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3 Jul 20
Just a few months ago, amid efforts to decarbonise transport, the future looked bright for the bus and rail industry, but Covid-19 has obscured the route ahead, writes Peter White.
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23 Jun 20
The coronavirus crisis is set to compound existing transport funding challenges faced by local authorities, according to Mark Stevens.
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24 Apr 20
The Workplace Parking Levy makes Nottingham City Council nearly £10m a year, and has paid for an extension to its tram network. The authority's former leader Graham Chapman outlines how to sell the...
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3 Apr 20
Bus companies in England will receive up to £167m from the government as it hopes to maintain regular services for people in need during the coronavirus lockdown.
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11 Feb 20
Boris Johnson has given the green light for the controversial HS2 rail project to go ahead despite admitting that costs have “exploded”.
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20 Jan 20
The cost of the HS2 high-speed rail project could increase to £106bn, a leaked government report has said.
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10 Jan 20
Funding for pothole repairs in England is being disproportionately skewed towards urban areas with London councils able to spend three times more than county authorities, analysis has found.
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4 Dec 19
The Conservatives have promised to hand mayoral and combined authority areas £4.2bn to improve local train, bus and tram routes in England.
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3 Dec 19
Labour has promised to cut rail fares by a third after it was announced that travellers will be paying an extra 2.7% on average in the new year.
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16 Oct 19
Leaders in the North and Midlands should take control of HS2 to avoid cancellation of the project as it will provide “massive” economic benefits, according to a partnership.
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3 Sep 19
HS2 could cost as much as £88bn and faces a seven-year delay, transport secretary Grant Shapps told parliament in a statement today.
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27 Aug 19
The Northern Powerhouse Partnership think-tank has announced its own review of High Speed 2 in response to the government commissioning analysis of the project.
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21 Aug 19
The future of the high-speed HS2 rail project is to be determined by the findings of an independent review expected by the end of the year.
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19 Aug 19
Londoners will receive nearly three times more transport spend per person annually than those in the north of England until 2033 unless the government invests in the Northern Powerhouse, analysis has...
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29 Jul 19
Nearly 100,000 miles of markings on British roads will be mapped by “cutting-edge” artificial intelligence to make them safer, the government has announced.
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18 Jul 19
Taxpayers and commuters have been let down by the persistent delays and growing costs of Crossrail, MPs have said.
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11 Jul 19
Preparations for Brexit are not happening quickly enough despite the EU granting the UK and extended deadline, MPs have warned.
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6 Jul 19
Cuts to spending on road maintenance since 2010 could have paid for 7.8 million pothole repairs, analysis has shown.
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21 Jun 19
Austerity has undermined the progress of the government’s Northern Powerhouse project, a think-tank has claimed.
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20 May 19
Scrapping the next phase of High Speed 2 would be a disaster for regional economies, council leaders and mayors have warned.
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26 Apr 19
Ferry giant P&O is to take legal action against the government over claims that money handed to train operator Eurotunnel put the ferry operator at a “competitive disadvantage”.
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6 Mar 19
Utility firms that leave roads susceptible to potholes could be given further responsibilities to fix them, the transport secretary has said.
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1 Mar 19
The transport secretary has announced he agreed a £33m deal to prevent legal action over Brexit ferry contract failures.
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28 Feb 19
Taxpayers face more rail “hell” unless the government improves its governance of the rail sector, a group of MPs has warned.
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6 Dec 18
Sir Terry Morgan has resigned as chair of both Crossrail and HS2 amid concerns about delays and cost overruns – and a spat with the London mayor.
3 Jul 20Just a few months ago, amid efforts to decarbonise transport, the future looked bright for the bus and rail industry, but Covid-19 has obscured the route ahead, writes Peter White.
23 Jun 20The coronavirus crisis is set to compound existing transport funding challenges faced by local authorities, according to Mark Stevens.
24 Apr 20The Workplace Parking Levy makes Nottingham City Council nearly £10m a year, and has paid for an extension to its tram network. The authority's former leader Graham Chapman outlines how to sell the...
3 Apr 20Bus companies in England will receive up to £167m from the government as it hopes to maintain regular services for people in need during the coronavirus lockdown.
11 Feb 20Boris Johnson has given the green light for the controversial HS2 rail project to go ahead despite admitting that costs have “exploded”.
20 Jan 20The cost of the HS2 high-speed rail project could increase to £106bn, a leaked government report has said.
10 Jan 20Funding for pothole repairs in England is being disproportionately skewed towards urban areas with London councils able to spend three times more than county authorities, analysis has found.
4 Dec 19The Conservatives have promised to hand mayoral and combined authority areas £4.2bn to improve local train, bus and tram routes in England.
3 Dec 19Labour has promised to cut rail fares by a third after it was announced that travellers will be paying an extra 2.7% on average in the new year.
16 Oct 19Leaders in the North and Midlands should take control of HS2 to avoid cancellation of the project as it will provide “massive” economic benefits, according to a partnership.
29 Jul 19Nearly 100,000 miles of markings on British roads will be mapped by “cutting-edge” artificial intelligence to make them safer, the government has announced.
18 Jul 19Taxpayers and commuters have been let down by the persistent delays and growing costs of Crossrail, MPs have said.
11 Jul 19Preparations for Brexit are not happening quickly enough despite the EU granting the UK and extended deadline, MPs have warned.
21 Jun 19Austerity has undermined the progress of the government’s Northern Powerhouse project, a think-tank has claimed.
26 Apr 19Ferry giant P&O is to take legal action against the government over claims that money handed to train operator Eurotunnel put the ferry operator at a “competitive disadvantage”.
6 Mar 19Utility firms that leave roads susceptible to potholes could be given further responsibilities to fix them, the transport secretary has said.
1 Mar 19The transport secretary has announced he agreed a £33m deal to prevent legal action over Brexit ferry contract failures.
28 Feb 19Taxpayers face more rail “hell” unless the government improves its governance of the rail sector, a group of MPs has warned.
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