transport
16 Mar 2020
£1.8bn West Yorkshire devolution deal ‘is an example for the country’, says Rishi Sunak
On Thursday, several papers, including the Dewsbury Reporter, covered the news that Chancellor Rishi Sunak MP has signed a devolution document alongside the leaders of Leeds, Bradford, Kirklees, Wakefield and...
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09 Mar 2020
New inquiry launched on the decline of rural bus services
The County All Party Parliamentary Group (County APPG) and the County Councils Network (CCN) have launched an inquiry into the decline of rural bus services This inquiry will investigate the...
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09 Mar 2020
‘Our world will shrink tremendously’ – Remote village set to be left behind
The Manchester Evening News interviewed residents of Mellor, a remote village in the Peak District, regarding their rapidly shrinking bus service The bus service could soon disappear altogether after Transport for...
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05 Mar 2020
Road Speed & Delay
This analysis presents data from the Department for Transport showing average speed and delay on local ‘A’ roads for the years 2015 to 2019 by Local Highway Authority area. –...
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17 Feb 2020
RSN response – Prime Minister’s promises on bus and cycle routes
The Chief Executive of the Rural Services Network wrote a letter which was published in the Guardian this week on 13th February 2020 It was in response to announcements from...
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17 Feb 2020
Transport Deserts – why reconnecting rural England matters
The CPRE, the countryside charity have launched a new report Transport deserts, highlighting the lack of public transport across rural towns in the North East and South West of England...
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13 Feb 2020
Road Network Size and Condition
This analysis presents data from the Department for Transport about the estimates of the length of all roads maintained by the Local Highway Authority in the selected area and the...
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10 Feb 2020
Funding available for bus services
On 30 September 2019 the Chancellor announced details about £220 million of commitments in 2020-21 to transform bus services in England This included a range of supporting measures, including a...
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10 Feb 2020
Spotlight on the Yorkshire Seminar – Connectivity and Rural Transport
In January we hosted the regional seminar for the Yorkshire and Humber region, postponed due to the election in December 2019 We hold these events as we recognise that not...
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20 Jan 2020
A National Bus Strategy?
The Times reports on how bus companies are abandoning the £150 million Transport for the North integrated travel scheme, intended to allow passengers to use the same contactless bank card...
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