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£47m funding has been allocated to improving bus services across the East

November 18, 2024

We’re delighted to see the Department for Transport’s latest funding allocations for council’s Bus Service Improvement Plans (BSIP) for 2025/26. Each authority is set to receive: Essex – £16,616,289 Norfolk – £14,859,945 Suffolk – £8,159,881 Southend-on-Sea – £2,541,467 Thurrock – £1,909,202 Local authorities in the East will also receive an additional £2.9m in Bus Services…

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Report highlights how Enhanced Partnerships can support the government’s bus revolution

November 4, 2024

  A new report has highlighted how strengthened Enhanced Partnerships can work as a successful model of bus provision across the wider south east region. Within the report are recommendations for the government to help facilitate the bus revolution – one of the DfT’s five transport priorities. The report makes clear that Enhanced Partnerships have…

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Response to autumn Budget 2024

October 30, 2024

Will Quince, Chair of Transport East, responds to the Budget Announcement: “The East is a rapidly growing region, fundamental to the UK’s energy, food, and trade security. Our region plays an essential role in the nation’s economic prosperity. Yet, our potential remains constrained by limited transport connections and following today’s Budget announcement, it’s clear we…

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Our response to the proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework

October 3, 2024

During September 2024, the government ran a consultation on revising the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) designed to facilitate sustainable growth in the planning system. The proposed NPPF reforms aim to support the Government’s commitment to delivering 1.5 million new homes by implementing a standard method for assessing housing needs.  Transport and land-use planning are…

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Latest EV study demonstrates value of Transport East to accelerate deployment of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure across the region 

October 2, 2024

Transport East has highlighted the progress our region’s Local Transport Authorities (LTAs) are making to rollout Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure (EVCI) to meet the needs of the increasing number of people transitioning to Electric Vehicles (EV). The study, known as REVEAL, shows how the number of public charging points has increased in each of the…

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