Government announces £7m to get people cycling safely
Ministers are inviting eight English cities to bid for a share of £6.5m to improve safety for cyclists as part of the Government’s controversial cycle safety review.
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Dublin metro among schemes winning slice of £103bn funding
The proposed Dublin Metro, a second runway at Dublin airport and plans for a cross-Ireland high-speed rail link are all in line for a share of the Irish government’s €116bn (£103bn) 10-year infrastructure fund.
Action urged as drink driving rate rises
Calls have been made for the Government to look again at the drink-drive limit after new statistics showed that collisions involving motorists who have been drinking are once again on the rise.
Miki Marciniak Update January 2018
Catch up with Mayer Brown sponsored GB Team rower Miki Marciniak’s progress. Continue reading to see his January Training Log.
Developing the UK’s Clean Air Strategy
Two of Mayer Brown's Air Quality consultants today attended the Westminster Insight Forum on ‘Developing the UK’s Clean Air Strategy’.
New planning rules to encourage developers to build ‘upwards’
Housing secretary Sajid Javid yesterday confirmed Government backing for planning rules that will make it easier to extend buildings in inner cities in a bid to build a ‘new generation of town houses’.
Check out the 10 most beautiful universities in the UK
They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but you’d be hard-pressed to find somebody who can’t see the beauty in these 10 UK universities
Congratulations
Mayer Brown is pleased to announce the recent professional and academic achievements of our employees Geoff Blackburn, Siripen Songprasit, Ivan Cosmai and Charlotte Gough.
Walking rates go downhill
Levels of walking in England have fallen dramatically over the past decade with the latest Government statistics showing a 19% decrease in trips on foot since 2005.
Transport for the North unveils £70bn vision
Transport for the North has unveiled a 30-year transport strategy for the region, which aims to deliver a £100bn economic boost and 850,000 additional jobs by 2050.
