CPCA bus franchising delivery approach for independent review
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) Transport Committee is set to approve commencement of an independent review of how…
Interim PSV O-Licence introduction: A decade’s lack of progress
In 2019, the Department for Transport (DfT) consulted on proposed changes to O-Licensing that majored on introducing an interim PSV…
DfT ‘should enable England bus service improvement agenda’
Cohesive bus funding and policy interventions must flow from the Department for Transport (DfT) if local transport authorities (LTAs) in…
York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority joins UTG
The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority (YNYCA) has become a member of the Urban Transport Group (UTG), which is…
Bus services in new housing developments anti-congestion call
Planning reform to unlock new housing developments must not lead to increased congestion and such projects should have “a measurably…
How do home-to-school contracts sit alongside bus franchising?
That bus franchising is coming to England, Wales and potentially Scotland too is known and understood. But what its spread…
Bus franchising contracts in Wales set to be sized from two vehicles
Bus franchising contracts in Wales are expected to be as small as for two vehicles in a bid to protect…
‘Measured and inclusive’ bus reform in Wales advocated by ALBUM
ALBUM is another trade body to air worries about how potential fallout from bus franchising in Wales will impact the…
Local transport funding in England: Devil in the detail, as ever
Clarity on local transport funding in England via the spending review outcome is welcome, as was made clear by the…
Bus rapid transit prominent in Stoke-on-Trent transport vision
Bus rapid transit forms a major part of a transport vision published by Stoke-on-Trent City Council in early June, with…
