Welcome to the hive: Work commences on new Bee Network travel hub
Work is starting today (30 March) on a new travel hub that will make it easier to get on the Bee Network. The hub will triple the capacity of park and ride facilities in Tyldesley for the ever-increasing number of people using the Leigh Guided Busway, with new electric vehicle (EV) chargers, cycle storage and […]
Bee Network improvements set to benefit 740,000 people and ‘boost regional growth’
Widespread improvements are coming to bus services in every part of Greater Manchester later this year. Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has revealed 36 service changes, the most significant and wide-ranging upgrades to the Bee Network since bus franchising was completed in January last year. It comes after the Mayor gave a major update yesterday […]
Greater Manchester set for £2.5 billion funding boost for fully integrated, zero-emission public transport network
Greater Manchester is set to deliver the UK’s first fully integrated, zero-emission public transport system by 2030 thanks to a £2.5 billion government funding boost. Government ministers announced details of the Transport for the City Regions funding, with Greater Manchester awarded £2.5 billion. Mayor Andy Burnham said that further progress on the next phase of […]
Mayor of Greater Manchester calls for fix to England’s ‘broken’ taxi licensing system
Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham says England’s ‘broken taxi system’ must be fixed to make his city-region’s fleet amongst the safest and most trusted in the country. It comes as figures show one local authority dominates licensing, with almost half of Greater Manchester’s private hire vehicles now licensed ‘out of area’. Having brought buses […]
Greater Manchester care leavers can now access free bus travel up to the age of 25
Care leavers can now access free bus travel up to the age of 25 in Greater Manchester as part of an expanded transport initiative to support their transition to a more independent life. The updated transport offer provides free anytime bus travel on all services within Greater Manchester for people who have experienced care at […]
Burnham outlines Manchester’s Bee Network expansion plans
Mayor Andy Burnham has set out Greater Manchester’s step-by-step plan to bring rail into the Bee Network by 2028, working with the rail industry. It is the next stage of his joined-up ‘London-style’public transport system, intended to boost passenger numbers, drive growth and deliver new homes. Developed in partnership with the rail industry, DfT and […]