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I'll be here at Highways UK today and tomorrow. If you'd like to have a chat about how we are developing our monitoring approach for Digital, AI, CAV, Climate Adaptability or anything else Future Roads, swing by stand 115. #HighwaysUK #CAV #AIRegulation #ClimateAdaptability

Big changes next week as we continue to deliver the South Wales Metro and improve public transport in Wales

Can you make some sensible responses to this consultation on changes to Bristol city centre? I shared a platform with Ed Plowden, the new Chair of Bristol's Transport Committee, yesterday evening. He is concerned that the responses to this consultation may reflect the usual ranty opponents. It would be very useful to get some more thoughtful and positive responses. The overall direction is clearly the right one: progressively removing through-traffic from the city centre, creating segregated corridors for buses and extending the cycle network. https://lnkd.in/e4-Tjrde

Exciting news for Sydney residents as the new Sydney Metro link from Chatswood to Sydenham via the CBD is set to launch this August. Not only will this new link drastically reduce travel times, but it represents a significant leap forward in 21st-century public transportation for our city. Business Sydney recently had the opportunity to tour the impressive Martin Place Metro Station, witnessing firsthand the trains running through the station during testing. For those in the market to buy property, keeping an eye on such city improvements is crucial. The expansion of public transportation networks can significantly impact property values and accessibility. It is important to consider how developments like the Sydney Metro can enhance your search for the perfect property location, providing new opportunities and potential for growth. When looking to buy property, thinking outside the square and considering emerging infrastructure projects can lead to exciting possibilities. With the Sydney Metro set to transform commuting experiences and connectivity across the city, exploring areas along the new route could offer unique investment prospects. For those seeking guidance in exploring unconventional property options or leveraging city enhancements in their search, feel free to reach out. Let's think outside the square together and find the perfect property match for you. 🚇🌆 #SydneyMetro #PropertyInvestment #ThinkOutsideTheSquare #transport #BusinessSydney #ESRAC

We need to rebuild transit agency staff capacity to be able to design and build new transit lines more effectively. Others in Europe amd Asia do it and their costs (ans yes there are other reasons too) are dramatically lower. Maybe we should do a pilot project to prove this.

the reduction of pollution is due to the improvement in rhe combustion engine. #oil&gas #environment #liberallies #trudeaumustgo #votecpc

I’m on the ‘Big Thinking Stage’ at Highways UK tomorrow (17th Oct) at 12.25pm. Our panel will discuss ‘safe roads for all: HGV and freight traffic to protect vulnerable road users’ The collisions keep coming; and so the death, trauma and grief. Relentlessly, tragically, avoidably. Those who pose the risk are best placed to manage it. I’ll be talking about how to apply #riskmanagement to road danger with a world first standard CLOCS, Construction Logistics & Community Safety. Come ask a question, join the discussion, create change. Register here: https://lnkd.in/eYQJbKpu #highwaysuk #safetyleadership #sustainablestreets

In an update to this please note that a new permit system to improve the flow of freight through Operation Brock, Dover TAP, the town of Dover and into the port has been introduced. The permits will ensure all freight drivers heading to the Port of Dover have followed the correct route. The permits will be enforced by partners of the Kent & Medway Resilience Forum (KMRF) and are being brought in following a recent rise in non-compliance in Operation BROCK, which is put in place to keep traffic flowing into the Port of Dover. The scheme will mean that only freight issued with a permit will be allowed entry to the Port of Dover. Permits will only be issued to freight released from the Dover bound queue. The message from the KMRF is: ‘No Permit – No Access to the Port of Dover.’ You can read more here: https://lnkd.in/eicEstC6 #crosschannelfreight #portofdover #UK #channelcrossing #freight #BIFA

#WestYorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin has unveiled proposals for a new tram system that will run between #Leeds and #Bradford, with a later extension to #Dewsbury also a possibility. Subject to being agreed at a final Combined Authority meeting this week, this will represent a major step forward for the area’s proposed mass transit scheme. The first phase is planned to begin construction in 2028 and begin operation by the early 2030s. Future phases are intended to follow and the Combined Authority plan to work with Kirklees Council to look into how to include a Dewsbury Line in future. The full network is projected to be completed by 2040. The first phase would include two lines between Leeds and Bradford: The Leeds Line and the Bradford Line. The Leeds Line would take people between St James’ Hospital, through Leeds city centre and on to Elland Road and the White Rose Shopping Centre. The Bradford Line would run from Leeds city centre to Bradford city centre – also linking Bradford Forster Square station with the new Bradford rail station. This line supports Bradford’s plans to regenerate the city’s southern gateway, which includes the new Bradford rail station. A consultation this summer will see the public asked for their views on potential route options for the first phase of #masstransit The Combined Authority will also work on a £1 million Mass Transit development fund to be set aside to support the Dewsbury Line Development Project, which will look into how to get mass transit to connect #Kirklees with Leeds. The mass transit system will form a key part of a wider integrated transport system in the region, integrating with bus, rail, cycling and walking, so that everyone can get across the region with ease. The Mayor of West Yorkshire, Tracy Brabin, said: ‘Today is a key milestone in our plan to create a better-connected region that works for all. By setting out our plans to submit to government, we are taking a major step forward towards the biggest infrastructure project West Yorkshire has seen since the development of the motorways six decades ago. ‘This will be transformational for the North, helping our communities to thrive and our economy to flourish – benefitting generations to come with greater opportunity and prosperity. ‘We know that mass transit systems have successfully helped to regenerate areas right across the country by boosting connectivity, opportunity and prosperity – and we will work tirelessly to make sure that happens here in West Yorkshire.’ 🔻🔻🔻 Click/tap image below to see video on YouTube 🔻🔻🔻