the... Read on »
Carmaker Audi is reportedly developing a new electric version of its scrapped A2 model that could also be customised through downloadable 'apps’. The new A2 would be electric-powered and ... Read on »
Hosted by Accenture and supported by NBTN, this BITC workshop looks at investing in energy efficient IT and sustainable use of existing equipment to reduce energy usage and business travel. ICT ... Read on »
Business in the Community is ecouraging businesses to use this day to highlight their positive environmental action to employees, suppliers and customers as well as to use it as a day to launch new... Read on »
NBTN and BITC have entered a team to complete the Global Corporate Challenge. The GCC is the world’s largest and most exciting corporate health initiative. It’s about getting the workfo... Read on »
Team Green Britain Bike Week is an annual opportunity to promote cycling and show how cycling can easily be part of everyday life. Demonstrating the social, health and environmental benefits of cyc... Read on »
New Secretary of State for Transport Philip Hammond has ruled out road pricing and said he will 'stabilise’ fuel prices for motorists, but acknowledged that motoring has got to be greener. &... Read on »
British company econogo has launched yogo, the UK’s first electric scooter that uses a fully detachable and portable lithium battery. Traditionally, electric two-wheelers in the UK have used... Read on »
The ninth Towards Carfree Cities conference will be held in the historic city of York, England, from Monday 28 June to Thursday 1 July 2010. Coming to the UK for the first time, this year's confer... Read on »
The Prime Minister has announced the appointment of Philip Hammond, MP for Runnymede and Weybridge to be Secretary of State for Transport. Mr Hammond was raised in Essex, attending school in Brent... Read on »
The Ceremony of 2010 Pan European Workplace Travel Plan Awards (PEWTA) was held on Thursday 6 May in Graz, Austria, as part of the European Conference on Mobility Management. This is the 3rd y... Read on »
A new car rental scheme that aims to make car usage in the UK more efficient has had dozens of cars and hundreds of drivers registering a week after its launch. WhipCar claims to be the world's... Read on »
Transport for London (TfL) has issued a tender worth £67 million, for up to 1,300 zero and low carbon vehicles. At the same time, the transport authority has issued a second tender for 25,... Read on »
Eco-friendly commuters and businesses looking for a low cost alternative to electric and hybrid cars now have the opportunity to test drive the latest green vehicle to hit the UK market - the golf ... Read on »
The Department for Transport has today published the following Transport Statistics:
Provisional figures show that greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) fell 8.6 per cent in the UK in 2009 compared to 2008, mainly due to the recent worldwide economic recession. Provisional figures show t... Read on »
The theme for this year's event is 'Get fit without the hassle. Try walking to, from or during work.' There are 5 challenges for your employees this year and they include: Try walking all or p... Read on »
A Danish hotel is offering a free meal to any guest who is able to produce electricity for the hotel on an exercise bike attached to a generator. The Crowne Plaza Hotel in Copenhagen says the idea... Read on »
Practical solutions by business for business The Read on »
ATTENTION: “EARLY BIRD fee” available until Sunday 18th April only!!! This year the ECOMM will be hosted by the City of Graz, Austria, from 5 to 7 May 2010. Registration is open, but t... Read on »
The Shortlisted Candidates for the 2010 Pan European Workplace Mobility Plan Awards have been announced. Nine organisations in total have been shortlisted with three in each of the three categori... Read on »
Cycling improves health and the environment but it is not in the DNA of government. It needs to be. One thing is sure. Cycling will not play a big part in the hustings for the election. There may ... Read on »
13th April 2010 - University of Herefordshire, Hatfield Working with public transport is one of the key elements of a successful travel plan, and can often be one of the most difficult to get righ... Read on »
The first public trial of a system that "refills" electric cars in minutes will be launched this month. The Californian company Better Place will test its automated battery-swap stations ... Read on »
A Travel Plan Course designed and partly taught by Professor John Whitelegg starts in April at the University of Central Lancashire. Covering a range of theoretical, procedural and practical aspect... Read on »
Sustainable Travel Workshop Newcastle: Wednesday, 24 February 2010 <... Read on »
Transport Secretary Andrew Adonis today announced proposals which would revolutionise Britain's rail network by delivering an initial core high speed rail network linking London to Birmingham, M... Read on »
13 April 2010 NBTN members may book on to this masterclass for the discounted price of £125 +VAT. This ACT Travelwise Masterclass is in association with the University of Hertfordshire and w... Read on »
Sustainable Travel Workshop Birmingham: Wednesday, 10 February 2010 National Grid Read on »
Pioneering motorists will receive up to £5,000 to buy an ultra-low carbon car, and the roll-out of supporting infrastructure will begin in selected regions, the Government announced today. ... Read on »
Introduction Here, at last, is the latest edition of NBTN News! Many apologies for the time lapse between the last newsletter and this one - it’s been... Read on »
The Government wants to see access to cycle training for every child, creating a generation of new, safe cyclists according to Transport Minister Sadiq Khan. This is one of the aims of the 'Act... Read on »
The Cycling Star Alliance, a new group of best-of-brand suppliers is launching a competition to give away £25,000 of infrastructure and consultancy to two organisations that best demonstrat... Read on »
Here, at last, is the latest edition of NBTN News! Many apologies for the time lapse between the last newsletter and this one - it’s been a busy time with transferring over to Business ... Read on »
APPLY NOW! BITC/NBTN Regional Awards for Excellence in Sustainable Travel - closing date 31 March 2010 Does your organisation have inspiring examples of innovation and action in the area of comm... Read on »
The Department for Transport published the ”Public attitudes towards climate change and the impact of transport: 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009” report with the aim to provide the latest i... Read on »
As part of wider goal to better understand and take account of the views of businesses, DfT commissioned a review of existing UK research evidence on private sector business attitudes to transpor... Read on »
NBTN took its message to Hampshire in November 2009 as part of the county council’s Smart Commute Week, without even travelling there. The pioneering council has a reputation for “gr... Read on »
‘Living Streets’ are very active NBTN members and we’re great supporters of their work. The Living Streets Conference - Delivering the Active Travel Strategy: From Policy to Pra... Read on »
The Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership brings together over 350 organisations from across the government, the automotive and fuel industries, the environmental sector, academia, road user groups and ot... Read on »
The Institute of Advanced Motorists may initially not seem the most logical organisation to offer cycling information and training. However IAM, following some very detailed research, has produce... Read on »
traintaxi™ is a practical tool to help business travellers take the train instead of the car, by overcoming one of the main obstacles: information about how to bridge “those final few m... Read on »
Many cycle retailers have been very supportive of the Cycle to Work Guarantee Scheme and Evans Cycles is one of these. Evans Cycles ‘Ride2Work’ scheme now offers a one-stop-shop imple... Read on »
Cycling to work is a great way for people to get, and stay, fit and healthy. For businesses, a healthier workforce means higher productivity, reduced absenteeism and improved punctuality. The Cyc... Read on »
MVA AND MOUCHEL TO DELIVER DfT TRAVEL PLAN SEMINARS Securing Travel Plans through the planning process is the most effective and efficient way of implementing travel plans. MVA and Mouchel will as... Read on »
10 February - BITC / NBTN Sustainable Travel Workshop: Cycle to Work Guarantee Scheme, Birmingham 23 February 2010 - Read on »
Workshops on Sustainable Commuting and Business Travel: The Cycle to Work Guarantee A series of BITC / NBTN events are planned for this year with the first of these taking place during February ... Read on »
Up to £1000 available to South East businesses for smarter working Businesses with 5 to 250 employees in the Milton Keynes and Thames Valley area are being offered a new grant of up to &po... Read on »
BITC’s Health and Work Summit sponsored by NBTN and the Food and Drink Federation will take place on 11 May 2010 and NBTN members will be offered a discounted delegate rate. We are delighte... Read on »
View presentations and summaries here » Members bring ‘fresh’ ideas to develop NBTN Calls for... Read on »
East of England Travel Plan Forum The summaries and slides of the presentations delivered at the second East of England Travel Plan Forum on 3 November 2009 can Read on »
18 September 2008 - DfT publishes GB 2008 Edition, Public Transport Statistics See Read on »
The Department for Transport has today published the following Transport Statistics: Read on »
We already know commuters regularly face more stress than fighter pilots[1], and with government statistics showing we now jump in the car for over ... Read on »
Delivering the Vision - Cycling and the Sustainable Door to Door Journey 22nd October 2008, Sadler's Wells, Central London Cycling has never been more popular in the UK. The DfT has increased i... Read on »
The Sustainable Travel and Transport Award 2008 is now open for applications; do consider applying in order to get recognition for the great work you’ve done to reduce travel during the cours... Read on »
National Travel Survey: 2007 Interview Data, see link below http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/statistics... Read on »
http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/statistics/datatablespublications/ roadstraffic/speed... Read on »
The UK's first and only sustainable transport show and conference will take place at the East of England Showground, in Alwalton, near Peterborough, on October 22 and 23. The Sustainable Transport... Read on »
Search is on for green travel champions Is your company doing its bit to encourage more cycling to work? Do your people share car journeys? Does your company subsidise bus travel? Is the company d... Read on »
Buckinghamshire County Councils next annual conference will be held at Pinewood Studios on 30th October and will be addressing how flexible working practices link into travel plans, HR issues, redu... Read on »
DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT 153 (TR-017) 25 September 2008 Transport Statistics The Department for Transport has today published the following Transport Statistics: * Road Casualty Statistics G... Read on »
Easit has been running for four years in the South East, delivering initiatives to reduce congestion and pollution and generate greater use of sustainable travel modes. Their approach and methodolo... Read on »
The latest issue of Smartmoves is available in our Downloads section.
Carplus have recently carried out some research to see how car clubs can play a part in replacing company car fleets, and the grey fleet. The summary paper goes in to some detail on how companies c... Read on »
http://www.smallbizpod.co.uk/news/2008/commute-smart-week-staff-travel-a-great-cost-to-cut/... Read on »
New initiatives to put Britain at the forefront of a green motoring revolution by encouraging a mass market in electric and hybrid cars have been announced today. With the potential to create up t... Read on »
Smart Commute Week 2008 http://www.ehampshire.org/matisse_smart-commute_week/c-81.html Monday 3rd Novembe... Read on »
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http://www.theccc.org.uk/ The report by the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) urges the Government to commit unilaterally to reducing emissions of all gr... Read on »
Britain will benefit from major air, rail and road improvements as Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon today outlined radical new plans for the UK’s transport infrastructure, designed to support t... Read on »
Public experiences of home working and internet shopping. Full details here See Read on »
The first Annual Review from Travel Actively is available to download from at the Travel Actively Website here. Tra... Read on »
Energy Saving Trust monthly transport e-newsletter issue 26 reports: Employees and business pay the price for 'free' fuel Thousands of company car drivers across the UK continue to receive compan... Read on »
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Passengers on some of the country's busiest rail routes will benefit from the single biggest investment in Intercity trains for a generation, Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon announced today. Agi... Read on »
In these tough times, business looks at the bottom line. And with increasingly high fuel costs, traffic congestion, commuting delays, distribution problems and missed deadlines travel hits your bo... Read on »
A centre to revolutionise the future of UK transport industry was announced today by Transport Minister Andrew Adonis. The £7.75m programme will be based at Imperial College London as well as... Read on »
You can now download the presentations from the Eastern Region Network event.
The Department for Transport has today published the following transport statistics... Read on »
Make sure your workplace and all your employees are registered by 20 April 2009 for this year's Walk to Work Week extravaganza. Registering is free, e... Read on »
Business Secretary Peter Mandelson and Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon today launched the Government's vision to promote ultra low carbon transport over the next five years. Central to the strategy... Read on »
This report describes a scoping study into the changing nature of car ownership and use within British society since the previous Car Dependence study, published by the Royal Automobile Club Founda... Read on »
The Departments for Transport (DfT) and Communities and Local Government (CLG) have jointly published a new document; Good Practice Guidelines: Delivering Travel Plans through the Planning Process.... Read on »
Employers can now pick up a step by step guide to improving their workforce’s health and productivity by encouraging staff to walk or cycle to work. Sustainable transport charity Sustrans to... Read on »
National Autumn Conference, Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony A Healthy Approach to Travel Options: helping organisations and individuals to thrive (23 and 24 November 2009 Newcastle-Gateshead) Cal... Read on »
Smarter Travel Workshop: identify new initiatives and actions we can take to change our own and our organisation’s travel behaviour. Sma... Read on »
The Department for Transport has today published the following Transport Statistics. Road Traffic and Congestion in Great Britain: Provisional Estimates Q1 2009 see Read on »
Large urban areas across England are being given the chance to bid to become the country's first Sustainable Travel City, Transport Minister Paul Clark announced today. Up to £29 million ove... Read on »
Pushing travel planning up the business agenda Welcome to the latest edition of NBTN News. The Network is constantly looking for ways to push travel ... Read on »
The Department for Transport has today published the following Transport Statistics: Public experiences of and attitudes towards parking Read on »
What are practitioners saying about Open University Travel Planning courses? Commissioned by Transport for London (TfL), The Open University designed its Travel Planning courses to help travel pla... Read on »
Employer Cambridgeshire County Council Salary £26,784 - £28,353 per annum Reference CT86 Location Cambridge Working Pattern Fixed term Hours 37 Closing Date 18 June 2009 The TRAV... Read on »
Bus and light rail statistics Great Britain: Q1 2009 Read on »
Transport Times Conference, 24 June 2009 Transport Times has long been at the forefront of innovative thinking in transport policy, and I am delighted to be making my first major speech as Secreta... Read on »
England's bus fleet will be helped to go green thanks to a new £30 million fund to encourage the purchase of low carbon buses. The fund is part of the Department for Transport’s wi... Read on »
WIG Events & Networks - www.wig.co.uk/eventsnetworks WIG Workshop: Smarter Transport - Workplace Travel Planning Wednesday 2... Read on »
Carbon emissions from domestic transport will be reduced by up to 14 per cent over the next decade as a result of the Government's carbon reduction strategy, published today by Transport Secretary ... Read on »
The 2009 Green Fleet Hero Awards are run by EST and celebrate organisations that are implementing innovative, energy-efficient, fleet policies. They aim to honor organisations who have successfully... Read on »
DfT appoints Business in the Community to manage business travel network The Department for Transport (DfT) today appointed Business in the Community to manage its business travel network and be ... Read on »
The Government will announce a major programme of modernisation and investment today to help create a 21st century railway, improve passenger journeys, cut carbon emissions and boost the econ... Read on »
Sadiq Khan, Transport minister, Department for Transport, replies to Local Transport Today’s article Your article of 17 July (“CO2 cuts from ‘smarter choice’ measures exagg... Read on »
The scheme, which has received initial Government approval, will see two new tram lines - one to Chilwell and Beeston and the other to Clifton. The extensions build on the success of the existing ... Read on »
Following Transport Minister Sadiq Khan’s announcement of the extension to the Nottingham Tram, the Department for Transport has confirmed Nottingham City Council’s Workplace Parking Le... Read on »
Rail passengers are set to benefit from lower rail fares from January 2010 following today's announcement that the Retail Price Index (RPI) stood at -1.4% in July this year. On the majority of rai... Read on »
Welcome to the NBTN Newsletter Welcome to the third and largest edition so far of NBTN News. With a dozen news items and reports, it’s... Read on »
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The Department for Transport has today published the following Transport Statistics: Bus and Light Rail Statistics GB: Q2 2009, Read on »
Cyclists will be allowed to ride in both directions on a number of one way streets as part of a series of measures to encourage greener travel. The pilot project in the London Borough of Kensingto... Read on »
Please find attached the final conference programme for the forthcoming A... Read on »
The City of London Corporation has thrown open a challenge to all organisations from charities and family run firms to global multinationals and the public sector to compete for a ‘Green Gong... Read on »
The Department for Transport today published a new Official Statistics Opinions Survey on public experiences of and attitudes towards rail travel. A similar study was last carried out by the Office... Read on »
From the Department for Transport... Transport Secretary Andrew Adonis today launched a major £14m package to transform facilities for cyclists at rail stations and encourage healthier, gree... Read on »
Travel Plan Advisor Cambridge Travel for Work Partnership £24,646 - £26,276 Ref: CT157 Closing date: 16 October 2009. Interview date: 29 October 2009 This is a unique opportuni... Read on »
www.cycletoworkguarantee.org.uk More than 70 major public and private sector employers are today pledging to implement a new “cycle to wo... Read on »
The Department for Transport has today published the following Transport Statistics: Regional Transport Statistics Web Tables Read on »
The Department for Transport has today launched an advertising campaign aimed at reducing CO2 emissions from car use. The TV advert - due to be aired from Saturday 7th November - highlights tha... Read on »
The Government's Cycling Demonstration Towns, the Peak District National Park and sustainable transport charity Sustrans are set to benefit from a £10m package of cycling improvements, Transp... Read on »
National Autumn Conference - A Healthy Approach to Travel Options: helping organisations and individuals to thrive. Download the booki... Read on »
Transport Secretary Andrew Adonis today launched a new £50m fund for improvements to ten key stations in England as he warmly welcomed the independent Station Champions’ report on th... Read on »
The UK’s streets and car parks could see thousands more charging points for electric and plug-in hybrid cars thanks to £30 million of Government funding. Transport Secretary Andrew Ado... Read on »
An innovative Lambeth Council scheme to reduce injuries to cyclists caused by lorries and heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) has won a prestigious award. The London Cycling Campaign has awarded Lambeth t... Read on »
The Government will set out its plans for the future of high speed rail in Britain in the Spring of 2010, Transport Secretary Andrew Adonis confirmed today as he saw the start of full service on Br... Read on »
Watch the video of Cycle To Work Guarantee launch with broadcaster John Snow and cyclist Chris Boardman. Read on »
Within the next five years passengers on public transport in England's major urban areas will be able to travel without a paper ticket, Transport Secretary Andrew Adonis announced today. England's... Read on »
Delivering the Active Travel Strategy: From Policy to Practice A one day conference sponsored by TfL and supported by DH and Change 4 Life 23 February 2010, BSG House 226-236 City Road, London EC... Read on »
As part of wider work to better understand and take account of the views of businesses, DfT commissioned a review of existing UK research evidence on private sector business attitudes to transport.... Read on »
The Sustainable Development Commission's new report, Smarter Moves: How Information Communications Technology can promote Sustainable Mobility is published on our website today. Transport accou... Read on »
The Department for Transport has today published the following Transport Statistics: Understanding the public's attitudes, perceptions and knowledge in relation to transport measures is important ... Read on »
The Department for Transport has today published the following Transport Statistics: Reported Road Casualties in Great Britain: provisional estimates Q3 2009: Read on »
In July 2009 the Department for Transport (DfT) appointed Business in the Community to manage its business travel network and be a partner in promoting sustainable travel to business. "Busine... Read on »
