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Changes urged to planning framework
Government must provide clear criteria for the siting of new housing to ensure developments meet wider societal objectives around improving air quality, encouraging healthy living and creating inclusive environments.
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Construction start for Stockport bridge
The new 38m bridge – just east of Stockport viaduct – will provide a two way link for buses, taxis, cyclists and pedestrians between the A6 and a planned transport interchange in the town centre.
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Digital thinking to cut down on rail closures
Network Rail managing director of digital railway David Waboso said new technology and a willingness from the supply chain will help achieve “a starting point of no weekend closures”.
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Support for Infrastructure Minister grows
Government should seriously consider introducing a new role of Infrastructure Minister to back major projects, and pension funds would be more likely to invest in schemes if several smaller proposals were packaged together, a former Cabinet Minister has said.
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Healthy placemaking urged of new housing
Future housing developments must focus more on creating ‘healthy’ places to live that encourage walking and cycling, according to a report published today.
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Projects shortlisted for CIHT Awards 2018
CIHT has announced the companies, projects and initiatives that have successfully made the shortlist for its prestigious Annual Awards ceremony taking place on Thursday 14 June 2018
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MP calls for post Brexit transport plan
Britain needs a Brexit Infrastructure Bill to ensure the country has firm plans to upgrade transport connections to ports after leaving the European Union, the Dover MP Charlie Elphicke told a conference yesterday.
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Councils receive pothole funding boost
Local roads hit hard by winter weather and the recent ‘Beast from the East’ are set to benefit from an additional £100M made available by the Government to fund road maintenance
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Digital rail future is a must, event hears
Railways risk becoming obsolete unless the industry fully embraces digital technology and offers passengers enhanced services, a conference heard on Thursday.
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Road condition declines despite extra cash
Record levels of investment in highway maintenance appear to be having little effect on the overall condition of local roads according to the latest survey of councils.
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New exhibition celebrates role of women in transport and engineering in the West Midlands
Encouraging future generations of women to pursue careers in transport and engineering is the aim of the ‘Innovative Women in Transport and Engineering’ exhibition
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Delegates at Annual Conference Look to Shape the Future
The Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation (CIHT) Annual Conference 2018 ‘Highways: Change, Innovation and the Future’ took place on Thursday 8 March at the Park Plaza Victoria, London.
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Rapid charging idea for 50 motorway sites
Plans to install rapid electric car charging at over 50 locations on the motorway network are being taken forward by the National Grid.
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Lane rental rollout gets go ahead
Plans to deploy lane rental initiatives nationwide have been broadly welcomed as an important step forward on tackling congestion, but one major utilities industry group remains unconvinced.
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Action urged as drink driving rate rises
Calls have been made for the Government to look again at the drink-drive limit after new statistics showed that collisions involving motorists who have been drinking are once again on the rise
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Funds pledged to clean up buses
Pollution from buses is set to reduce in 20 local authority areas in England
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Annual Conference programme shapes up
Future thinkers are set to gather at CIHT’s Annual Conference on 8 March to explore how the highways sector is changing, the impact of innovation and what opportunities there are for the years ahead
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CIHT launches ‘Buses in Urban Developments’ guidance
CIHT launches the ‘Buses in Urban Developments’ guidance at an event in London
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Councils criticised over electric vehicles
Local authorities stand accused of denying people the opportunity to drive electric vehicles after it emerged that just five councils have come forward for Government funding to introduce charging points
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CIHT launches ‘Creating Better Streets’ an industry review of shared space
CIHT has launched its review of the issue of shared space and how it is being designed, implemented and installed across England
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Quarmby calls for road pricing
Road user charging must be taken forward alongside the introduction of driverless vehicles, the respected transport economist David Quarmby told the CIHT Annual Luncheon on Friday.
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Future vision set out for major roads
Ambitious plans have been set out by Highways England to fully embrace future technology over the next 30 years
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Free up city streets with future vehicles
Advances in vehicle autonomy that will allow cars to make more efficient use of the road network present a unique opportunity to reallocate land use in urban areas, an event in London heard last week
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Call to calm hostile London junctions
Too many roads and busy junctions in outer London are hostile places for those on foot or in the saddle and create severance in local communities, according to the capital’s political watchdog
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Contractors commit to apprentice focus
Efforts to boost the number of young people joining the transportation sector were given a lift last week
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