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Thursday, 06 August 2020

BBC News

• Air pollution Wales: Clean Air Plan proposes tougher limitsThe Welsh Government plan also proposes making all buses and taxis electric or hydrogen by 2028.
• Boulders 'as big as cars' in Rest and Be Thankful landslipA clear up has started on the A83 after 6,000 tonnes of debris was washed off the hill in heavy rain.

Times Online

• Scoot! It may be time to ditch the bike in Cambridge [subscription]It is as much a cliché of Cambridge as punts passing underneath the Mathematical Bridge or undergraduates cycling through the city, shirts billowing, bells tinkling.
• Uber snaps up British cab software firm [subscription]Uber has moved one step closer to its ambition of helping to provide transport wherever its customers are after buying a platform that will link users to taxi firms in areas it does not operate in.

City AM

• Voi to roll out first UK e-scooter trial in CambridgeSwedish firm Voi has been selected to run one of the first e-scooter trials in the UK in Cambridge as The post Voi to roll out first UK e-scooter trial in Cambridge appeared first on CityAM.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Judith Cummins MP objects to Interchange 26 industrial park access A BRADFORD MP has formally objected to the new Interchange 26 industrial park near Cleckheaton due to the impact on residents in her constituency.

The York Press

• Fossgate traffic ban to be reviewed after concerns raised THE temporary closure of Fossgate to traffic is under review after businesses and residents raised concerns about the sudden decision to ban vehicles between 10.30am and 8pm daily.

Cambridge News

• Updates as 6ft sinkhole causing traffic chaos around CambridgeDelays are expected to remain until Saturday (August 8) when the work to repair the hole is hoped to be completed

Other Regional Press

• JLR is teaching driverless cars to minimise motion sicknessThe aim of technology being developed is to deliver the most refined and comfortable ride possible

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• The challenge of future carbon and emissions reduction for rural communitiesDon't miss your chance to offer your thoughts on the interventions needed to help rural economies play their role in the carbon challenge, whilst at the same time reflecting the potentially different needs of the rural environment.  After a successful inaugural virtual Coffee Morning last month, CILT's Freight & Logistics Policy Group is once again opening it's coffee-shop doors on Wednesday 26th August. The challenge of future carbon and emissions reduction for rural communities will investigate:  What the government needs to do differently to support rural communities...