
Briefing
Rail in the North of England
A briefing on Rail in the North - and the case for investment and a growing railway.
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Briefing
A briefing on Rail in the North - and the case for investment and a growing railway.
Consultation response
Report
This report explains how the national system for monitoring, improving, and enforcing bus punctuality is supposed to work now, why it doesn't work well, and how it could be reformed.
Briefing
Consultation response
Consultation response
Report
This paper was produced by Andrew Last, for pteg, between December 2013 and May 2014, and its purpose is two-fold: - To serve as a background resource for PTE officers by providing an overview of current reimbursement guidance and its genesis; - To identify and document a number of issues with the current DfT Concessionary reimbursement guidance, thereby supporting
Consultation response
Consultation response
Report
This report summarises some of the latest academic research which shows the importance of agglomeration economies (the way in which high value sectors of the economy cluster together in cities) in driving wider national economies. It also shows that these urban clusters cannot develop to their full potential without high quality and efficient transport networks.
Report
This report to pteg by Atkins focuses on the most important recent and forthcoming changes to highways policy and the implications of these for Metropolitan areas, including in respect of air quality, carbon emissions, technology, the Strategic Road Network, road maintenance, road safety, planning, freight, management of road space and parking policy.
Briefing
On 6th December 2013 the Government issued a consultation document on local government parking strategies. The stated aim of the proposals is to help with the cost of living and to support local shops. In this briefing we concentrate on the CCTV enforcement proposals – and in particular the implications for buses.
Consultation response
Briefing
pteg paper comparing fare offers from the 'Big Five' bus operators across the PTE areas, correct as at 18 December 2013.
Briefing
Compares levels of transport spending between regions, including analysis of how levels of transport spending compare to spending on other key services.
Consultation response
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Briefing
Briefing analysing what the 2013 Spending Review means for transport. It takes a closer look at the overall funding envelope for the UK government and the Department for Transport and how this has evolved, before looking at the balance between resource/revenue and capital budgets and the specific challenges facing local transport over the next couple of years.
Report
A report for pteg by Transport for Quality of Life intended to help widen the scope of debate about regional rail by considering whether more thoroughgoing governance changes might offer greater benefits and whether these benefits are worth the potential risks and costs associated with deeper reform.
Report
Report by JMP demonstrating the sound processes that PTEs have for identifying the right projects and then delivering them efficiently and effectively.
Consultation response
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Briefing
A pteg briefing, written with support from Sustrans and Dr Adrian Davis, on the opportunities for PTEs presented by the Government's health reforms.
Report
Building on the work of the Department for Transport, pteg commissioned AECOM to prepare additional guidance for PTEs and other Local Transport Authorities to assist in the monitoring and evaluation of Local Sustainable Transport Fund projects. The guidance provides a practical approach to developing cost effective and affordable monitoring and evaluation programmes.