public transport

Report: New developments don’t encourage sustainable travel choices

28.01.2020

Laura Edgar

Londoners are being ‘locked into 20th century patterns of car ownership’ because new developments do not enable residents to make sustainable travel choices.

Northern Ireland round-up: Public transport surge hits the spot in Northern Ireland; Fibre broadband boost

31.05.2019

Roger Milne

fibre broadband | Infrastructure - Transport | Lisburn | Northern Ireland | public transport

A round-up of planning news in Northern Ireland: 25 May-31 May, 2019

Public transport surge hits the spot in Northern Ireland

31.05.2019

Roger Milne

Latest figures indicate that public transport is enjoying a resurgence, with more than 84.5 million journeys made on Translink’s services last year – the highest number in over 20 years.

42% of Londoners not happy with public transport commute

27.02.2019

Laura Edgar

A survey has found that 43 per cent of Londoners drive their own car to work at least three times a week, while 42 per cent are not satisfied with their commute on public transport.

Ireland round-up: Fillip for Ireland’s greenway infrastructure; Go-head for major Galway housing scheme

11.01.2019

Roger Milne

A round-up of planning news in Ireland: 5 January-11 January, 2019

Report proposes major reshaping of Glasgow city centre

07.12.2018

Roger Milne

Glasgow’s Connectivity Commission has recommended the biggest ‘reconstitution of the city centre streetscape in half a century’.

Appeal: Brokenshire overrules inspector to refuse 225 homes on Hoo Peninsula

09.11.2018

Matt Moody

The housing secretary has refused permission for a major housing scheme in Kent against the advice of his inspector, citing the scheme’s failure to ‘offer a genuine choice of transport modes...

Is bus rapid transit the future of urban travel?

11.05.2018

Francesca Perry

Bus rapid transit is a growing phenomenon in much of the developing world where metro systems are...

Only half of housing built near train stations, finds report

10.05.2018

Laura Edgar

The draft National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) must focus on transport-oriented housing developments, says the RTPI as it publishes a report that suggests only 50 per cent of new housing in England is built within 2km of a train station.

Northern Ireland round-up: NI policy focus on walking, cycling and public transport; Student accommodation approved

20.01.2017

Roger Milne

A round-up of planning news in Northern Ireland: 14 January-20 January, 2017

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