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We want city-regions, their towns and surrounding areas to be green, fair, healthy and prosperous places, supported by public transport and active travel options which provide access and opportunity for all.
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Precarious position of public transport in cities laid bare in report
Public transport in English city regions is in a precarious position, exacerbated by the pandemic – as a new report reveals the full extent of England’s changing transport landscape over the last decade.
Jason Prince appears on Calling All Stations podcast
Jason Prince, Director of Urban Transport Group, was recently interviewed by transport journalist and author Christian Wolmar for the Calling All Stations podcast.
Spring Budget 2024: Chancellor urged to provide funding certainty for urban transport
The Government must prioritise long term funding certainty for public transport and active travel in city regions in next week’s Spring Budget, the Urban Transport Group has urged.
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A Smoother Ride – Can capital investment deliver more efficient bus services?
This paper explores whether capital investment in bus can be used to make bus services more efficient. Using modelling, it shows that capital investment in zero emission buses and bus priority can indeed unlock efficiencies, and that these benefits can be multiplied by combining that investment with enhanced revenue funding support.
Read more about A Smoother Ride – Can capital investment deliver more efficient bus services?
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