Buses ! Our first post of the New Year focuses on the findings highlighted in the Institute for Public Policy North's new publication "Change you can Board - Delivering Better, Greener Buses " authored by Marcus Johns and  India Gerritsen.

The research paper has been extensively cited in the media including in the Guardian (here) and on Channel 4 News (here).

The IPPR has welcomed  the Government's 2024 Buses Bill  and comments:

"Prioritising buses early this parliament is welcome. It underpins the government’s primary economic growth mission, and offers quick impact given lower costs of buses in public transport expansion over interventions like light rail.

This is an opportunity to ensure reform really means better buses, considering what more is needed for thriving, green 21^st century local bus networks in England. Not only for passengers who take 3 billion journeys annually, but for everyone who could use better buses too even if they currently cannot.

This paper seeks to seize this opportunity, looking at how both the government and other parts of England can learn from Greater Manchester’s bus reform journey."

 

Read the IPPR's Change you can Board report here !

Watch the 'Change you can Board'  video link here !