ITV News has reported that one in three drivers (35%) say they are more dependent on using their car than 12 months ago, with public transport seen as an expensive and unreliable alternative, according to recent data found as part of the latest RAC Report on Motoring. The study shows that most drivers would use…
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Liverpool Echo has reported that the Liverpool Metro Mayor, Steve Rotheram has announced that a new franchising model is his “leading option” for improving the region’s bus network in a move that will signal the biggest revision of the way buses are operated around the region in decades. The move would see a new bus…
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The Telegraph has reported on rail industry leaders’ warnings that the failure to electrify thousands of miles of railway threatens Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s promise to make Britain the cleanest country on earth. A letter sent to Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps by The Railway Industry Association and on behalf of industry organisations warned that unless…
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Boris Johnson has announced £5bn over five years for buses and cycling in England. The additional bus funding will pay for thousands of zero emission buses, bus priority, service improvements and fare initiatives. The cycling funding will pay for new routes and ‘Mini-Holland’ schemes. Guidance for rail re-opening cash The DfT has published details of…
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HS2 will go ahead alongside “radical improvements” to local transport networks across the whole country, the Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed last week. In a statement to Parliament he set out that after consideration of the independent Oakervee review, the decision has been taken to proceed with the high speed north-south link. And he announced…
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The DfT has invited local authority bids to three new bus funds: Superbus networks (£70m), an all-electric bus town (£50m), and a Rural Mobility Fund (£20m). Bids must be submitted by 30 April. S Yorks climate chief to target 25 per cent cut to travel demand The South Yorkshire City Region Combined Authority is to…
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Claire Haigh, Chief Executive Greener Journeys In launching the COP26 UN climate summit last week the Prime Minister made it clear that he personally intends to keep the UK in the vanguard on this agenda. Huge responsibility rests on UK shoulders. COP26 is a pivotal event which will establish whether the international community is able…
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The top priority for Government’s Bus Strategy must be to recognise the role of buses in tackling congestion. Congestion is what slows journeys down and makes bus travel less attractive. Will we ever convince people to transfer from a car stuck in traffic to a bus stuck in traffic? It’s quite stark – a 10%…
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Scott le Vine, Transportation Planner, State University of New York and Honorary Research Fellow, Imperial College London Prof Peter White, Emeritus Professor, University of Westminster The Independent Transport Commission (ITC) has published our report “The shape of changing bus demand in England”. This report forms part of the ITC’s road and rail travel trends…
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