Traffic & travel news roundup

Published: 07 April 2023
By Chris Haycock

Today''s Major Traffic Incidents

M20 Westbound - M20 westbound between J2 and J1 | Westbound | Road Works Location : The M20 westbound between junctions J3 and J1 . Reason : Emergency road repairs. Status : Currently Active. Period : from 00:00 on 6 April 2023 to 06:00 on 7 April 2023. Lanes Closed : All lanes are closed.Severe Disruption - in excess of 3 hours delay or road closure, 5.64 miles of Aylesford.

New ITC report on net-zero carbon transport in our cities The ITC is pleased to release a new report examining the road maps to achieve net-zero carbon transport in our cities. Authored by a team of academic experts from Nottingham Business School, the report provides a toolkit for assessing progress towards zero carbon transport and argues that cities need more autonomy over funding and policy. […] (Transport Wales)

Achieving net zero carbon transport in our cities The ITC has published a new report for policy makers exploring how to achieve net zero carbon transport across a range of city scales. The report, authored by an academic team at Nottingham Business School, provides a toolkit for assessing progress and argues that more local authority funding is needed to achieve carbon targets. Please […] (Transport Wales)

Hasta La Vista, Carbon! Hasta La Vista, Carbon! chaired by Stephen Glaister CBE, Emeritus Professor of Transport and Infrastructure at Imperial College London and Associate of the London School of Economics focused on how we can develop solutions to the cost of living crisis that will accelerate the transition to net zero and enhance our energy security. In closing… (Transport Wales)

ITC features in Without Borders podcast The ITC’s book Why Travel: Understanding our need to move and how it shapes our lives was featured in the latest edition of the Without Borders podcast, hosted by Nolan Yuma. The full episode, exploring the motivations behind travel, can be viewed by clicking on this link. (Transport Wales)

Roads policing and the Strategic Policing Requirement: PACTS letter to the Home Secretary PACTS has written to the Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, regarding the inclusion of road policing as a cross-cutting priority in... The post Roads policing and the Strategic Policing Requirement: PACTS’ letter to the Home Secretary appeared first on PACTS. (Transport Wales)