Young people and bus travel briefing
July, 2010
Provides an overview of the key issues around young people and bus travel.
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Improving Bus Passenger Services through the Regulatory Framework
June, 2010
Consulting body:
Department for Transport
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Concessionary Fares for Young People
January, 2010
Research study aiming to provide a deeper understanding of the value of providing concessionary fares for young people.
Local Authority Grant Funding in 2010-11 for the national bus concession in England
December, 2009
Consulting body:
Department for Transport
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Extending the remit of Passenger Focus and a requirement on bus and coach operators to display information
October, 2009
Consulting body:
Department for Transport
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Benefits of simplified and integrated ticketing in public transport
October, 2009
A report for pteg by Booz and Co which surveys the global evidence on the benefits of simple and integrated public transport ticketing.
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Review of the UK Domestic Drivers' Hours Rules
September, 2009
Consulting body:
Department for Transport
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MPs say buses are "Cinderella" public service
Monday, September 12, 2005
A new survey of MPs has shown that the majority of Labour MPs are increasingly frustrated with the relative lack of attention paid to local bus services by central Government. They also want to see buses across Britain run in the same way as they are in London.
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New report finds the tram beats the bus for getting people out of their cars
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
New light rail schemes are far better at attracting motorists and cutting congestion than improvements to bus services, according to a new report, launched on 23 February 2005 by pteg.
PTEs concerned over alarming decline in bus use outside London
Thursday, October 28, 2004
Responding to new Government statistics which show that the decline in bus use outside London has accelerated, Kieran Preston, Director General of Metro and Chair of pteg, said:
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Breakthrough on bus policy
Tuesday, July 20, 2004
pteg has welcomed Government plans to give PTEs greater powers to regulate bus services as a ‘the biggest breakthrough on bus policy for years.’
Kieran Preston, Chair of pteg, said:
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pteg welcomes bus report from CfIT
Monday, July 5, 2004
pteg has welcomed a new report by the Commission for Integrated Transport, on encouraging better delivery of local bus services.
Rob Donald, Director General of Centro, takes the lead for pteg on bus issues:
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Way forward for PTEs on bus priority
Thursday, May 27, 2004
Key officers from across the PTEs gathered in Manchester on 25th May to learn from Greater Manchester’s experience on Quality Bus Corridors (QBCs).
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MPs say enough is enough on poor bus services
Wednesday, May 26, 2004
A House of Commons Early Day Motion which calls for local authorities and PTEs to be given the powers to step in and regulate bus services, where private companies have failed to deliver, has now attracted the support of more than 100 Labour and Liberal Democrat backbench MPs (including six memb
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pteg backs government moves to speed up bus franchising process
Wednesday, May 5, 2004
pteg has backed proposals to speed up the introduction of Quality Contract (bus franchise) schemes in response to a Department for Transport consultation.
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New research highlights obstacles to improving big city bus services
Thursday, March 25, 2004
Key targets for patronage growth and service quality are not being met in some of Britain’s largest cities according to a new analysis of the state of bus services published by pteg today.
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MPs give cross-party support for reform of bus industry
Friday, February 6, 2004
Labour and Lib Dem MPs today launched a House of Commons Early Day Motion which supports giving local authorities the powers to franchise bus services.
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