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.
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Total Transport - Working across sectors to achieve better outcomes
June, 2011
This report highlights the essential role of public transport, walking and cycling in achieving key health, social care and employment policy goals. It warns that this contribution could be put at risk unless there is more focus on collaborative, cross-sector funding and delivery of transport interventions. It outlines eleven practical steps towards a 'Total Transport' approach which would see partners come together from across policy divides.
High Speed Rail
May, 2011
Consulting body:
Transport Select Committee
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Implementing EC Regulation 1071/2009 rules concerning the occupation of road transport operator
May, 2011
Consulting body:
Department for Transport
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Proposal to introduce a Community Right to Buy - Assets of Community Value
May, 2011
Consulting body:
Department for Communities and Local Government
Cycling in the city regions: Technical report
April, 2011
This document reports the results of a series of modelling exercises intended to estimate the potential impact and value for money of a step change in the delivery of interventions to support and promote cycling in the six PTE areas. The purpose of this exercise is to support decision-makers in developing effective strategies aimed at increasing cycling levels in the metropolitan areas.
Cycling in the city regions: Delivering a step change
April, 2011
This report explores the potential impact of a step change in the delivery of interventions to support and promote cycling in the English city regions outside of London. It finds that the greatest potential for increasing cycling in the UK can be found in the city regions.
National Planning Policy Framework - Informal Response
February, 2011
Consulting body:
Department for Communities and Local Government
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Content of the Senior Traffic Commissioner's Statutory Guidance and Statutory Directions, Numbers 1-11 and 14
February, 2011
Consulting body:
Department for Transport
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Bus Services
January, 2011
Consulting body:
Transport Select Committee
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City region transport authorities welcome new Local Transport Bill
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Transport Authorities in Britain’s largest city regions outside London today welcomed the draft Local Transport Bill as a ‘major step forward in giving the city regions the planned and integrated transport networks they need.’
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Next steps on planning better bus networks
Monday, May 21, 2007
pteg has commissioned transport consultants Steer Davies Gleave to undertake the first phase of work on a new planning model for costing the options for improving city region bus networks.
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Lyons backs bus regulation
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Leaders of the biggest transport authorities outside London today welcomed the publication of Sir Michael Lyons' report into Local Government.
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City region transport authorities welcome new trains – but regions should get fair share
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Passenger Transport Authorities (PTAs) for six of Britain’s largest city regions have welcomed plans for 1,000 new carriages – but have called on Government to ensure that Britain’s booming city regions get their fair share of the investment.
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Big city transport authorities welcome Government’s new buses blueprint
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
pteg, which represents locally accountable Passenger Transport Executives in Britain’s largest city regions outside London, today welcomed the Government’s plans for a fresh start for buses outside London.
Roy Wicks, Director General of South Yorkshire PTE and Chair of pteg, said:
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Eddington report's big city focus welcomed
Friday, December 1, 2006
1 December 2006
pteg – which represents the Passenger Transport Executives in six of England’s largest conurbations - today welcomed the Eddington report as ‘the key that could unlock the door to better public transport for the city regions.’
Chair of pteg, Roy Wicks, said:
Sorting the facts from the fiction on big city bus plans
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
pteg today published a ‘myths and facts’ briefing on PTE plans to improve bus services in the largest conurbations outside London.
Neil Scales, Director General of Merseytravel, takes the lead for pteg on bus issues:
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PTEs reject Stagecoach claims
Friday, October 27, 2006
In a speech today (27/10/06) to the Landor conference in Leeds marking twenty years of bus deregulation, pteg Chair Roy Wicks, refuted Brian Souter’s accusations about the PTEs’ record on supporting the bus industry.
Commenting on Brian Souter’s claims Roy Wicks said:
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PTEs welcomes TSC report as biggest opportunity in twenty years for a fresh start for the urban bus
Thursday, October 26, 2006
pteg today welcomed the all-party House of Commons Transport Select Committee report on the future of the industry as the chance to establish a new consensus on turning around the twenty years of decline in bus use since deregulation.
Chair of pteg, Roy Wicks, said:
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pteg responds to CPT bus priority report
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Responding to today's bus priority report from the CPT Jonathan Bray, Assistant Director of the pteg Support Unit said:
"CPT are right to highlight the importance of bus priority schemes in delivering better bus services.
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