Department of Transport news

Work has started on the what is expected to become Miami’s next "world-class trail". Designed by landscape architecture firm James Corner Field Operations, the 10-mile ... More

The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has formally withdrawn his support for a Thomas Heatherwick-designed Garden Bridge across the River Thames; bringing a likely end ... More

International architecture studio Snøhetta are today (19 April) celebrating the official completion of their hotly-anticipated revamp of the most visited destination in the United States ... More

Design competition organiser Blank Space has partnered with government authorities in New York to seek a feasible long-term strategy for the city’s response to driverless ... More

Public Health England and the Department of Health (DoH) should plough investment into outdoor recreation to take on issues like obesity, according to the chief ... More

ukactive remains confident that it can encourage the government to extend its tax relief scheme on employee benefits to include gym memberships, despite an apparent ... More

A €1.5m (£1.3m, US$1.7m) fund has been earmarked by the governments of Ireland and Northern Ireland as the nations prepare to bid for the 2023 ... More

Architecture firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) have unveiled a long-term masterplan to develop a vast new urban district in Philadelphia. The scheme, which is ... More

The government has unveiled a new blueprint to boost physical activity and sustainable transport by encouraging more walking and cycling across Britain. The strategy wants ... More

The Irish government has ring-fenced an initial €5.5m (£4.2m, US$6m) for 2016 in a bid to get 500,000 more people involved with regular physical activity ... More

Despite the disappointing end to Ireland’s journey at the Rugby World Cup over the weekend, sports fans on the Emerald Isle can seek solace from ... More

A new initiative has been launched in Los Angeles to allow for community groups to use urban design kits to help create pedestrian plazas, mini ... More

Ireland's Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport have been informed of their funding allocation, following Budget ... More

Lend Lease has revealed that it has secured an AU$355m (£229m, EUR267m, US$368m) contract for a major redevelopment of Adelaide Oval multi-sport venue in Australia. ... More

A proposed merger between British Airways (BA) and Iberia has been given the green light, after the European Commission decided that the move would not ... More

Peak District National Park Authority (PDNPA) will invest £2.25m towards the improvement of its cycling trails. The authority announced it had secured funding from the ... More