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Cycling in the city regions: Technical report
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
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
Content of the Senior Traffic Commissioner's Statutory Guidance and Statutory Directions, Numbers 1-11 and 14
Bus Services
Effective road and traffic management
DfT Business Plan 2011-2015 Transparency Section
Reimbursement arrangements for the Concessionary Bus Travel Scheme in England
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PTEs welcomes TSC report as biggest opportunity in twenty years for a fresh start for the urban bus
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:
pteg responds to CPT bus priority report
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.
Franchising is affordable route to better buses
In its response to the Government's bus policy review, and in a new FAQ briefing, pteg argues that by redeploying existing public subsidy to the industry, franchising (or 'quality contracts' as they are known in the bus industry) will give passengers better services.
Bus powers pledge welcomed
pteg today welcomed Douglas Alexander's commitment to give PTEs 'real powers' over local bus networks.
Responding to Douglas Alexander's speech to the Labour party conference, Chair of pteg, Roy Wicks, said:
New report warns of bus decline threat
A new report commissioned by pteg from leading economic consultancy, NERA, has concluded that without significant policy change the decline of the bus in the major conurbations outside London will continue.
Cllr David Wood is new Chair of PTA SIG
The Chair of Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Authority (PTA), Cllr David Wood, is the new Chair of the PTA Special Interest Group (SIG). The SIG brings together representatives of the six English PTAs and Strathclyde Partnership for Transport.
Pressure grows on DfT over bus regulation - pteg welcomes Environmental Audit Committee report
pteg today welcomed the Environmental Audit Committee report into Reducing Carbon Emissions from Transport.
pteg welcomes Government bus policy review
pteg welcomed Transport Minister Gillian Merron’s commitment to a review of bus policy and, if necessary, to new legislation. The Minister made the commitment in her evidence to the Transport Select Committee inquiry into bus services on the 28th June.
City Region transport authorities thank Ken for support on bus regulation
The Chair of the PTA Special Interest Group, Cllr Mark Dowd OBE, has written to Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, to thank him for his support for the regulation of buses outside London.