Response to the Chancellor’s January announcement

Andrew Summers, Chief Executive of Transport East, responded to the recent announcement from the Chancellor: “We welcome the Government’s ongoing commitment to East West Rail (EWR). However, to fully realise its transformational ambition, it is essential that onward connections to the East are considered as the section to Cambridge is designed and delivered – including links…

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Leaders come together at the East’s annual Transport Summit to call for greater investment

  Transport East, the region’s sub-national transport body, hosted its 2025 Transport Summit which brought together senior business leaders, MPs, government officials and other key figures to explore the critical role of transport in delivering a thriving East for communities and businesses.  This year’s event was focused on Transport for a Thriving East, and highlighted…

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East’s first travel behaviour survey uncovers how and why people are making journeys in the region

Transport East has published the results of the region’s first-ever regional travel behaviour survey. This landmark survey demonstrates how residents across Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Southend-On-Sea, and Thurrock regularly travel, the reasons for choosing a mode of transport and barriers which could be preventing them from alternative options.   With nearly 4,000 responses, the results provide an…

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Andrew Summers Reflects on 2024

Transcript Happy New Year! I hope you had a great festive holiday after what was a very busy year indeed for the Transport East partnership. It was a very productive and transformational year for transport in the East of England and I’d like to thank the hundreds of partners and stakeholders who worked really closely…

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