Government corporate website

Posted on: 16 November 2012
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On 15 November 2012 the Department for Transport (DFT) and the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG), along with 3 of their public bodies became the first central government organisations to move their corporate and policy content onto the new GOV.UK website – the new single home for all government services and information. The Inside Government section on GOV.UK is designed to make it simpler, clearer and faster to find out: how government works; what the government is doing; and how you can get involved. All web addresses have been redirected, so you don’t need to update your bookmarks, but you might want to make a note of the new addresses:

www.gov.uk/dclg – Department for Communities and Local Government

www.gov.uk/dft – Department for Transport

www.gov.uk/dsa – Driving Standards Agency

www.gov.uk/brac – Building Regulations Advisory Committee

www.gov.uk/pins – The Planning Inspectorate

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One hub or none: The case for a single UK airport

Posted on: 15 November 2012
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Heathrow Airport has published a new report on the importance of London being served by a single hub airport. The report was produced in the context of the recently commenced Davies Commission into airport capacity options. The study, carried out by frontier Economics examined the impact of lack of connectivity with all destinations not served from London but served from another European hub. It considered both the impact of connecting to new countries and deepening connections through flights to more destinations within a country and increasing flight frequencies to existing destinations.

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The CIVITAS Initiative

Posted on: 14 November 2012
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The CIVITAS Initiative (“City-Vitality-Sustainability”, or “Cleaner and Better Transport in Cities”) was launched in 2002. Its fundamental aim is to support cities to introduce ambitious transport measures and policies towards sustainable urban mobility. The goal of CIVITAS is to achieve a significant shift in the modal split towards sustainable transport, an objective reached through encouraging both innovative technology and policy-based strategies. The following reports have recently been published:

City to city. Similar challenges: Sharing experiences and solutions

As transport is a very sensitive political issue in all cities, the aspects of political decision-making, of citizen participation and of involving the media are extremely important. As important as good examples is the direct and frank exchange about “lessons learned” when things did not develop as planned. Such exchanges require an atmosphere of trust – which we found in many examples within the CIVITAS Initiative. This publication contains a number of examples how such exchange worked. It represents a range of themes and procedures.

CIVITAS guide for the urban transport professional. Results and lessons from the long-term evaluation of the CIVITAS initiative

During the ten years of the CIVITAS Initiative, more than 730 technical and policy-based urban transport measures have been developed and implemented. In several evaluations of their impacts and processes, valuable lessons for implementation in other cities were derived. This handbook adds a more long term focus to those evaluations. It shows to what extent CIVITAS functions as a catalyst for the intended paradigm shift towards new urban sustainable mobility. For mobility professionals working for city authorities, CIVITAS has much to offer in that respect: numerous examples of successful measures that, embedded in urban mobility policies, give substance to the transition towards cleaner and better urban transport. This handbook provides access to those examples.

CIVITAS cities speak out

CIVITAS aims to help cities remove the barriers that prevent sustainable urban transport, whether technical, economic, social, or political. recognizing the impact politicians have, and reflecting on the advances already made by CIVITAS member cities, leaders from seven CIVITAS cities (Bremen, Gothenburg, Graz, Krakow, Nantes, Rome and Toulouse) were interviewed on how they are changing the way their cities look at urban transport.

Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans

Posted on: 14 November 2012
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This website supports local authorities across Europe in developing Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans. It is financed by the European Union under the Intelligent Energy – Europe (IEE) Programme, which is managed by the Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI).

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Plans to extend the Northern line to Nine Elms and Battersea

Posted on: 9 November 2012
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Feedback is requested on Transport for London’s proposals to extend the Northern line to Nine Elms and Battersea, as part of wider plans to regenerate the Vauxhall, Nine Elms and Battersea area. The proposals include: extension of the Charing Cross branch of the Northern line from Kennington to Battersea via Nine Elms; new stations at Nine Elms and Battersea; two permanent shafts at Kennington Green and Kennington Park to provide ventilation, cooling and emergency access if required; and two temporary shafts to enable works to stabilise the ground in preparation for the new tunnels to be built. Comments are requested by 16 December 2012.

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Airports as Drivers of Economic Success in Peripheral Regions

Posted on: 9 November 2012
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The ADES (Airports as Drivers of Economic Success in Peripheral Regions) project officially started in November 2011. The project is set out to investigate the role of regional airports in making peripheral European regions grow. The Interim Report with its Annexes is online.

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Low carbon bus calculator

Posted on: 7 November 2012
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This toolkit is designed to be used by bus operators and local authorities to calculate the likely benefits on investing in a low carbon emission bus.

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Guidance document on inland waterway transport and Natura 2000: Sustainable inland waterway development and management in the context of the EU Birds and Habitats Directives

Posted on: 6 November 2012
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This document provides guidance on how best to ensure that activities related to the development and management of inland waterways are compatible with EU environmental policy in general and nature legislation in particular. Particular attention is given to explaining how to develop integrated projects which aim to take account of the river’s ecological processes early on in the design process. This guidance document also outlines the procedures to follow when carrying out an appropriate assessment under Article 6 of the Habitats Directive.

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Aviation in the Middle East and North Africa

Posted on: 6 November 2012
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This speech was made by Tony Tyler, the Director General and CEO of IATA,  at the Arab Air Carriers Organization (AACO) Annual General Meeting, held on 5-7 November 2012. He outlined five areas in which opportunities exist to further develop aviation in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to benefit the region’s economies. Topics covered included safety; aviation as a catalyst for growth; air navigation; environment; and new distribution capability.

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Membership and terms of reference of the Airports Commission

Posted on: 5 November 2012
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This written statement by Transport Secretary, Patrick McLoughlin, on 2 November 2012, includes details of the members of the Airports Commission and the terms of reference of this new Commission which is scheduled to presents its final report in summer 2015.

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