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Road investment strategy
Posted on: 1 December 2014
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The government has announced proposals to spend £15 billion to increase the capacity and condition of England’s roads. These plans are published the first ever ‘Road investment strategy’, which has been developed to keep the population connected and the economy growing.
The viability of sponsored transport schemes
Posted on: 1 December 2014
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This is the London Assembly Budget and Performance Committee’s second report into Transport for London’s and the Mayor’s, pursuit of commercial sponsorship of parts of London’s transport services.
Crossrail 2 funding and finance study
Posted on: 28 November 2014
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An independent report produced by PricewaterhouseCooper sets out options into how Crossrail 2 could be funded. It shows that over half of the costs of the scheme could be met by London using existing funding mechanisms. Using the example of Crossrail 1, the report suggests paying back investment through existing methods: a combination of fares revenue, the Business Rate Supplement and Mayoral Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL). The report also looks at options that could see funding raised through retaining the Council Tax contribution for the 2012 Olympic Games as well as potentially increasing the Mayoral CIL. Funding from developments and land owners adjacent to the line could also help contribute.
OPTICITIES (Optimise Citizen Mobility and Freight Management in Urban Environments)
Posted on: 26 November 2014
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The three-year OPTICITIES project is helping European cities to optimise all modes of transport, for passengers and freight, by developing innovative Intelligent Transport Systems that can share data. These systems will help cities consolidate local transport data, and make this available to third parties, while ensuring secure contractual arrangements, an open market to avoid a monopoly, and adherence to public policies on critical data. The project is also developing standards for recording and sharing multimodal mobility data, so that cities can integrate data from all transport modes, locations and timescales.
TRANSfer: Towards climate-friendly transport technologies and measures
Posted on: 26 November 2014
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The TRANSfer project is run by GIZ and funded by the International Climate Initiative of the German Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB). Its objective is to support developing countries to develop and implement climate change mitigation strategies in the transport sector as „Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions“ (NAMAs).
Livable Cities Symposium. Izmir, Turkey, 20 November 2014
Posted on: 25 November 2014
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The theme of this symposium was bikable and walkable cities. Discussion centred on new planning approaches like sustainable cities, smart cities, transit oriented development, and governance of livable cities. Experts invited from all over the world shared experiences on bikeability as a transportation mode and walkability while considering the roles of transit oriented development, human oriented transport, accessibility, public space use, innovative solutions, economic and sustainable approaches in sustainable transport, policies encouraging sustainable transport and participation. Presentations are available online.
Ambitions and opportunities: Understanding the spatial effects of high speed rail
Posted on: 24 November 2014
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Based on international research, this report from the Independent Transport Commission argues that high speed rail can help increase the long term capacity of the UK’s transport infrastructure and act as a catalyst for economic regeneration of the country’s cities and regions.
China’s Clean Air Challenge: The health impacts of transport emissions
Posted on: 24 November 2014
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This is the first post of the “China’s Clean Air Challenge” series, exclusive to TheCityFix. This series examines the increasing social, environmental, and economic impacts of the serious air quality issues in Chinese cities, and investigates the source of emissions and sustainable solutions.
Crossrail 2: safeguarding directions
Posted on: 21 November 2014
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The Department for Transport is seeking views on updating the safeguarding directions regulation of 2008. The changes discussed are to show alterations in the proposed route for Crossrail 2. The safeguarding process enables government to issue directions to local planning authorities, protecting land from development. Any planning applications in the safeguarded area would be referred to Transport for London for advice. Comments are requested by 29 January 2015.
Railway freight transport statistics
Posted on: 21 November 2014
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This article focuses on recent rail freight transport statistics in the European Union.
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