Public transport fit for the climate emergency This report for the TUC lays out an investment plan to improve public transport on the scale needed for people to switch from using cars in line with emissions targets for the Climate Emergency. It shows capital expenditure needs to step up by around £10bn per year, and…
Building a world-class bus system for Britain This research by TfQL Community Interest Company shows all the austerity budget cuts to bus services could be reversed with savings from re-regulating Britain’s bus system to cut excess profits. A switch to running buses under not-for-dividend municipal ownership – the norm in other European countries – would…
Rebuilding rail This project examines ways to reduce the fragmentation and leakage of public money that characterise the UK’s privatised railways. The report outlines a recipe for radical reform in order to benefit both passengers and taxpayers. It calculates that over one billion pounds of taxpayers’ money could be saved annually if railways were reunited under public ownership. These…