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Train operators and the government are planning to increase rail services from mid-May onwards.
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The legal battle over the government’s decision to give a third runway at Heathrow Airport the green light is set to be heard by the UK’s highest court.
Transport Focus: Social distancing required on buses
Research by Transport Focus has laid bare one of the major challenges that will face buses as operators prepare for a return towards normal service levels. It shows that 62% of passengers will not feel safe using public transport unless social distancing remains in place.
Friday, 08 May 2020
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- Will coronavirus result in gear shift for cycling? [subscription]‘This should be a new golden age for cycling” — Boris Johnson. There we were thinking 2012 was the high point of cycling in the UK; “Wiggo” and sideburns, a Union Jack on the podium of the Tour de France, gold medals galore and the roads filling with lycra-clad wannabes.
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- Seattle to permanently close 20 miles of streets to traffic so residents can exercise and bike on themSeattle residents will have more space to exercise and bike on as the city plans to permanently close 20 miles of streets to most vehicular traffic, the mayor announced Thursday.
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