If asked what my preferred verb would be to describe how I would ideally like to travel across a city, ‘glide’ would almost certainly be my top choice. It’s no coincidence then, that Belfast’s iconic bus rapid transit scheme is called Gilder, writes James Kershaw, following a trip to Northern Ireland.

Some of the real positives from the government’s Network North announcements have got lost in the malaise. Details are required, writes Jason Prince, in his column for Passenger Transport magazine.

Network North commits to many things including boosting Combined Authority transport settlements. However, for our member regions, the silver-lining of increased devolved budgets is tempered by a cloud that hangs over investment in nationally important infrastructure – the lack of long-term thinking and certainty.