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News: January 2010
18 September 2008 - DfT publishes GB 2008 Edition, Public Transport Statistics
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We already know commuters regularly face more stress than fighter pilots[1], and with government statistics showing we now jump in the car for over ... more >
Delivering the Vision - Cycling and the Sustainable Door to Door Journey
22nd October 2008, Sadler's Wells, Central London
Cycling has never been more popular in the UK. The DfT has increased i... more >
The Sustainable Travel and Transport Award 2008 is now open for applications; do consider applying in order to get recognition for the great work you’ve done to reduce travel during the cours... more >
National Travel Survey: 2007 Interview Data, see link below
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http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/statistics/datatablespublications/
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The UK's first and only sustainable transport show and conference will take place at the East of England Showground, in Alwalton, near Peterborough, on October 22 and 23.
The Sustainable Transport... more >
Search is on for green travel champions
Is your company doing its bit to encourage more cycling to work? Do your people share car journeys? Does your company subsidise bus travel? Is the company d... more >
Buckinghamshire County Councils next annual conference will be held at Pinewood Studios on 30th October and will be addressing how flexible working practices link into travel plans, HR issues, redu... more >
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Transport Statistics
The Department for Transport has today published the following
Transport Statistics:
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Easit has been running for four years in the South East, delivering initiatives to reduce congestion and pollution and generate greater use of sustainable travel modes. Their approach and methodolo... more >
The latest issue of Smartmoves is available in our Downloads section. more >
Carplus have recently carried out some research to see how car clubs can play a part in replacing company car fleets, and the grey fleet. The summary paper goes in to some detail on how companies c... more >
http://www.smallbizpod.co.uk/news/2008/commute-smart-week-staff-travel-a-great-cost-to-cut/... more >
New initiatives to put Britain at the forefront of a green motoring revolution by encouraging a mass market in electric and hybrid cars have been announced today.
With the potential to create up t... more >
Smart Commute Week 2008
http://www.ehampshire.org/matisse_smart-commute_week/c-81.html
Monday 3rd Novembe... more >
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The Department for Transport has today published the following Transport Statistics:
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An extra £1 billion will be invested in major transport projects next year to stimulate the economy by accelerating Government plans to cut congestion and significantly increase rail capacity... more >
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The report by the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) urges the Government to commit unilaterally to reducing emissions of all gr... more >
Britain will benefit from major air, rail and road improvements as Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon today outlined radical new plans for the UK’s transport infrastructure, designed to support t... more >
Public experiences of home working and internet shopping.
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The first Annual Review from Travel Actively is available to download from at the Travel Actively Website here.
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Energy Saving Trust monthly transport e-newsletter issue 26 reports:
Employees and business pay the price for 'free' fuel
Thousands of company car drivers across the UK continue to receive compan... more >
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Passengers on some of the country's busiest rail routes will benefit from the single biggest investment in Intercity trains for a generation, Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon announced today.
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In these tough times, business looks at the bottom line.
And with increasingly high fuel costs, traffic congestion, commuting delays, distribution problems and missed deadlines travel hits your bo... more >
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A centre to revolutionise the future of UK transport industry was announced today by Transport Minister Andrew Adonis. The £7.75m programme will be based at Imperial College London as well as... more >
The latest issue of Smartmoves is available in our Downloads section. more >
You can now download the presentations from the Eastern Region Network event. more >
The Department for Transport has today published the following transport statistics...
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Make sure your workplace and all your employees are registered by 20 April 2009 for this year's Walk to Work Week extravaganza. Registering is free, e... more >
Business Secretary Peter Mandelson and Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon today launched the Government's vision to promote ultra low carbon transport over the next five years.
Central to the strategy... more >
This report describes a scoping study into the changing nature of car ownership and use within British society since the previous Car Dependence study, published by the Royal Automobile Club Founda... more >
The Departments for Transport (DfT) and Communities and Local Government (CLG) have jointly published a new document; Good Practice Guidelines: Delivering Travel Plans through the Planning Process.... more >
Employers can now pick up a step by step guide to improving their workforce’s health and productivity by encouraging staff to walk or cycle to work.
Sustainable transport charity Sustrans to... more >
National Autumn Conference, Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony
A Healthy Approach to Travel Options: helping organisations and individuals to thrive (23 and 24 November 2009 Newcastle-Gateshead)
Cal... more >
Smarter Travel Workshop: identify new initiatives and actions we can take to change our own and our organisation’s travel behaviour.
Sma... more >
The Department for Transport has today published the following Transport Statistics.
Road Traffic and Congestion in Great Britain: Provisional Estimates Q1 2009 see more >
Large urban areas across England are being given the chance to bid to become the country's first Sustainable Travel City, Transport Minister Paul Clark announced today.
Up to £29 million ove... more >
Pushing travel planning up the business agenda
Welcome to the latest edition of NBTN News.
The Network is constantly looking for ways to push travel ... more >
The Department for Transport has today published the following Transport Statistics:
Public experiences of and attitudes towards parking
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What are practitioners saying about Open University Travel Planning courses?
Commissioned by Transport for London (TfL), The Open University designed its Travel Planning courses to help travel pla... more >
Employer Cambridgeshire County Council
Salary £26,784 - £28,353 per annum
Reference CT86
Location Cambridge
Working Pattern Fixed term
Hours 37
Closing Date 18 June 2009
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Bus and light rail statistics Great Britain: Q1 2009
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Transport Times Conference, 24 June 2009
Transport Times has long been at the forefront of innovative thinking in transport policy, and I am delighted to be making my first major speech as Secreta... more >
The Department for Transport has today published the following Transport Statistics:
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England's bus fleet will be helped to go green thanks to a new £30 million fund to encourage the purchase of low carbon buses.
The fund is part of the Department for Transport’s wi... more >
WIG Events & Networks - www.wig.co.uk/eventsnetworks
WIG Workshop: Smarter Transport - Workplace Travel Planning
Wednesday 2... more >
Carbon emissions from domestic transport will be reduced by up to 14 per cent over the next decade as a result of the Government's carbon reduction strategy, published today by Transport Secretary ... more >
The 2009 Green Fleet Hero Awards are run by EST and celebrate organisations that are implementing innovative, energy-efficient, fleet policies. They aim to honor organisations who have successfully... more >
DfT appoints Business in the Community to manage business travel network
The Department for Transport (DfT) today appointed Business in the Community to manage its business travel network and be ... more >
The Government will announce a major programme of modernisation and investment today to help create a 21st century railway, improve passenger journeys, cut carbon emissions and boost the econ... more >
Sadiq Khan, Transport minister, Department for Transport, replies to Local Transport Today’s article
Your article of 17 July (“CO2 cuts from ‘smarter choice’ measures exagg... more >
The scheme, which has received initial Government approval, will see two new tram lines - one to Chilwell and Beeston and the other to Clifton.
The extensions build on the success of the existing ... more >
Following Transport Minister Sadiq Khan’s announcement of the extension to the Nottingham Tram, the Department for Transport has confirmed Nottingham City Council’s Workplace Parking Le... more >
Rail passengers are set to benefit from lower rail fares from January 2010 following today's announcement that the Retail Price Index (RPI) stood at -1.4% in July this year.
On the majority of rai... more >
The Department for Transport has today published the following Transport Statistics:
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Welcome to the NBTN Newsletter
Welcome to the third and largest edition so far of NBTN News.
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The Department for Transport has today published the following Transport Statistics:
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The Department for Transport has today published the following Transport Statistics:
Bus and Light Rail Statistics GB: Q2 2009, more >
Cyclists will be allowed to ride in both directions on a number of one way streets as part of a series of measures to encourage greener travel.
The pilot project in the London Borough of Kensingto... more >
Please find attached the final conference programme for the forthco... more >
The City of London Corporation has thrown open a challenge to all organisations from charities and family run firms to global multinationals and the public sector to compete for a ‘Green Gong... more >
The Department for Transport today published a new Official Statistics Opinions Survey on public experiences of and attitudes towards rail travel. A similar study was last carried out by the Office... more >
From the Department for Transport...
Transport Secretary Andrew Adonis today launched a major £14m package to transform facilities for cyclists at rail stations and encourage healthier, gree... more >
Travel Plan Advisor
Cambridge
Travel for Work Partnership
£24,646 - £26,276
Ref: CT157
Closing date: 16 October 2009.
Interview date: 29 October 2009
This is a unique opportuni... more >
www.cycletoworkguarantee.org.uk
More than 70 major public and private sector employers are today pledging to implement a new “cycle to wo... more >
The Department for Transport has today published the following Transport Statistics:
Regional Transport Statistics Web Tables
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The Department for Transport has today published the following Transport Statistics:
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The Department for Transport has today launched an advertising campaign aimed at reducing CO2 emissions from car use.
The TV advert - due to be aired from Saturday 7th November - highlights tha... more >
The Government's Cycling Demonstration Towns, the Peak District National Park and sustainable transport charity Sustrans are set to benefit from a £10m package of cycling improvements, Transp... more >
National Autumn Conference - A Healthy Approach to Travel Options: helping organisations and individuals to thrive.
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Transport Secretary Andrew Adonis today launched a new £50m fund for improvements to ten key stations in England as he warmly welcomed the independent Station Champions’ report on th... more >
The UK’s streets and car parks could see thousands more charging points for electric and plug-in hybrid cars thanks to £30 million of Government funding.
Transport Secretary Andrew Ado... more >
An innovative Lambeth Council scheme to reduce injuries to cyclists caused by lorries and heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) has won a prestigious award.
The London Cycling Campaign has awarded Lambeth t... more >
The Government will set out its plans for the future of high speed rail in Britain in the Spring of 2010, Transport Secretary Andrew Adonis confirmed today as he saw the start of full service on Br... more >
Watch the video of Cycle To Work Guarantee launch with broadcaster John Snow and cyclist Chris Boardman.
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Within the next five years passengers on public transport in England's major urban areas will be able to travel without a paper ticket, Transport Secretary Andrew Adonis announced today.
England's... more >
Delivering the Active Travel Strategy: From Policy to Practice
A one day conference sponsored by TfL and supported by DH and Change 4 Life
23 February 2010, BSG House 226-236 City Road, London EC... more >
As part of wider work to better understand and take account of the views of businesses, DfT commissioned a review of existing UK research evidence on private sector business attitudes to transport.... more >
The Sustainable Development Commission's new report, Smarter Moves: How Information Communications Technology can promote Sustainable Mobility is published on our website today.
Transport accou... more >
The Department for Transport has today published the following Transport Statistics:
Understanding the public's attitudes, perceptions and knowledge in relation to transport measures is important ... more >
The Department for Transport has today published the following Transport Statistics:
Reported Road Casualties in Great Britain: provisional estimates Q3 2009:
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In July 2009 the Department for Transport (DfT) appointed Business in the Community to manage its business travel network and be a partner in promoting sustainable travel to business.
"Busine... more >