Daily transport digest

Published: 09 March 2023
By Chris Haycock

Today''s Major Traffic Incidents

M5 Northbound - M5 northbound within J4 | Northbound | Accident Location : The M5 northbound at junction J4 . Reason : Road traffic collision. Status : Currently Active. Time To Clear : The event is expected to clear between 09:15 and 09:30 on 9 March 2023. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 09:15 and 09:30 on 9 March 2023. Lanes Closed : All lanes are closed. Previous Reason : Following an earlier accident.Severe Disruption - in excess of 3 hours delay or road closure, 3.17 miles of Bromsgrove.

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)

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)

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)

The fight of our lives The past eight years have been the hottest in recorded history.  Despite achieving an historic breakthrough on a new “loss and damage” fund, COP27 failed to move the dial on reducing emissions. We are nowhere near the scale of change needed.  As the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres put it: “We are in the fight… (Transport Wales)

PACTS and ETSC set out safety recommendations for e-scooters and their riders E-scooters have become an increasingly common sight on European roads since the launch of the first rental e-scooter schemes in... The post PACTS and ETSC set out safety recommendations for e-scooters and their riders appeared first on PACTS. (Transport Wales)