Independent think tank, Social Market Foundation published a report on improving the UK’s bus networks. The report argues that the next Government will need to consider “radical” changes to arrest a long-term decline in bus use and recommends that adopting a London-style franchising system could improve some of the UK’s bus networks.
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The Basingstoke Gazette reported on Stagecoach who has launched 32 new environmentally buses across key routes in Basingstoke in an attempt to help reduce the town’s carbon emissions. The new fleet of Euro 6 buses will run 70% of the bus network across the town. Basingstoke currently has a target of being carbon neutral by…
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The BBC reported that The Conservative Party have promised to commit more than £4bn to a fund for new bus and metro rail links in cities around England. A devolved ‘Local Public Transport Fund’ would get an allocation of £4.2bn, with more funding promised as part of a wider Conservative commitment to spend £100bn on…
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The Rail Standards and Safety Board (RSSB) is commissioning a programme of research into rail emissions and alternatives to diesel. One project will develop a method for reporting carbon dioxide emissions, which could inform target setting. Another will assess the costs associated with hydrogen and battery-powered trains. A third study, already underway by consultant Arup,…
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Labour has announced plans to cut rail fares by 33% from January 2020 and make rail travel free for those aged 16 years old and under if it wins next week’s election. The party also wants to “guarantee fair fares for part-time workers” by ensuring that workers who commute fewer than five days a week…
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Labour and the Liberal Democrats have both pledged to build HS2 if they win next month’s General Election. The Conservatives this weekend said that they will study the findings of the Oakervee review before making a final decision on the project. Labour’s manifesto says a Labour Government would build a high-speed railway all the way…
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Pressure to deliver a credible plan for net zero will weigh heavily on whoever is in Number 10 on the 13th December. Heightened levels of public concern about climate change will be in even sharper focus next year when the UK hosts COP26. Let’s start by acknowledging the scale of the challenge. If we are…
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We have much to feel good about here in the South East. Our economy is the UK’s second biggest behind London. Our three million workers are among the most productive in the country. Our ports, airports and high-speed railway provide fast and efficient links with mainland Europe and the rest of the world. Our thriving…
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In the General Election, the political parties are setting out their competing proposals for how they would tackle the climate and environmental crises. In a joint edited collection between IPPR and WWF, released last month, we set out a number of examples of what a just transition and a ‘Green New Deal’ could mean for…
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