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Progress in delivering the Thameslink programme
Posted on: 29 October 2013
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A report from the House of Commons Public Accounts Select Committee argues that while the Department for Transport has done well so far to deliver the first phase of the Thameslink infrastructure project to time and under budget, progress in securing new trains and letting a new franchise to run the route has been much less encouraging. The Committee also expresses concerns about the Department’s skills and capacity to complete Thameslink by 2018, alongside its ambitious wider portfolio of programmes and projects.
HS2 Growth Taskforce: The challenge
Posted on: 24 October 2013
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Set up by the Secretary of State for Transport in June 2013, the HS2 Growth Taskforce’s initial report sets out the key areas on which its final report will focus. It will provide recommendations to Government early next year.
Local authority parking enforcement
Posted on: 24 October 2013
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The House of Commons Transport Select Committee has published its findings from a recent inquiry looking at local authority parking enforcement in England, This report provides an overview of the key issues in parking enforcement. The Committee outlines the regulatory framework for parking enforcement; discusses the motivation for enforcing parking restrictions, the impact of these restrictions on town centres and local businesses, and the controversial subject of revenue raising; and provides more detail about the civil enforcement process, including the issuing of penalty charge notices, representations to local authorities, and the appeals process.
The spatial effects of high speed rail: Capturing the opportunity
Posted on: 22 October 2013
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This study paper provides an overview of the activities conducted so far on the project, including a Scoping Paper, a Call for Evidence, a series of workshops in a variety of city-regions in order to explore local and regional issues, and a concluding Symposium in London. It reviews these activities and outlines the messages emerging from them for policy-makers and the Government. The Commission claims HS2 can be a catalyst for regional development only if accompanied by smaller transport-improvement schemes.
Better regulation of Public-Private Partnerships for transport infrastructure
Posted on: 16 October 2013
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The report examines the nature of risks and uncertainty associated with different types of PPP project and the practical consequences of transferring risks to private partners. It assesses the fiscal impact of PPPs and discusses budget procedures and accounting rules to limit the public liabilities they can create. The report also reviews the relative merits of tolls, availability payments and regulated asset base models for attracting finance for public infrastructure from private investors on a sustainable basis.
An outline of technology Transfer at the UNFCCC and implications for land transport
Posted on: 14 October 2013
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Technology plays a critical role in effective global response to climate change. The success of developing countries in achieving their objectives for sustainable development in a climate-friendly manner relies on the effective development and transfer of environmentally sound technologies. Within the UNFCCC, the Convention urges developed countries to take all practicable and appropriate steps to promote, facilitate and finance the transfer of, or access to, environmentally sound technologies and know-how to developing countries. The factsheet gives information on what the Technology Transfer (TT) is, Technology Transfer mechanism in Transport, and Relevance and Implications for land transport.
The 8th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Ennvironment Systems. Dubrovnik, 22-27 September 2013
Posted on: 14 October 2013
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This event was dedicated to the improvement and dissemination of knowledge on methods, policies and technologies for increasing the sustainability of development by de-coupling growth from natural resources and replacing them with knowledge based economy, taking into account its economic, environmental and social pillars, as well as methods for assessing and measuring sustainability of development, regarding energy, transport, water, environment and food production systems and their many combinations. Presentations are available online.
CIVITAS Forum 2013. Brest, 30 September – 2 October 2013
Posted on: 14 October 2013
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This annual event brings together representatives of CIVITAS Forum Network’s member cities including their politicians and technical experts, and supporting cities to introduce ambitious transport measures and policies towards sustainable urban mobility. The presentations from this event, including strategies, plans and accomplishments of different cities in the field of sustainable urban transport, are available online.
Planning and design for sustainable urban mobility: Global Report on Human Settlements 2013
Posted on: 8 October 2013
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This report, from UN Urban Habitat, argues that the development of sustainable urban transport systems requires a conceptual leap. The purpose of ‘transportation’ and ‘mobility’ is to gain access to destinations, activities, services and goods. Thus, access is the ultimate objective of transportation. As a result, urban planning and design should focus on how to bring people and places together, by creating cities that focus on accessibility, rather than simply increasing the length of urban transport infrastructure or increasing the movement of people or goods. Urban form and the functionality of the city are therefore a major focus of this report, which highlights the importance of integrated land-use and transport planning. This report provides some thought-provoking insights and policy recommendations on how to plan and design sustainable urban mobility systems. Links are also provided to background studies, including case studies, regional studies and thematic studies.
Delivering a road freight legacy: Working together for safer, greener and more efficient deliveries in London
Posted on: 8 October 2013
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Building on experience gained in preparing for the London 2012 Olympics, Transport for London has published a programme which outlines how this approach can be built on to deliver a freight legacy for London, both through the actions in this document and the development of a longer-term freight plan for the capital.
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