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'Green' motorbikes hit the market

Wednesday, 31^st October, 2007

The first of any serious attempt at creating an environmentally friendly motorbike has been unveiled by Suzuki.

In a surprise collaboration with British-based technology company Intelligent Energy, the Japanese manufacturing giant has created the Crosscage, a hydrogen powered bike.

This new, emission-neutral and almost silently running bike uses cutting edge technology and is lik

Congestion charge debate encouraged

Tuesday, 30^th October, 2007

Environmentalists who support the introduction of the congestion charge in Cambridge have the opportunity to voice their opinions through a public consultation scheme, it has emerged.

Some 23 road shows are scheduled to take place in locations ranging from Cambridge Science Park to Newmarket as part of an effort for people to express their views on how congestion charging could work, the

Sheffield launches free bus service

Monday, 29^th October, 2007

A free bus service is being launched in Sheffield today.

Dubbed the FreeBee, the service will connect Sheffield Interchange with a number of city centre locations.

IBM wins London c-charge contract

Friday, 26^th October, 2007

IBM is to take over the running of London’s congestion charging scheme from November 2009 from Capita.

The decision was announced by Transport for London (TfL) today, causing a massive 5.5 per cent drop in Capita’s share price.

Govt unveils £150m traffic management plan

Thursday, 25^th October, 2007

Transport secretary Ruth Kelly has unveiled new plans for a new traffic management system which will see £150 million invested into the motorway infrastructure.

The initiative will see a series of new ideas put into practice, including hard shoulder running, varying speed limits and other congestion-cutting methods, with the measures potentially rolled out elsewhere across the country af

New road safety campaign ahead of dark nights

Wednesday, 24^th October, 2007

A new road safety campaign will remind parents and children to be more careful as the nights draw in.

The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced the launch of the Be Safe, Be Seen campaign as the UK prepares to put its clocks back this Sunday.

Government figures show that over 100 children between the ages of four and 11 were injured while walking in London last year.
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Cars set to be banned for London 2012

Tuesday, 23^rd October, 2007

The group charged with developing the infrastructure for the London 2012 Olympics is set to ban cars from all major event venues.

According to the Times, spectators will be forced to use public transport, walk or cycle to stadiums, as the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) aims to make the games the “greenest in modern times”.

The newspaper cites a preview of the transport plan for

SMMT against TfL charging plans

Monday, 22^nd October, 2007

A major lobbying group is urging Transport for London (TfL) to extend the consultation period on plans to link the congestion charge to emissions levels.

Recently, TfL claimed that emissions would be cut by 8,100 tonnes if the plans were to come into effect.

Rail usage 'reaching record levels'

Friday, 19^th October, 2007

The increasing use of railways in the UK is edging closer to record levels, new data has revealed.

Figures unveiled by the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) for April to June show that railways showed year-on-year growth of 8.3 per cent.

This growth means that levels of passenger kilometres – calculated when journeys are multiplied by their average length – are likely to surpass th

Network Rail looks for rail development partner

Thursday, 18^th October, 2007

Rail operator Network Rail has revealed that it is looking for a partner to develop a number of brownfield sites near stations in the London and the south-east.

Plans for the £500 million project, which involves sites such as Twickenham, Wembley Cutting, Walthamstow Central, Epsom and Paddington Enterprise House, are set to go-ahead once a suitable deal can be struck.

The aim of