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News: March 2011

28 March 2011: Ninety cleaner hybrid buses to hit London's streets

Transport for Lonfon (TfL) secures funding for 90 additional hybrid buses. These cleaner buses will be deployed at some of the most polluted 'hotspots' in central London. Ninety new hybrid buses w... Read on »

25 March 2011: Motorway lights to be turned off to cut carbon

Lights on three stretches of motorway are to be permanently switched off to save cash, cut carbon emissions and reduce light pollution. It follows a previous initiative which has seen lights... Read on »

25 March 2011: City drivers spending half their time not moving

Drivers in rush hour city centre traffic are spending on average nearly half their journey time at a complete standstill, belching out exhaust fumes to no avail, according to new research released ... Read on »

24 March 2011: Local transport improvement projects given the green light as significant cost savings are found

Four local authority Private Finance Initiative (PFI) projects moved a step closer after over 21% of cost savings were identified, Transport Minister Norman Baker announced today. Central an... Read on »

24 March 2011: Government doubles funding for pothole repairs

Councils have today been told how they will benefit from the doubling of funding available for repairing potholes as announced in yesterday’s Budget. Transport Secretary Philip Hammond... Read on »

23 March 2011: Budget 2011: Green measures at a glance

From the green investment bank to a carbon floor price - here are the environmental announcements made by the chancellor Green investment bank George Osborne confirmed, Read on »

23 March 2011: Business champion Tesco.com wins top European road safety award

Driving for Better Business champion Tesco.com, the online home d... Read on »

21 March 2011: Transport Statistics: Quarterly Bus Statistics: Q4 2010

The Department for Transport has today published the following Transport Statistics: Quarterly Bus Statistics: Q4 2010, see Read on »

21 March 2011: Government crackdown on drink and drug driving

A package of measures to tackle drink and drug driving was announced today by Transport Secretary Philip Hammond. Improved testing equipment to detect drink and drug drivers will be given th... Read on »

16 March 2011: New research grant to look at whole carbon footprint of car

New Government research funding announced today will address how car manufacturers can reduce not just the tailpipe emissions, but the entire carbon footprint of vehicles. The Engineering and Phys... Read on »

14 March 2011: Train companies and Mayor of London pledge to improve rail travel in the capital even further

Travel around the Capital is set to become even easier for millions of people thanks to closer working between the Mayor of London, Transport for London (TfL) and train companies. During a rail ... Read on »

11 March 2011: Mayor hails measures to tackle congestion

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has heralded measures being taken to tackle congestion in the Capital. The latest figures show that in total the Capital's drivers are spending 80,000 less hour... Read on »

9 March 2011: How are motorists saving fuel?

Petrol prices have risen to record levels and the UK government has hinted it may postpone a planned 1p fuel duty increase due next month. But how much have driving habits already changed in an eff... Read on »

7 March 2011: Green light for new trains and rail electrification

Scotland, Wales, northern and south west England are to get a fleet of new trains and more reliable rail links to London, creating thousands of jobs, boosting the economy and improving services f... Read on »

7 March 2011: Businesses cutting back on flying, WWF survey finds

Due to the recession, 47 per cent of companies have made the conscious decision to cut back on travel, according to a report by the WWF. Over 150 companies were surveyed for the 'Moving on' report... Read on »

1 March 2011: Green transport network rolled-out to public organisations

A sustainable travel network could be rolled out across public sector organisations after a trial run by the Avon & Wilshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust has proved a success. GoLow enc... Read on »

1 March 2011: Investing in Britain's future: High Speed Rail consultation launched

Britain's economic map would be redrawn, jobs created, prosperity spread and the way businesses work and compete transformed by a new high speed rail network, Transport Secretary Philip Hammond s... Read on »