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Tuesday, 19 May 2020

BBC News

• Coronavirus: Uber announces drastic cuts to secure its futureUber announces drastic action to scale back its business as its losses balloon amid pandemic lockdowns.
• Elon Musk: Tesla raises cost of 'self-driving' carsElon Musk hikes the price of Tesla's

Financial Times

• Uber announces further 3,000 job cutsRide-hailing company to close or consolidate 45 global offices and scale down several ‘non-core’ operations

The Guardian

• 'A new normal': how coronavirus will transform transport in Britain's citiesThe dominance of the car is being seriously challenged for the first time in decades, say experts. Coronavirus offers chance to create fairer UK food supply chainIs this crisis the catalyst for greening the world's airlines? Amid the confusion that followed Boris Johnson's televised announcement easing the lockdown, Will Norman was clear about one thing "the way people move around cities would never be the same again." We are going to have a new normal coming out of this, said London's walking and cycling commissioner

Mail Online

• Coronavirus UK: Car factories restart production linesLuxury car manufacturer Aston Martin has opened its plant in St Athans, Wales (pictured) and Bentley reopened its plant in Crewe last week.

London Evening Standard

• Calls for temporary ban on HGVs in central London to reduce risk for cyclistsHGVs should be temporarily banned from central London to reduce the risks faced by thousands of novice cyclists riding to work, a leading personal injury lawyer said today.
• Uber cuts 3,000 jobs in second major wave of layoffs in two weeksUber has cut another 3,000 jobs from its workforce as the coronavirus outbreak continues to slash demand for rides.

Northern Echo

• Darlington group urge council to change road layouts for social distanced walking and cycling MEMBERS of a cycling group have welcomed a government announcement asking local authorities to improve walking and cycling infrastructure in response to coronavirus.

The York Press

• Row over Bishy Road closure grows as 1,000 sign petition A TRANSPORT boss has defended the partial closure of a busy York road - as more than 1,000 people signed a petition calling for it to be reopened.

Other Regional Press

• Extra £150m for West Yorkshire transport - here's how it could be spentAn extra 300 parking spaces could be created at Apperley Bridge Station for commuters

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Government invests £35 million to protect critical freight routesVital freight routes into, out of and around the UK will continue to run smoothly, thanks to a multi-million-pound government scheme to help ensure critical goods, such as food and medical supplies, can move freely. The government has signed agreements with 6 operators to provide up to £35 million to help ensure there is enough freight capacity to prevent disruption to the flow of goods. The decision has been made to protect 16 of the most important routes covering the Channel, the Short Strait, the North Sea and routes between Great Britain and Northern Ireland which were previously a...