A more prosperous North West can be achieved by the contribution of a properly supported third sector according to the sector’s response to a consultation on the Regional Strategy.<

This public debate is a chance for people to air their views on issues affecting the Manchester city region.

Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE) is proposing to relocate its existing Bus Station at Moor Lane to a brand new site next to Bolton train station.

GMCVO is looking for participants in a new research project that will look at the connections between volunteering and access to transport.

Manchester City Council and GMPTE, in consultation with Salford City Council, are developing a new transport strategy for Manchester city centre.

The 10 district councils of Greater Manchester have been negotiating with government in recent months over the creation of a new Greater Manchester authority which will bring new powers to the area

The Greater Manchester Community Transport Forum is trying to identify voluntary projects that operate their own vehicles or have transport needs in order to:

Together with the University of Manchester, GMPTE and the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, GMCVO's Transport Resource Unit supports an annual programme of transport focused semi

A framework and timetable for a review of transport governance in Greater Manchester are proposed in a consultation document published at the end of July.

Going the Extra Mile, a new research report from the Transport Resource Unit, explores the role that community transport plays as a point of entry into a range of care pathways, in addition to its direct impact on people’s health.

Manchester's Transport Action Group (formerly The Transport Pool) have produced a series of videos which show the problems caused by inconsiderate and illegal parking.

Greater Manchester is one of nine areas invited to bid for Government funding to become a 'Sustainable Travel City'.

GMCVO's Transport Resource Unit is researching the transport experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Greater Manchester.

Greater Manchester’s leaders have agreed to find the funding for many of the transport proposals which were originally part of the failed Transport Innovation Fund bid.

Greater Manchester’s community transport sector received a big boost this week after securing funding from the National Lottery’s Awards for All programme.

A door-to-door 'Local Link' service, funded by Greater Manchester Integrated Transport Authority (GMITA), was extended this week to serve more passengers living in Bury's rural areas. The extension to the service was proposed by the Bury Rural Inequalities Forum (RIF), with support from GMCVO's Transport Resource Unit.

The Greater Manchester Integrated Transport Authority (GMITA) is currently carrying out an internal review of the grants which they provide to individuals and organisations, and also the provision of flexible transport within Greater Manchester.

The Greater Manchester Integrated Transport Authority has approved the Transport Resource Unit work programme and grant for 2009/10.

TravelWatch Northwest, the independent public transport users' forum, has published a report on passengers perceptions of Manchester's train stations.

Living Streets, the national charity that campaigns on behalf of pedestrians, is seeking to expand.

The significant impact of transport on the work of VCS health providers is to be uncovered in a new study to be undertaken by the Transport Resource Unit. It is hoped that the findings from the research will shed more light on the added value of community transport and the need for transport to be considered for funding among other health and wellbeing services.

Falling on buses is a concern for many older people and so Help the Aged have made this their theme for National Falls Awareness Day 2009, on 23rd June 2009

As an increase to the concessionary bus fare is announced the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority (GMPTA) is calling on the government to fund a maximum standard concessionary fare of 50p across the UK for children and young people in full-time education.

The Longsight Transport Project began life in 2002 with the aim of giving local people a voice on transport and related issues.

A 40% increase in the concessionary fare in 2007 may have led to some families thinking twice about their children catching the bus to school, according to research commissioned by the Transport Resource Unit in early 2008. This research will now be followed up at a national level.

Greater Manchester voters have rejected the Transport Innovation Fund proposals unanimously, with every single district voting against the proposals by a considerable margin.

GMPTE have launched this year's guide to public transport over the festive period.

More than half a million journeys were made using community transport in Greater Manchester last year, according to new research.

On Friday 31st October, the AGMA Executive agreed the final changes to the Transport Innovation Fund package, in preparation for the referendum in December.

The final amendments to the Local Transport Bill have been passed, many of which will give further powers to local transport authorities.

The North West Traffic Commissioner, Beverley Bell, gives a candid account of her work, in the Traffic Commissioners’ Annual Reports for 2007-07, focusing in particular on the challenges that she's faced during the year in relation to the passenger-carrying industry.

The interim findings from the TIF consultation recognise the contribution that volunteers make to the Greater Manchester sub-region and recommend that more work should be done to minimise the impact that congestion charging could have on the sector.

Following 12 weeks of consultation, the Transport Resource Unit has produced a report detailing the views of the sector on the Transport Innovation Fund (TIF) proposals.

The referendum for the Greater Manchester Transport Innovation Fund (TIF) proposals will close at 10pm on Thursday 11th December. Campaigning on both sides has now started.

TravelWatch Northwest, the independent public transport users' forum, has published a report on bus services and passenger facilities in the North West.

The Transport Thematic Partnership is inviting voluntary and community sector groups to bid into a small grants pot for projects which promote sustainable transport.

Voluntary sector organisations had the chance to discuss and consider the TIF proposals at two recent meetings organised by the Transport Resource Unit.

The dates for Transport Operator Surgeries for the rest of 2008 have been published.

AGMA (the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities) has agreed to a public referendum on the Transport Innovation Fund proposals, more commonly known as the 'congestion charge'.

The Transport Resource Unit is interested in finding out how the proposed public transport improvements and congestion charging may affect voluntary and community sector organisations.

A new study published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation assesses the social and monetary value of public transport initiatives in four deprived areas of England.

The North West Transport Activists Roundtable (NWTAR), an organisation which campaigns for sustainable transport and healthier lives, has recently launched a new website.

The online round up of all things transport-related, TransportInfo, has found a new home and relaunched with a new look.

On Friday 27th June, the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority (GMPTA) elected a new Chair, Trafford Conservative Councillor Matthew Colledge.

The Transport Secretary, Ruth Kelly, has confirmed that Greater Manchester's Transport Innovation Fund (TIF) bid has been successful.

A research report evaluating the accessibility of land-based public transport, has recently been published by the Department for Transport.

Bike Week, the annual week to promote cycling across the UK, will be held this year between 14th - 22nd June.  

The Government's shortlist of proposed new 'eco-towns' is likely to "promote car dependency" according to a coalition of pressure groups.

Manchester has been shortlisted, alongside Bristol and Leicester, to become England’s first Cycling City.