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Local transport
Jun 16th 2025

Local transport worth celebrating!

The Integrated National Transport Strategy will be published this year. It will set the vision for transport across England, focusing on how it should be better designed, built and operated…

Buses
Jun 16th 2025

Why the humble bus shelter is more important than it looks

Few things feel more British than the bus. From the unspoken etiquette — standing in awkward silence, always picking the same seat, quietly thanking the driver, or sighing when someone…

Local transport
Jun 11th 2025

Get ready for Better Transport Week in five steps!

Brilliant buses and coaches… terrific trains and trams… wonderful walking, cycling and shared transport… Better Transport Week celebrates the sustainable transport that connects us to the people we love and…

Rail
Jun 2nd 2025

Making rail reform a success

In recent years, rail has faced real challenges: patchy performance, rising fares, and a complex, often frustrating system for passengers. Yet rail remains a lifeline for millions of people –…

Local transport
May 30th 2025

Look at the difference trams can make!

Popular, accessible and zero-emission, trams have the potential to transform local and regional transport networks. But while trams are a common sight in France, there are only nine tram networks…

Buses
May 16th 2025

The Government is planning its spending – public transport is key

At Campaign for Better Transport, we’ve submitted our recommendations to the Treasury, setting out six key priorities that will deliver cleaner, fairer, and more accessible transport for communities across the…

Buses
May 12th 2025

Coaches are a vital part of the public transport mix

The coach, like the bus, is a sustainable form of public transport. Average carbon emissions per passenger are six times lower than car travel and five times lower than air…

Cars
May 2nd 2025

How clean transport improves life for carers and clients

That’s why Campaign for Better Transport partnered with UNISON to explore what a just transition to greener transport could look like for the care workforce. Our new report, Greening Social…

Rail
Apr 23rd 2025

Runways to railways: why the UK needs an international rail strategy

Despite public support for sustainable travel, flying still accounts for nearly three-quarters of all trips between the UK and the Continent. Whilst Eurostar’s launch sparked excitement and passenger numbers rose…

Local transport
Apr 7th 2025

Transport and health on World Health Day

How frequently are you seeing patients who are negatively being impacted by our current transport system? Every day! If your movement within the world is at the behest of our…

Rail
Mar 27th 2025

Could you volunteer on the Railway 200 exhibition train?

To mark 200 years of railway passenger services, a special train will make its way around the UK from 27 June. Inspiration is the Railway 200 exhibition train that celebrates…

Local transport
Mar 25th 2025

Why new homes are not connected to public transport and what to do about it

Transport for New Homes recently published What is being built in 2025? In search of the station, which tracked housebuilding in England and access to sustainable transport. The report is the…

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