Transport & Planning

London and Bristol crowned top ‘smart cities’

London and Bristol have been named the UK’s top ‘smart cities’ in a new index.

The Smart Cities Index, set up by Chinese technology company Huawei, measures how well urban centres are using digital technology to improve everything from transport infrastructure to refuse collection.

Transport & Planning

Cameron claims Brexit would have ‘devastating’ impact on infrastructure funding

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Will Heathrow plans be grounded by air pollution?

Transport & Planning

Leeds’ trolleybus scheme is rejected

Transport & Planning

Connected cycle light wins smart city award

Features Net Zero & Energy Regeneration Transport & Planning

The retrofitting conundrum

Features Net Zero & Energy Regeneration Transport & Planning

Sustainable buildings aren’t simply about being seen to be green

Pollution Transport & Planning

Crowds flock to car-free Champs Elysees

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Highways England seeks to double Lean efficiency savings

Highways England has set out plans to save £250m by 2020 through Lean techniques – more than double its Lean savings in the previous five years.

A new publication, Lean support to Highways England 2015-2020, describes how the company will use Lean principles in delivering the Road Investment Strategy (RIS).

Pollution Transport & Planning

Active travel benefits trump risks, researchers find

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Putting the brakes on our road building ‘obsession’

Transport & Planning

Fears over outsourcing of winter services

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‘Unrealistic’ housing targets are ramping up the pressure on green belt

Transport & Planning

Newcastle Council set to outsource its winter services

Transport & Planning

Better integration of land use impacts needed across EU policies

Net Zero & Energy Transport & Planning

Solar Impulse heads for Phoenix