The recent introduction of the Bus Services Bill marks a significant legislative milestone aimed at revitalising public transportation across the country. The bill, which grants enhanced powers to local authorities, focuses on improving transport services particularly in rural and underserved areas.
The government has announced a significant £1 billion investment to boost bus services across England, aimed at improving accessibility and reducing the disparities in bus service quality across different regions
Last week, The Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) released a new report,
A package of measures to empower local leaders to take control of their bus services has been unveiled yesterday by Transport Secretary Louise Haigh – the first stop on the journey to better buses.
In the face of a widening gap between rural and urban public transport services, England’s rural communities are grappling with a bus provision crisis that underscores a growing divide in accessibility, mobility, and social cohesion
Specially trained officers will patrol buses and bus stations in Lancashire as part of a new pilot scheme to help stamp out anti-social behaviour on public transport. RSN member, Lancashire County Council, has welcomed the news that it is one of 4 areas in England, and the only rural area, chosen to take part.
In a recent announcement, the government has said that “millions of people in England have enjoyed cheaper bus travel this year thanks to the government’s unprecedented actions to lower bus fares and protect services.”
The Government has promised to prioritise rural communities in its £129m roll out of hundreds of new zero-emission buses.
Newspapers have reported last week of the reduction in bus routes over the last year as official figures are published by the Department for Transport.
A new report by the County Council Network (CCN) and Systra has revealed that many services in rural areas are already in a state of ‘managed decline’. The State of County Buses claims the pandemic accelerated the situation, with the government’s much lauded National Bus Strategy doing very “little to address these issues.”
The recent introduction of the Bus Services Bill marks a significant legislative milestone aimed at revitalising public transportation across the country. The bill, which grants enhanced powers to local authorities, focuses on improving transport services particularly in rural and underserved areas.
The government has announced a significant £1 billion investment to boost bus services across England, aimed at improving accessibility and reducing the disparities in bus service quality across different regions
Last week, The Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) released a new report,
A package of measures to empower local leaders to take control of their bus services has been unveiled yesterday by Transport Secretary Louise Haigh – the first stop on the journey to better buses.
In the face of a widening gap between rural and urban public transport services, England’s rural communities are grappling with a bus provision crisis that underscores a growing divide in accessibility, mobility, and social cohesion
Specially trained officers will patrol buses and bus stations in Lancashire as part of a new pilot scheme to help stamp out anti-social behaviour on public transport. RSN member, Lancashire County Council, has welcomed the news that it is one of 4 areas in England, and the only rural area, chosen to take part.
In a recent announcement, the government has said that “millions of people in England have enjoyed cheaper bus travel this year thanks to the government’s unprecedented actions to lower bus fares and protect services.”
The Government has promised to prioritise rural communities in its £129m roll out of hundreds of new zero-emission buses.
Newspapers have reported last week of the reduction in bus routes over the last year as official figures are published by the Department for Transport.
A new report by the County Council Network (CCN) and Systra has revealed that many services in rural areas are already in a state of ‘managed decline’. The State of County Buses claims the pandemic accelerated the situation, with the government’s much lauded National Bus Strategy doing very “little to address these issues.”
