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Transport East reaction to the National Infrastructure Commission’s second national infrastructure assessment
Transport East welcomes calls from the National Infrastructure Commission to increase transport infrastructure funding by 20 per cent, and recommendations for long-term funding allocations to local authorities responsible for transport. Today, the National Infrastructure Commission released their ‘Second National Infrastructure Assessment’. The Commission is an Executive Agency of HM Treasury, providing government with impartial, expert…
Read MoreTransport East welcomes Government strategy to boost rural mobility
Transport East welcomes the launch and findings of the Department for Transport’s (DfT) Future of Transport: Rural Strategy. Within the strategy, the DfT has made a pledge to work with Transport East as the STB Centre of Excellence for rural mobility. The work will identify opportunities to deploy some of the initiatives outlined in the…
Read MoreTransport East welcomes government funding commitments to improve transport across the East
Transport East has welcomed the financial investment and commitment from Government to improve roads, rail, buses and rural mobility. This follows the announcement that schemes in the East will benefit from the reallocation of funds previously committed to the second phase of HS2, and the release of the Future of Transport: Rural Strategy report. £180…
Read MoreStudy supports increased rollout of electric vehicle public charging points to meet huge growth in demand
An almost six-fold increase in public electric vehicle charging points is required by 2025 to support the projected increase in electric vehicle (EV) uptake in eastern and central England, according to a new report. A new mapping tool and report from Transport East and England’s Economic Heartland demonstrates the amount of charging points required to…
Read MoreTransport East responds to the consultation of rail station ticket office closures
We believe to make train an attractive option for making journeys, it is essential for train services to be accessible, convenient, easy to use and competitive in terms of cost and journey time with other modes of transport. We also recognise the need to balance those customer service objectives with managing costs. We were pleased…
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