Archive for January 2026
Greater Anglia to introduce a range of service improvements from May
We welcome the news that Greater Anglia is introducing a range of service improvements from May, particularly the extra morning and evening peak services between Ipswich/Norwich and Cambridge. This was a recommendation from our Shorter-Term Rail Report published last year, where we highlighted that increasing frequency at peak times is a relatively low-cost way to…
Read MoreMeeting with the Mayor of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority
Our Chair Will Quince, and CEO Andrew Summers recently met Paul Bristow, Mayor of the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA), to learn more about CPCA’s ambitious Local Growth Plan and strengthen how our two organisations can work together to unlock opportunities to better connect Cambridgeshire & Peterborough with Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex. They discussed…
Read MoreGovernment move gives councils greater powers to tackle pavement parking and improve safety for people walking and wheeling
Pavement parking can make journeys really hard for people walking – especially for people with disabilities affecting mobility, those with visual impairments, and those with pushchairs. Government has announced that local councils will be given new powers make it easier to put in restrictions on pavement parking across wider areas. This decision follows a previous…
Read MoreGovernment’s Road Strategy sets out path to improve road safety
Transport East welcomes the Government’s new Road Safety Strategy, which outlines an ambitious pathway to making the nation’s roads safer for drivers, passengers and pedestrians. The strategy focuses on supporting road users, deploying technological interventions, improving infrastructure, and ensuring the right enforcement is in place. As a highly rural region with limited public transport, many…
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