Bruntwood teams up with TfGM to launch new active travel hubs in Manchester

Leading property company Bruntwood is being supported by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) in launching a new city-wide active travel initiative which will encourage...

Government announces plans to turbo charge the electric car market

Parking spaces painted green, charge points at supermarkets and popular tourist sites, and batteries that could charge in 6 minutes could all form part...

Coronavirus showed the way cities fund public transport is broken – here’s how it...

Jenny McArthur, UCL; Emilia Smeds, UCL, and Rosalie Singerman Ray, University of Connecticut COVID-19 has triggered a crisis for public transport, as lockdowns caused its...

Work on High Speed link formally begins today

Work will officially begin on the first stage of the High Speed Rail Link that will eventually connect Manchester and the North of England...

Greater Manchester secures £2m for thousands of extra bus seats to support safe return...

Greater Manchester has secured more than £2m in government funding to boost capacity on the bus network at peak times and help children get...

Government proposes clamp down on pavement parking

Pavements could be made safer for people with disabilities, and families, under new proposals to ban antisocial parking unveiled by the government today. Parking on...

Crackdown proposed on private parking firms

Unfair private parking tickets will be eliminated through the introduction of new rules for private car parks, the Communities Secretary Rt Hon Robert Jenrick...

Services to begin running from Ashton’s news £32m Interchange from this weekend

Services are set to start running from the brand-new Ashton-under-Lyne interchange this weekend, providing passengers with much-improved facilities and a modern, accessible gateway to...

Courier firms urged to swap large vans for cargo bikes

Delivery companies should consider switching to cargo bike schemes where possible to cut carbon emissions, improve air quality and reduce congestion, a new report...

Avanti West Coast launches the UK’s first fully wrapped Pride train staffed by all...

Avanti West Coast is launching the UK’s first fully wrapped Pride train entirely staffed by an LGBTQ+ crew for its first official service on...