Road safety funding takes a hit

Transport Business — Mon, 09 Sep 2013 11:52:12 +0000

Road safety funding takes a hit

Spending cuts are no doubt making it more difficult for urban authorities to address road safety. But despite, this many local authorities are showing that road safety is still a priority, writes Caroline Rheubottom, communications officer at the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM)

Devolving local major transport schemes

Transport Business — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:23:54 +0000

Devolving local major transport schemes

Funding

The DfT’s proposal to give local communities control for decisions affecting local transport is a radical change, and has generated a diverse range of views from stakeholders. It proposes devising a new system - devolving capital funding for local major transport schemes to democratically accountable local transport bodies. Transport Business looks at some of the already published responses to the consulation, which ended at the beginning of April this year