25.07.08: Bus reform offers golden opportunity for passenger improvements
Proposed reforms of the way bus services are subsidised by the DfT offer a perfect opportunity to deliver dramatic service improvements to passengers, the Government's national transport adviser said today. CfIT has provided Government with an extensive evidence-based response to the DfT's consultation on the Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG), following updated analysis and new research on the bus industry.
12.03.08: Comment on the Budget and transport measures from CfIT
Peter Hendy, chair of the Commission for Integrated Transport, said of today's Budget: "On transport, this Budget takes a number of welcome steps in a direction which the Commission strongly supports, because it will help to start to tackle the serious problems the UK now faces, among them climate change and congestion".
04.03.08: Hard shoulder driving
CfIT welcomes this innovative, forward-looking approach. It recognises that one of our key transport priorities has to be tackling congestion where it is most evident and it acknowledges that we should be using our existing assets in as efficient and effective a way as possible to do this.
