Think tank suggests seven ways British cities could increase public transport use
The number of people taking public transport to work in the UK’s large cities lags well behind European counterparts and getting up to speed with Europe will require doubling the number of regular commuters using a bus, train or tram. That’s according to Centre for Cities, a think tank dedicated to improving the economies of […]
New report recommends buses in Wales should be exempt from 20mph default speed limit
A new report has recommended that buses in Wales’ cities should be exempt from the 20mph default speed limit in order to make public transport more competitive compared to driving a car. The ‘Fare outcomes – Understanding Transport in Wales’s Cities’ report form the Centre for Cities looked at the Welsh Government’s goal 45% of journeys being made by […]
Fare outcomes: Understanding transport in Wales’s cities
Centre for Cities in partnership with TUC Wales has shown how increasing public transport use in Wales will help Welsh Government boost economic growth and reach net zero. The report says city transport connectivity has become a prominent topic in the UK policy debate in recent years. Public transport has been seen as a lever to […]
Centre for London publishes ‘policy priorities’ for transport in the city calling for boroughs to have the power to spend
London borough should have the powers to raise funds for improved transport and active travel infrastructure, suggesting that until then they should make more funding available. This as one of several key recommendations made by the Centre for London aimed at candidates for the mayoral elections For economic benefits, it is suggested that the Government […]
Comment: Covid-19 must not distort what transport policy needs to achieve
By Paul Swinney, Centre for Cities Policy decisions around public transport should be based on where we need to be, not to where we were pre covid-19. Will we return to pre-covid levels of activity? Be it office working, high street footfall or public transport usage, it’s a question that has implications for how much […]
Homeworking must not put us off projects like Crossrail
By Andrew Carter, Centre for Cities The pandemic has changed the traditional commute but infrastructure schemes will still be key to getting people out of their cars and onto public transport. Crossrail – or the Elizabeth Line to give it its formal name – opened to much fanfare on May 24th. In addition to the […]
Northern cities losing £16bn in productivity due to poor transport systems, according to new report
Cities across the North are losing out on more than £16bn in productivity because of poor public transport systems, according to a new report published this week by the Centre for Cities. The reports says that cities including Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield, Liverpool, and Newcastle, are lagging behind their European counterparts, with more than four million […]
Levelling up can be achieved more effectively if connectivity is improved in cities and towns
Levelling Up could be advanced quicker by improving connectivity in the UK cities, according to a new report by Centre for Cities. The report, Measuring up: Comparing public transport in the UK and Europe’s biggest cities, said Central and local government should do this by continuing to invest in new infrastructure-expanding public transport networks where […]
Urgent action is needed to prevent air pollution rising as Covid restrictions end, says Centre For Cities research
Air pollution in cities fell over the course of the first national lockdown but now meets or exceeds pre-pandemic levels in 80% of the places studied in recent research, according to the Centre for Cities which conducted the research with CREA. It has called for the acceleration of charging Clean Air Zones. “Those cities that […]
