Insight from two years of research and trials in cities across the UK has been used to develop new techniques to encourage drivers to make the switch to the bus, helping to reduce congestion and carbon emissions. Collaborating with more than twenty bus operators, local authorities, passenger transport executives, charities and community groups, the Greener…
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Over the life of the next Parliament, Britain has a valuable opportunity to harness the potential of the bus. In Bus 2020 Greener Journeys has set out concrete, practical proposals to generate economic growth, create jobs and protect the environment. The next Government should: Promote greener growth, by giving more support to bus priority measures…
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New Greener Journeys research, conducted by the University of Leeds, examines the use, accessibility, role and perception of buses amongst a sample of unemployed taken from a number of large British cities outside of London. The research reveals that young people are more reliant than any other demographic group on bus services. For the vast…
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The upcoming Spending Review is an opportunity to rectify imbalances in the treatment of bus passengers. It is also an opportunity to recognise the role of the bus in supporting the wider economy. Some of the ways the Chancellor can do this are outlined here. Photo: Ian Muttoo
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Read about four pilot schemes with new twists on enticing people onto the bus.
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Greener Journeys has summarised its killer statistics and arguments into a handy, free, pocket-size A5 leaflet – Making the business case for the bus. The leaflet explains in a snapshot, the various main ways buses contribute to the UK economy and Greener Journeys’ five-point plan towards maximising this, as well as a summary of the…
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Sets out the benefits of bus services in facilitating economic growth, accessibility and social inclusion, and reducing congestion and CO2 emissions.
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