Transport Resource Unit
The Transport Resource Unit (TRU) has the specific remit of focusing on transport issues as experienced by the voluntary sector and also provides a direct link between the voluntary sector and the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority (GMPTA). Accordingly, the GMPTA is able to make decisions informed by views from voluntary and community sector groups.
TRU’s aims are to:
• Inform the voluntary sector about transport issues
• Enable voluntary organisations to engage with the statutory sector
• Build an evidence base to inform local transport policy and support decision-making
• Advocate and communicate the contribution of the voluntary sector to Greater Manchester’s transport system
The TRU network of voluntary sector groups and organisations is free to join and provides an opportunity for information sharing, as well as participation in consultation, research and the chance to influence transport policy. If you are interested in joining the TRU network please contact Melanie Jeffs on 0161 277 1014 or via e-mail at: melanie.jeffs@gmcvo.org.uk
TRU network members receive a regular e-bulletin - please click on the links below to view the most recent issues:
Relevant Courses / Events / News
On Friday 31st October, the AGMA Executive agreed the final changes to the Transport Innovation Fund package, in preparation for the referendum in December.
New research has identified the considerable contribution the community transport sector makes, both to public and social needs transport. With a turnover of over £3 million and over 500,000 passenger journeys a year, the Greater Manchester community transport sector has been one of the region’s best kept secrets.
Thursday, 27 November 2008The 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.
Together with the University of Manchester, GMPTE and the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, the Transport Resource Unit supports an annual programme of transport focused seminars
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.
- Petrol prices have increased, while mileage rates have remained static, an issue which is causing concern to many voluntary and community sector organisations at the moment.
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.