Has DfT accepted that National Bus Strategy is a pipedream?
Having spent months preparing Bus Service Improvement Plans (BSIPs), surely one of the most comprehensive reviews of English local transport…
BSIP funding allocation ‘displays a lack of political nous’
Reading the press release that accompanied the Department for Transport (DfT) announcement on the Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) funding…
‘Where we go from here is anybody’s guess’
£150m over six months, with nothing more to come, feels more like a sticking plaster than a long-term solution, suggests…
Government short-termism: The bane of buses in England
Buses Minister Baroness Vere has said that the Department for Transport (DfT) deliberately did not give local transport authorities (LTAs)…
Will 2022 be a defining year for the bus industry?
With continued government ‘incompetence’ and potential service cuts, the year ahead could be a lively one politically, but problematic for…
Time to hold ‘the government’s feet to the fire’
With the appointment of a new Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, will the ‘contradiction at the heart of the…
‘£3bn for bus improvement in England is inadequate’
So, the Bus Service Improvement Plans (BSIPs) in England are all in, although I don’t know if every single local…
Westminster Watcher: Prime Minister’s speech ‘an optimistic view of the future’
Prime Minister’s ‘vacuous’ speech at the Conservative Party conference was ‘full of rhetoric but also full of boundless Boris optimism’ – and it…
‘Economic challenges spell a tricky period for the industry’
As we move into the autumn season and, perhaps more importantly, edge closer to the Comprehensive Spending Review – which…
‘A funding fault line runs through the National Bus Strategy’
As we edge ever closer to the deadline for local transport authorities (LTAs) in England to submit their Bus Service…
