Explore the evidence base for city region transport investment and find out how a network of organisations is making the case for more investment in urban transport.


Thu, 19/04/2012

IPPR: Reverse shocking underinvestment in Northern transport infrastructure

The Northern Economic Futures Commission, established by IPPR North to look at the critical...
Tue, 20/03/2012

Prime Minister: 'Without world class transport, we will not get growth'

In a speech on infrastructure delivered yesterday (Monday 19 March) at the Institute for Civil...
Fri, 16/03/2012

IPPR: Invest in Northern Hub to lessen North-South divide

The Northern Economic Futures Commission (convened and supported by IPPR) has called on...

The Funding Gap

A total of £774 is spent on transport for every Londoner, almost three times the spending per head on transport in the North and the West Midlands.

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Key Fact 5

38%

of jobseekers say transport is a key barrier to getting a job.

Social Exclusion Unit (2003) Making the Connections: Final Report on Transport and Social Exclusion

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Geoff Inskip (Chair of pteg), Stephen Joseph OBE (Chief Executive, Campaign for Better Transport) and Professor David Begg talk about the value of investing in city region transport.