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
Air Quality in the City Regions: A Transport Toolkit
Aimed at city region authorities, this toolkit provides an accessible overview of the issues and options for tackling air pollution associated with transport.
Making the connections: The cross-sector benefits of supporting bus services
The bus is key to achieving 46 policy goals of 12 of the 24 Departments across Whitehall including the Department for Work and Pensions, HM Treasury, Department of Health, Department for Education and Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. This report shows how, despite these cross sector benefits, all the main forms of funding for bus services are under severe pressure and sets out how bus funding can be reformed.
Economic Value of Rail in the North of England
This report shows how the North's booming railways are integral to its economic prospects; and shows why future plans for the North's railways should be based on expansion and growth.
A heavy load to bear - towards a fairer allocation of rail industry costs for regional rail
This report shows how regional rail is allocated a disproportionate share of the railways' overall costs which distorts the wider debate about its value for money. The report sets out how an alternative fairer, more defensible and rational system would halve regional rail's share of government support.
Bus priority works for business, shops, communities and growth
This brochure and website sets out how well planned bus priority schemes can transform roads and high streets; make walking and cycling safer; create clearer parking and drop off spaces; and reduce congestion for all road users.
Policy Futures paper - Buses
Investing in the railway
Bus Punctuality - towards a structure that can deliver
This report explains how the national system for monitoring, improving, and enforcing bus punctuality is supposed to work now, why it doesn't work well, and how it could be reformed.
Rail in the North of England
Senior Traffic Commissioners bus punctuality regime consultation
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Urban Challenge Fund
Statutory Guidance for Local Duties on Child Poverty (Child Poverty Act 2010)
Future of Rail Franchising
Review of Access Planning
Local Economic Assessments - consultation on draft statutory guidance
Improving engagement by statutory and non-statutory consultees
The Station Champions' report 'Better Rail Stations'
Local Authority Grant Funding in 2010-11 for the national bus concession in England
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Devolution right way forward for local rail
But fair deal on costs and risks needed for services to improve
pteg today welcomed the rail command paper, and associated consultation on the scope for further devolution of powers over local rail services.
Young people meet with Minister on how to make buses better
Seven young campaigners aged 16 to 19 years old from the British Youth Council (BYC) and National Children’s Bureau (NCB) met with Norman Baker MP, Minister for Transport, in Westminster yesterday (Tuesday 6th March) to discuss how bus services could be improved for young people.
Transport Authorities welcome bus passenger priorities research
pteg today welcomed the release of new Passenger Focus research which shows what bus passengers like, and don’t like about their bus journeys, in a bid to get the best deal for people on the ground.
Time for local rail services to be run locally
City transport leaders agree approach to Government on rail devolution
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.
Disappointment over Competition Commission's moves to promote bus wars
But bus franchising option back on track
Competition Commission 'brushing aside' own evidence on market fixing
Increased threat from CC to use of Local Transport Act powers
New Treasury figures show massive transport funding gap between London and the regions
New public spending figures released by the Treasury show transport spend in London is now nearing triple the spend in the North of England and West Midlands.
Latest CC report casts shadow over quality partnerships as well as franchising, claims pteg
Ticketing recommendations welcomed…but CC’s overall package is ‘faith based’ not ‘evidence based’
pteg responds to Competition Commission buses report
David Brown, who leads for pteg on buses, said: