The Department for Transport and the British Transport Authority have announced new measures aimed at improving the railways for football fans and other users on match days. Rail Minister, Andrew Jones, announced that a “fairer and more flexible deal for football fans” is “within reach.” The measures will include encourage more people to travel by…
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Chief Executive of Network Rail, Andrew Haines, has revealed new operational plans which will see greater devolution with the creation of five new regions and 13 routes, rather than eight. The 13 routes will be responsible for its operations, maintenance and renewals and will be responsible to five regional managing directors: Scotland, West & Western,…
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BBC News has reported that motorists on Britain’s most congested road, London’s A406 North Circular Road from Chiswick Roundabout to Hanger Lane, spend an average of two and a half days a year sitting in traffic. The data collated by Inrix revealed that drivers spent the equivalent of one week stuck in traffic jams in…
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Financial support for local bus services from councils in mainland Britain outside London has fallen by almost a third since 2010/11, according to a new survey of local authorities. Published last week by the Association of Transport Co-ordinating Officers (ATCO), the survey shows that the local authorities provided an average of just £4.61 per head…
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Labour asks Goodwin to advise on UK transport funding Shadow transport secretary Andy McDonald has appointed transport academic Phil Goodwin to advise on reforming how UK transport provision is paid for and funded. Labour says the work will look at “who benefits from transport provision, including indirect beneficiaries, … and draw conclusions about which elements…
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Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has announced plans for the introduction of a new free bus travel scheme for all 16 to 18-year olds in the region. In what is understood to be a first in the UK, the initiative will be paid for by an increase in the Council Tax bill for residents in…
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As the pressures increase on Government and private sector to build more houses, it is welcome to see a growing momentum to better link houses with a sustainable transport network. It is hard to have this conversation without thinking about the future of mobility and what people want from where they live and how they…
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Politically, 2018 has been one of the most tumultuous years in living memory, dominated by the UK’s fast approaching withdrawal from the European Union. For the Transport Knowledge Hub (TKH), 2018 was an exciting year, which has seen the TKH community grow and continue to facilitate an environment to encourage best practice and to reflect…
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The Transport Knowledge (TKH) hosted the fourth of a series of events across the UK on the importance of sustainable transport in the development of new housing. This week, we were in Bristol to hear about the opportunities and barriers for a more integrated approach between housing and transport. It was kindly hosted by KPMG…
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Read more“With LEPs now responsible for significant amounts of local transport funding decisions, the Transport Knowledge Hub is a timely new tool for local decision makers. At the LEP Network, we know the huge value of giving LEPs a forum to share best practice and engage with other stakeholders, so we are delighted to be involved with a transport-specific project which supports spending decisions that make a genuine difference.
Warren Ralls, Director, LEP Network
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