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Monday, 12 April 2021

BBC News

• How to design safer cities for womenThoughtful, inclusive urban design can make streets safer for women – something that has multiple benefits.

The Telegraph

• How drivers are affected by the easing of lockdown [subscription]Although some excursions are possible, the lack of overnight stays means the longest journeys stay tantalisingly out of reach until mid-May
• Citymapper courts businesses for its transport data [subscription]Citymapper has set up a new Enterprise website to attract businesses with its wealth of transport insights

Times Online

• Vauxhall wants subsidy to save Astra factory in Ellesmere Port [subscription]The Vauxhall car plant at Ellesmere Port could stop producing the Astra by next April unless a deal can be reached with the government to subsidise production of a new model at the factory.

Sunderland Echo

• Sunderland highway scheme delivers £17m boostLocal small and medium-sized businesses in and around Sunderland have been awarded over £17 million worth of contracts as part of a new highways scheme.

Other Regional Press

• Call for workplace parking levy to cover the whole of OxfordCALLS for a ‘bold’ plan to extend a proposed charge on Oxford’s employers for as much as £600 for every parking space they have outside offices have been quashed.
• Hereford needs a joined-up transport planWith regard to Mike Smith’s letter (HT, April 1), the problem here is that Herefordshire Council does not have, and desperately needs, a joined-up transport plan that deals with the through traffic and environmental issues that are increasingly important.

New Civil Engineer

• Transport Scotland issues consultants call for £25M A83 Rest and Be Thankful workExpressions of interest are now being invited for the work to develop the preferred option for the relocation of the landslide-prone A83 at Rest and Be Thankful after Transport Scotland published its route proposals last month.

Other News Sources

• Government guidance urges vaccinated passengers to continue applying safety measures in taxisNew Government guidance has urged people vaccinated against COVID-19 to continue applying safety measures put in place when travelling by taxi or minicab.