Viva have been awarded a grant from Innovate UK for their work in support of UK councils to monitor anonymous social distancing via camera feeds across 16 of the UK’s towns and cities. Since the Government announced the Covid-19 lockdown in March 2020, and the associated social distancing measures, there has been a need toRead More
As we begin to return to a new sense of normality, countries around the world are being challenged to rethink the way they shape their towns and cities to allow for social distancing to take place whilst encouraging more forms of Active Transportation in a post-COVID 19 World. In the U.K. for example, this hasRead More
There are many things we still don’t know about the Covid-19 virus. One is exactly how it spreads. But a consensus has emerged that outdoor spaces are safer than indoors. The worst possible environment is an enclosed, crowded one, perhaps with air conditioning or a fan. Far better to be outside, where wind and sunRead More
Viva, a UK based transport AI company, have released a new product to support UK councils in their efforts to increase uptake in Active Transportation as the public begins to return to work during the COVID-19 crisis. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps and the Department of Transport have outlined measures that they wish councils to reviewRead More
We are pleased to provide this update on the COVID-19 impact on travel at 12th May 2020 Overall traffic continuing to grow by c.4% a week once bank holiday effects stripped out The Monday after the PM’s announcement saw no notable acceleration of increases in traffic across most of the UK, although London showed aRead More
Over the past 8 weeks we have been closely watching how national traffic trends have been changing under the Covid-19 lockdown. The data shown here comes from Viva’s smart sensors located in 10 cities across the UK. In the first weeks of the lockdown, I posted a couple of articles detailing the sharp drop inRead More