The Resource Centre holds all our documents (briefings, consultation responses, press releases and reports). Signed-in members also have access to projects. You can search the Resource Centre by topic or by type of document.
Resources
Resources
Monitoring Highways England
June, 2015
pteg response to the ORR consultation on Monitoring Highways England.
Consulting body:
Office of Rail and Road
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Mid Term Review of European Commission 2011 White paper
June, 2015
pteg response to Mid term review of European Commission's 2011 White paper on Transport.
Consulting body:
European Union
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Revenue vs Capital Mismatch
March, 2015
The next few years will see an upward trend in local transport capital grant funding from central government, supported by a wide-ranging consensus about the contribution of local transport networks to economic growth. In contrast, Local Authorities have seen a sustained decline in resource funding, driven by deep cuts to the Department for Communities and Local Government‟s (DCLG) budget. And there is no sign the cuts are about to stop. As the mismatch between capital and revenue funding grows, this could ultimately damage the effectiveness of capital investment in local transport networks. This report explores how resource funding constraints are affecting the delivery of local transport capital schemes and how this is likely to evolve over the next few years.
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A Healthy Relationship: Public health and transport collaboration in local government
February, 2015
This report sets out the findings of a survey of all Directors of Public Health (DsPH) in England. The survey investigated the extent of collaboration between public health and transport teams within local government since public health teams moved into top-tier local authorities in April 2013. As well as analysis of survey results, the report includes a series of case studies exploring examples of good practice in more detail. The majority of DsPH responding to the survey said that there had been an improvement in the extent of their team’s collaboration with transport planning colleagues since the move to local government. Most placed a medium to high priority to on the health impacts of road transport in their work programme; had had the opportunity to engage with the development of local transport plans; and had participated in jointly funded projects and data sharing with transport colleagues. DsPH identified a number of barriers to further joint working, but there were also numerous examples of good practice. The research was conducted for pteg by public health and transport specialist, Dr Adrian Davis.
Delivering the future: New approaches to urban freight
February, 2015
This report highlights the essential role of urban freight in ensuring the effective functioning of the UK economy and presents a fresh vision designed to safeguard this role as well as protect the environment and quality of life for communities. It envisages that every opportunity should be taken for freight to make its way to urban areas by rail or water, either directly into those areas, or into the major distribution parks that serve them. It argues that those distribution sites should be located so that it is practical for goods to travel the last mile(s) into urban centres using zero/low emission modes. These last mile journeys should be achieved as safely, unobtrusively and with as little environmental impact as possible. The report explores a number of ideas that could assist in achieving this vision and calls for a broader, nationwide freight strategy to provide direction and leadership to the industry and its stakeholders.
Ticket to Thrive: The role of urban public transport in tackling unemployment
February, 2015
This report reveals the vital role of public transport, and the bus in particular, in enabling people to find and sustain employment. Some 77% of jobseekers in British cities outside London do not have regular access to a car, van or motorbike and can face significant barriers to work as a result. The report finds that these barriers include expensive public transport tickets; poorly connected employment sites; mismatches between working hours and available transport; and limited travel horizons. It recommends seven key policies that could help overcome these obstacles, including: a new funding deal to enable local councils to protect lifeline bus services and connect people to opportunity; more effective powers over bus services for local transport authorities, offering them greater control over where and when buses run and the affordability of fares; a review of the potential for an adequately funded national jobseeker and apprentice travel concession.
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Oxford SmartZone
February, 2015
In 2011, the two main bus operators in the city of Oxford introduced an inter-operable smart ticketing system known as the SmartZone. Meanwhile, many other parts of the country have faced significant challenges in attempting to introduce inter-operable smart ticketing in deregulated bus markets. The Oxford system has therefore attracted considerable attention and it has been suggested that it could offer valuable lessons for other areas. This paper explains the context within which the scheme was developed and describes the key features of bus ticketing in the city of Oxford and in its wider travel to work area. The paper then compares the Oxford system with the aspirations of Passenger Transport Executives (PTEs).
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Senior Traffic Commissioners Guidance document no. 14 on Local Bus Services
January, 2015
Consulting body:
Traffic Commissioners
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Local Authority highways maintenance funding
December, 2014
Consulting body:
Department for Transport
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ORR Retail market review
November, 2014
Consulting body:
Office of Rail Regulation
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Effective road and traffic management
January, 2011
Consulting body:
Transport Select Committee
DfT Business Plan 2011-2015 Transparency Section
January, 2011
Consulting body:
Department for Transport
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Reimbursement arrangements for the Concessionary Bus Travel Scheme in England
November, 2010
Consulting body:
Department for Transport
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Spending Review
October, 2010
Consulting body:
HM Treasury
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Local Transport Funding
October, 2010
Consulting body:
Department for Transport
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Reforming Rail Franchising
October, 2010
Consulting body:
Department for Transport
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Local Government Finance Formula Grant Distribution
October, 2010
Consulting body:
Department for Communities and Local Government
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Transport and the economy
September, 2010
Consulting body:
Transport Select Committee
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Transport 'funding shift' exposed
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
- New report shows congested regional cities losing out to rural areas and the London mega-region -
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pteg welcomes high-speed rail decision
Monday, January 28, 2013
Following the announcement today of the next phase of high speed rail and the publication of the routes to Leeds and Manchester, Geoff Inskip, the lead on rail issues for pteg said:
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David Brown is new Chair of pteg
Monday, January 21, 2013
SYPTE Director General, David Brown, is the new Chair of pteg. He takes over following on from Centro DG Geoff Inskip’s two year term in the role.
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pteg welcomes further support on rail devolution
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Commenting on the publication by the Department for Transport today of the outcomes of the Brown Review of the Rail Franchising Programme, Geoff Inskip, Chair of pteg said:
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Warning over concessionary travel 'timebomb'
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Funding for concessionary travel could lead to 75% cut in spending on other transport services in ten years’ time
pteg welcomes rail devolution progress
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Commenting on the publication by the Department for Transport today of the outcomes of the consultation on the scope for further rail devolution, and rail Minister Simon Burns's accompanying statement, Geoff Inskip, Chair of pteg said:
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New figures show widening funding gap between transport spending in London and the regions
Monday, November 12, 2012
New analysis of Treasury public spending figures reveals that spending on transport in London has now risen to £644 per head compared with £243 per head for the West Midlands and the North of England combined.
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Tough times require fresh thinking on young people’s transport
Thursday, October 25, 2012
New report urges local transport authorities to work with young people to develop simple packages of measures
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pteg responds to DfT bus subsidy plans
Thursday, September 13, 2012
David Brown, who leads on bus issues for pteg, said:
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