Oxfordshire awarded millions of pounds for bus improvements
Oxfordshire has been awarded £12.7 million of government funding for measures to get people out of their cars and back on to buses. Earlier this year, Oxfordshire County Council was one of 31 successful applicants out of 79 to receive an ‘indicative allocation’ for its Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP). It followed the council’s bid for […]
Analysis by the Confederation of Passenger Transport reveals billions of pounds of shortfall in National Bus Strategy plans
New analysis has shown over a £5bn funding gap between plans by local authorities and bus operators to improve services and available government funding. To deliver the National Bus Strategy local authorities and bus operators were tasked with drawing up Bus Service Improvement Plans (BSIPs) to set out how, with government funding, they would work together to […]
National bus strategy for England published
Following yesterday’s news of a new national bus strategy, reported by Highway News, the documents are now available to view online. The strategy outlines ambitious reform of how bus services are planned and delivered. It will deliver better bus services for passengers across England, through ambitious and far-reaching reform of how services are planned and […]
