Funding
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Local transport planning and funding
April, 2006
Consulting body:
Transport Select Committee
Topic:
Protect and expand Britain’s light rail systems to aid city regions’ recovery from COVID pandemic, urges report
Thursday, October 14, 2021
Britain’s light rail systems are instrumental in supporting economic growth, promoting social inclusion and achieving environmental gains (including a reduction in carbon emissions) in the urban areas that they serve.
Government will miss carbon reduction objectives and levelling up goals without more local transport spending, warn city regions
Thursday, September 23, 2021
The Government will fail to meet its objectives around carbon reduction and levelling up unless it increases spending on local transport as part of the Spending Review.
New report makes case for Spending Review to back the bus
Thursday, September 9, 2021
‘Spending Review will decide whether bus strategy aspirations will be met’
Report shows current funding falls well short of what will be needed for levelling up
Topic:
Urban transport authorities welcome extension of COVID light rail funding support
Friday, June 18, 2021
The Urban Transport Group today welcomed the extension by one month (from June 21st to July 19th) of funding from Government to close the gap caused by loss of patronage due to the pandemic.
Stephen Edwards, who leads on light rail for UTG, said:
Topic:
City regions make case for new deal for urban transport in run up to Budget
Thursday, February 25, 2021
City region transport authorities are making the case for a new deal on urban transport in the run up to next week’s Budget.
Topic:
City regions must be “at the heart” of Government’s Green Industrial Revolution
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Report paints stark picture for future of bus and tram services without continued Government COVID-19 support
Thursday, September 24, 2020
- Paper suggests “rapid and deep cut” in bus services if COVID-19 financial backing were to be withdrawn prematurely
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