Liverpool City Council is set to make changes to the way it designs projects and contracts for suppliers, going beyond financial considerations to ensure agreements deliver economic, social and environmental benefits. This could include requirements for support or training to be provided for the long-term...
English city regions are warning of large reductions to bus services amid a financial crisis. A third of bus services in the Greater Manchester area could be cut if UK government grants do not continue past March, the city’s Transport Committee has claimed. In a...
The City of Glasgow is addressing a range of issues such as the digital divide, fuel poverty, and support for independent living via a new Digital Housing Strategy. The strategy is understood to be one of the first of its kind in Scotland and beyond....
Local authorities should explore using vacant facilities on high streets and elsewhere as spaces for public engagement, according to a new report from UK thinktank Demos. It argues that council-run physical spaces can strengthen the bond between local government and residents. The Locating Authority report...
New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is being sued for not providing customers of its Access-A-Ride paratransit service the same half-priced fares that are available to elderly or disabled riders on the city’s subway and buses. The class action lawsuit was filed in the state...
Sunshine Coast Council in Australia is using sensor-equipped wheelchairs to map the best routes for mobility-impaired residents and visitors. The trial, in partnership with Briometrix and Spinal Life Australia, will use devices installed on wheelchairs operated by specially trained local ‘Pilots’ to track routes from...
The City of Philadelphia has established an executive order and released a five-year plan to address the multifaceted barriers to digital access. Philadelphia’s first Digital Equity Plan lays out key goals and strategies to tackle affordability and availability of broadband and devices, as well as...
Estonia’s capital Tallinn is introducing a digital transport model which it says can forecast and analyse the city’s mobility needs to improve urban planning The tool includes data on 130,000 different road sections across the city which are constantly updated, and takes into account the...
The US state of Michigan and Canada’s Ontario province have announced a new collaboration to study commercial drone corridors, which includes a cross-border connection. The project will examine how drones can be used in operations like just-in-time delivery, medical transport, and other small-scale deployments, with...
A colourised powder formula for improved disinfection, a micromobility firm that studies how e-bikes and scooters can be integrated into mass transit, and a tool that optimises bus performance were the three pilot programmes selected for the New York Transit Tech Lab’s COVID-19 Response Challenge....
