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Industry news

March 2010

Essex CC

has commuted sums guidance out for consultation.

Snow Summit from Essex CC on 24 March.

Well Maintained Highways

is a living document. Updates are published regularly.

STATS19

STATS19 problems highlighted in Reported Road Casualties 2008.

Designing safer roadsides

Designing safer roadsides course launches Passive Safety Guidelines.

Atlas

Guidance on dealing with stalled developments.

February 2010

DfT's Good Practice Guide

For Councils and utilities advises on how better to comunicate about streetworks and offers greater control over works. Utility fines are increased to £25,000 maximum daily charge and lane rental is proposed for busy roads.

DfT guidance

DfT guidance on Permit schemes for Streetworks.

North Review of Drink and Drug Driving Law invites news link.

Retrofitting surface water management measures

Contribute to CIRIA guidance (5 March). CIRIA also has courses on designing SUDS.

Making a smarter choice

is a new publication from Act Travelwise and IHT. A series of factsheets will follow.

20mph zones

DfT has proposed amending its guidance to allow 20mph zones without traffic calming measures. (Responses by 5 February.)

Exhibition Road

The Exhibition Road shared space scheme has passed its safety audit. A GuideDogs challenge failed in the High Court, but they have not given up the campaign. (LTT 535)

Creating healthy environments

Is a toolkit prepeared for Scottish local authorities to improve walkability

TEC December 2009

Included a couple of helpful articles on 'forgiving roads' for motorcylcing.

TRL and Savoy

Have launched new software linking Autotrack and ARCADY to reduce the time to design roundabouts.

Transport data

Now widely available at www.data.gov.uk

Car Club

Car Club implementation: free spring seminars from CarPlus

PPS4

Published 20 December 2009 replaces PPG4, DPG5, PPS6 and aspects of PPS7. Policy EC8 requires maximum parking standards for non-residential developments.

January 2010

CSCS card changes

CSCS changes cards for Managers and Professionals.

Local speed proposals

A proposed revision to the Department's advice on setting local speed limits.

View DfT's consultation (December 2009).

Switching off London Traffic Signals?

Inclusive Design

I'DGO guidance based on older people's preference.

Cambridge City SUDS guidance published

Earthquake reconnaissance reports over last 25 years released

Road Sign Art

An exciting new art project involving Margaret Calvert, celebrated as the co-designer of our iconic system of road signs, has been facilitated by Buchanan Computing using SignPlot software.
Visit the exhibition at the A Foundation Gallery in Arnold Circus, London E2 between 15th and 24th January 2010.