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Will new housebuilding plans have knock-on effect on traffic congestion?UK Traffic Inches Up in 2024 – Data Underscores Growing Demand for Robust Survey InsightsWill new housebuilding plans have knock-on effect on traffic congestion?
New national data show that traffic volumes on Britain’s roads increased in 2024, reaffirming the need for accurate, high-quality data collection in the transport sector. According to the Department for Transport (DfT), vehicle miles travelled rose to 336.2 billion in Great Britain in 2024 — up 1.6 % on 2023 — though still about 0.7 […]
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Will new housebuilding plans have knock-on effect on traffic congestion?
On July 25th, Levelling Up Secretary, Michael Gove, announced an update to the government’s housing plans. These included relaxing planning rules in England, to encourage developers to build more homes in cities – utilising existing commercial buildings that are no longer used, such as takeaways and retail premises. The idea of these changes is to […]
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How can we combat congestion in urban areas?
As traffic survey specialists, much of our work is carried out in urban settings. Both developers and planners want to make the best possible use of the existing road network, and plan new roads that help traffic flow. But easing congestion in urban areas is a tricky problem. While there are certainly more public transport […]
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UK Government scraps new smart motorways
Last month, the government announced that they were cancelling all new smart motorway projects. This is the result of concerns about both the cost of managing the infrastructure projects, and worries about safety – it’s estimated that around 38 people have been killed on smart motorways in the UK since they were introduced. Smart motorways […]