How women travel in the East – and making it easier and safer

Introduction International Women’s Day is a time to celebrate progress, while reflecting and acknowledging the challenges that still exist for women. One challenge on our transport networks is making sure they better reflect women’s travel needs and are safe and accessible for everyone. That’s why at Transport East we’re committed to #AccelerateAction this International Women’s…

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Sub-national Transport Bodies come together and demonstrate how they’re delivering better transport for the country’s regions

On 5 March, we once again reunited with England’s six other sub-national transport bodies (STBs) at this year’s STB Conference – as part of the Interchange Conference – in Manchester. Together, we demonstrated our value in supporting partners to improve transport and enable people to thrive. As the lead STB and host of the Rural…

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Transport East asks government to invest in East’s transport infrastructure 

Transport East has submitted compelling evidence to persuade the government to fund critical transport infrastructure in the East as part of the government’s comprehensive spending review. The submission seeks long-term funding allocations for our local authority partners to support integrated transport projects and plans. The submission also asks for essential schemes to be funded including:…

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