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The name may be synonymous with a space on a Monopoly board and its connection to the birth of professional policing - but Bow Street has got its station back.
Transport hub plan to revitalise town centres [subscription]
Mini-transport hubs that combine public transport with bike and car shares, cafés, outdoor gyms, wifi and phone charging are planned for Scotland to “re-energise” town centres.
West Midlands Mayor's pledge on new train station
Andy Street has vowed to prioritise a new Black Country train station in the latest phase of his £15 billion transport plan.
Welsh Government urged to recognise ‘crucial role’ of cross border travel
Local leaders have urged Welsh ministers to collaboratively plan vital improvements to cross border travel between Wales and England.
Monday, 15 February 2021
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The Telegraph
- Smart motorway deaths: police could find Highways England 'criminally responsible' [subscription]Police demand coroner's evidence to establish if crime has been committed for removing hard shoulder and if further investigation is needed
Times Online
- Remove parking spaces to drive greener travel, study says [subscription]Reducing the number of town centre parking spaces and significantly increasing prices should be considered to get people to use their cars less, government-backed research has recommended.
- Potholes go unfilled as council cash crisis deepens [subscription]Potholes are being left in roads for up to four months because of an escalating repairs backlog faced by local councils.
- Transport hub plan to revitalise town centres [subscription]Mini-transport hubs that combine public transport with bike and car shares, cafés, outdoor gyms, wifi and phone charging are planned for Scotland to “re-energise” town centres.
The Mirror
- Experts warn latest funding to fill in potholes is £10.6bn less than neededThe Department for Transport announced the allocations for each region to tackle the blight of poor roads
London Evening Standard
- Black cabs Vaxi Taxi scheme launched to transport people to Covid-19 vaccine clinicsA new “Vaxi Taxi†scheme which sees black cabs transport people to pop-up coronavirus vaccine clinics in London has been launched.
Newcastle Evening Chronicle
- A69 roundabout at Hexham sees major change as upgrade continuesThe major A69 upgrade will improve the key trans-Pennine route connecting Newcastle and Carlisle
The York Press
- York's first electric car charging hyperhub to be complete within weeksYORK'S first hyperhub - an electric vehicle charging station with the city's first ultra rapid chargers - is due to be completed within weeks.
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