London weekend bus and tram fares capped for summer
Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan has announced that bus and tram passengers in London will be able to travel all day at weekends for the price of a single fare during the summer holidays. Between 25 July and 31 August on weekends, the hour limit price of £1.75 will extend to all day. The […]
Greater productivity, less wasted time and more efficient operation: Faster buses would unlock £5billion, says CPT
‘Bold’ measures to provide greater priority to buses on England’s roads would speed up everyday journeys sufficiently to unlock £5 billion of economic benefits nationwide. An independent analysis for the Confederation of Passenger Transport has found that a 10% improvement in bus speeds – achievable through more extensive bus lanes, traffic light priority and greater […]
Hull City Council confirms £7.8m investment to ‘make bus travel even better’
Measures aimed to make bus travel more attractive have been approved by Hull City Council. The Cabinet has this week signed off on how the authority will spend £7.8m of Government funding to make bus travel in the city more convenient and reliable, says the Hull Daily Mail. It also approved how it will allocate Hull’s Local Authority […]
More women, better performance: The communication shift in bus operations on today’s Highways Voices
Today on Highways Voices we find out how improving performance in an industry can come down to an overlooked skill – communication. For decision makers in highways and transport operations, maintaining reliable, customer-focused services while hitting performance targets is a constant challenge. Subscribe to Highways Voices on your favourite podcast platform and never miss an […]
Government backs recommendations for ‘stop anywhere’ buses to make women feel safer
New government guidance will be issued to councils nationwide to help them consider how to make their streets safer for women and girls, Active Travel England (ATE) has today announced. New polling by YouGov has found that almost 9 in 10 women have felt unsafe while walking at night, while 7 in 10 have changed […]
Transport Committee to examine HGV and coach driver facilities
The Transport Committee is to examine the progress made on improving facilities for HGV and coach drivers almost four years after the previous Committee wrapped up its inquiry into the road freight supply chain. The inquiry by the Transport Committee in the last Parliament was prompted by difficulties in supplying essential goods to the UK’s supermarkets, petrol station forecourts and other marketplaces during the Covid-19 pandemic. It found that rest facilities for HGV drivers were often lacking or poor quality, […]
Dorset: BCP Council approves bus subsidies to protect 1.3m journeys
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council has approved the continuation of protecting 1.3million bus journeys to improve the public transport network across the region. The council has been working with Morebus to make sure that the services that matter most to residents are secured for the future. The council helps to pay for routes that […]
Hull and East Yorkshire’s bus services to come under mayor’s control
Plans have been unveiled to transfer control of public transport in Hull and East Yorkshire to the elected mayor. The newly formed Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority (HEYCA), headed by Luke Campbell, will assume legal responsibility on 30 March, says the BBC. However, the transfer of all functions will take longer, with a total […]
Unite backs TfL proposals for publicly owned buses
Unite has strongly backed proposals for a new publicly owned bus company for London. Last week, Transport for London (TfL) set out a new draft business plan, which aims to transform the capital’s transport network. Within this, it references the development of detailed plans for a new publicly owned bus company in London – the first in […]
Oxfordshire invests £5.5m in cleaner and better buses after new vehicle improvement grants
Grants of £1.405 million have been awarded to bus companies and community transport groups to support upgrades to their vehicles for the benefit of passengers and the environment. Oxfordshire County Council has approved seven vehicle improvement grant applications that will collectively help fund 13 new electric buses, convert two existing minibuses from diesel to electric […]