Governance
Resources
Monitoring Highways England
Mid Term Review of European Commission 2011 White paper
Policy Futures - Seamless public transport
Policy Futures - Urban Transport outside London
Policy Futures - Highways
National road and rail networks: draft national policy statement
Changing Highways Policy
This report to pteg by Atkins focuses on the most important recent and forthcoming changes to highways policy and the implications of these for Metropolitan areas, including in respect of air quality, carbon emissions, technology, the Strategic Road Network, road maintenance, road safety, planning, freight, management of road space and parking policy.
Local decision making on transport expenditure
Delivering Successful Local Transport - the City Region Experience
Report by JMP demonstrating the sound processes that PTEs have for identifying the right projects and then delivering them efficiently and effectively.
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Strengthening Local Democracy
Planning Act 2008: Consultation on Examination Procedures for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects
Policy statement on Regional Strategies and Guidance on the Establishment of Leaders' Boards
Draft Local Transport Bill
Changes to planning obligations: A planning gain supplement
Lyons Inquiry into Local Government - questions for stakeholders
Local transport planning and funding
Devolved decision making
Scrutiny of the Draft Regional Assemblies Bill
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New era for urban transport as pteg becomes the Urban Transport Group
- Transport for London joins up with six largest city regions -
- Wider role for expanded network -
- Minister welcomes united voice for urban transport -
New ‘Horizon Scan’ report sets out how forward thinking cities can respond to rapid technological and social change
- Report identifies four key trends to watch for urban transport –
pteg welcomes Transport Select Committee on passenger transport in isolated communities
pteg has welcomed today’s Select Committee report, and in particular the report’s backing for a major trial of ‘Total Transport’ which would pool currently separate funding flows and vehicle fleets across public transport, healthcare, education and social services.
pteg welcomes Government decision to keep consulting PTEs on national infrastructure projects
Step in the right direction on linking land use and transport planning
pteg responds to DfT bus subsidy plans
David Brown, who leads on bus issues for pteg, said:
New Chair of group of urban transport authorities elected
Transport authorities unite to defend use of bus regulation powers
West of England Authorities join pteg
Bristol is now part of the pteg network after the West of England Authorities joined the group together as an Associate Member.
New Chair of pteg calls for more investment in local rail
Geoff Inskip, chief executive of Centro, has been appointed as the new Chair of pteg, taking over the role from Neil Scales.
Leicester joins pteg!
Leicester City Council has joined pteg as an associate member.
Leicester will join pteg’s existing associate members – Nottingham City Council, Strathclyde Partnership for Transport and Transport for London.
New Chair for group of Integrated Transport Authorities
Chair of Merseytravel, Cllr Mark Dowd, is the new Chair of the Integrated Transport Authorities Special Interest Group. The group brings together leading Councillors from the six English Integrated Transport Authorities.
Cllr Dowd said: