MPs want more European-style transport integration in UK cities

Major urban areas in Britain could see transport networks more like those common in mainland Europe if UK MPs get their way. The UK Parliament’s Transport Select Committee has just published a report calling for local authorities to be given the freedom to develop area-based franchises for public transport operations if they believe this is the best way to develop bus services in their areas.

  The Select Committee noted that local bus franchises, known as Quality Contracts in...