Campaign For Better Transport
Unit 407
164/180 Union Street,
Waterloo,
London,
SE1 0LH
Like many rural areas Shropshire suffers from uncoordinated bus services. We have a minimal service during the daytime with few journeys after 7pm and none on Sundays and Bank Holidays. It is…
The messages we received over the last week have shown just what a lifeline buses are to people around the country. Below is a small selection which all confirm that…
We believe there should be a National Bus Strategy because buses are vital to our communities. And we’re not alone. Today, encouraged by emails from our supporters, MPs from all…
As one of the few groups campaigning on buses at the national level, for the last nine years we have been tracking the decline of local bus services, and campaigning…
In our evidence to the inquiry we shared with MPs some of the stories we’ve heard from our supporters; people whose quality of life has been greatly reduced simply because…
As well as being a world-class Cambridge mathematician, Simon was a passionate and principled transport campaigner. His involvement with Campaign for Better Transport went back 30 years: he coordinated our…
Older people continue to drive for a multitude of reasons, but retaining their independence is a significant one. For many people, especially in rural areas, there are few other options…
Across much of rural UK, public transport is poor and getting worse. Sending the occasional bus on circuitous routes around far apart villages was never a particularly attractive proposition to…
We are one of the few groups campaigning on buses at a national level. Our Save our Buses campaign makes the case for more funding and support for local buses…
In spring 2017, after a four year absence and bucking a national trend, a Sunday bus service was restored linking rural communities and major towns in East Sussex and West…
When he was elected last year, James Palmer, the Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, probably didn’t anticipate spending much time thinking about buses. Indeed, while his ambitious plans for his…
First the bad news The stakes have never been higher, as our report showed that local authority budgets for tendered bus services have almost halved in eight years. Before long,…
Unit 407
164/180 Union Street,
Waterloo,
London,
SE1 0LH