It's been another busy few weeks for us here at TRU. We've just launched our research into the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender public transport users.
With financial pressures from all angles, GMPTA has taken the decision to increase the concessionary fare by another 10p, to 80p (in 2007 it was increased from 50p to 70p).
If you have been following the Transport Innovation Fund developments then you will know that, on Friday 31st October, the AGMA Executive Board signed off the final amendments to the package a
The interim findings from the 12 week TIF consultation have now been published and include recommendations for further work to investigate protecting volunteers from the impact of congestion c
As the TIF countdown begins (only 5 weeks until the referendum ends) we're getting out to the districts to see what local groups and voluntary organisations think of the proposals.
This is just a quick update to let any groups based in Manchester know about a small pot of funding for promoting sustainable transport in the city. A full update of news will follow next week.
As usual, the news is dominated by the TIF/congestion charge proposals, and in particular the news that the final decision will now go to a public referendum in the winter.
It's been an interesting couple of weeks for Greater Manchester transport, with the news being dominated by talk of the TIF bid and it's associated congestion charging proposals, and of course the
