Inspiring the transport conversation
The room was quiet as the various meeting attendees shuffled in their seats. This was like billions of other meetings in a generic meeting room. The lead for the agenda item cleared their throat. “OK, everyone! So the next item will focus on Scott Hall Road. We have a frequent
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Over 230 buses are set to be fitted with technology that reduces their emissions following two successful bids to the Clean Bus Technology Fund. West Yorkshire Combined Authority will receive funding that will reduce emissions from 156 buses, whilst Leeds City Council will receive further funding to reduce emissions from
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In 2004, whilst the debate about Edinburgh tram rumbled on, the council commissioned a series of priority measures between the city and Edinburgh Park. Included in this work was a 1.5km section of guided busway on the proposed route, offering the benefits of the tram network to thousands of travellers
Continue reading »The current set of strikes are encouraging people to investigate different options for travelling between places as rail services are reduced to a fraction of what they usually are. Journey planners are challenging, focused on making a single journey and usually routing you back to the railway station on to
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The Leeds Public Transport Improvement Programme (also known as LPTIP or the £173.5m), is expected to deliver a step change with regards to public transport. In order to understand how effective it is, it is essential to understand what can be measured and ensure that these statistics improve to provide
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There are a number of developments to note during this season. Bus operators have announced that they are investing £23.5m in buses in West Yorkshire. First have also confirmed that they are procuring 44 buses for delivery by the end of March, with 60 more expected by the end of
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A slide presented at the Centre for Transport and Society Winter Conference 2017 has piqued my interest. The current set up of the majority of buses outside of London have created a number of issues and when compared with retail shops, it almost seems madness. I’m calling it. Best slide
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There have been a number of calls for bus regulation recently. It does bring benefits in a number of areas. However, it isn’t a panacea and I just wanted to explain some of the concerns that I have with regards to regulation and the transition to it from the current
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