Portsmouth City Council has appointed consultant Integrated Transport Planning to manage the city’s concessionary fares scheme. Portsmouth... continue

Scottish transport minister Stewart Stevenson has defended the decision to cut concessionary fare reimbursement to bus operators. The Government last... continue

SWESTRANS, the South West of Scotland regional transport partnership, is conducting a ‘root and branch’ review of the area’s bus... continue

The Highlands and Islands regional transport partnership is to press for changes to the Scottish Government’s concessionary travel... continue

Boris Johnson this week vowed to scrap the western extension of the central London congestion charge by the end of the year. The mayor will launch a... continue

Lee Baker
The Scottish Government should respond to a ‘£1bn plus’ cut in its budget by scrapping free long-distance trips for elderly and... continue

Centro, the West Midlands Integrated Transport Authority (ITA), has brokered a multi-operator bus quality partnership making use of powers in the... continue

There was little coverage of proposals by the parties concerning public transport, with much of what there was published only in local papers. The... continue

Extending London's free bus travel for children and young adults to the rest of England would cost taxpayers between £1.14bn and £1.4bn a... continue

South Yorkshire Integrated Transport Authority is predicting keen interest from bus operators if it goes ahead with plans for bus Quality Contracts... continue

Bristol-Bound rail passengers spending more than £25 on their ticket will be entitled to free  bus travel in the city under a three-month... continue

The cost to the Yorkshire and Humberside region of a ‘smart’ ticketing infrastructure has been significantly reduced by the DfT’s... continue

England's regions are stepping up the fight to secure rail improvements in Network Rail’s next five-year spending period, with Transport for... continue

The total cost of concessionary fares in the capital in 2010/11 will be £265m according to London Councils. Boroughs will pay £251m to... continue

The Liberal Democrats have  pledged to virtually scrap the entire programme of investment in England’s motorway network – and... continue

Essex County Council has appointed concessionary fare specialist MCL to administer the concessionary fares scheme in its 12 constituent districts and... continue

Aberdeen City Council is in talks with the city’s bus operators about launching multi-operator ticketing arrangements. The plans would see an... continue

Local transport authorities in England and Wales would get powers to set maximum bus fares under proposals published for consultation by the DfT. EU... continue

Peter Shipp, Chairman & chief executive, EYMS Group Ltd
I was very disappointed, but not particularly surprised, to see James Dark referring to concessionary fares as a subsidy to the bus industry.... continue

Jenny Jones
The story of London’s transport systems over the last decade has undoubtedly been an overall success; this is particularly true of the roads,... continue