The article below takes a radical look at the UK Government’s New Bus Strategy for England in the context of its commitments to Level Up the rest of the country with the South East and to Decarbonise.
If Levelling Up is to mean anything, it has to encompass public transport infrastructure where there is a huge difference in the level of investment in the South East and London compared to other urban areas across the country.
Putting Bus Back Better in the Levelling Up and Decarbonisation context creates a massive opportunity for affordable transformational change to public transport infrastructure right across England.