Posts by Ashley Lawson
Making the case for enhanced rail connections between Clacton-on-Sea and Colchester
Transport East has published new research setting out the opportunity to double rail services between Clacton-on-Sea and Colchester, delivering two trains per hour throughout the day along this important corridor. The work, developed as part of our Shorter-Term Opportunity Report, brings together evidence from extensive engagement with partners including Greater Anglia, Network Rail, Essex County…
Read MoreGreen Book reforms could unlock investment in historically overlooked communities
The way the UK Government decides which projects get funded is changing – and it could mean fairer investment into places that have historically struggled to secure funding, including rural and coastal communities. The Treasury’s updated Green Book now recognises that while evidence and data remain important for showing value for money, they’re no longer…
Read MoreGreater 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…
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