Archive for November 2020
Politicians and business groups call for sustained transport investment
Members of the Transport East Forum from across Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock have jointly written to the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak and Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps. The letter highlights how the East of England is a net contributor to the Exchequer and how it is crucial to delivering the Prime Minister’s…
Read MoreTransport East welcomes DfT funding for 2020 and appoints consultants
We have formally secured £425,000 from the Department for Transport (DfT) to rapidly progress our ambitious and forward-thinking Transport Strategy. This funding is for FY2020/21 and will be spent on three core areas of work: Developing our Transport Strategy Exploring how we can increase the number of people walking and cycling Investigating new approaches to…
Read MorePath to zero carbon emissions
We have investigated how transport in the East of England contributes to overall carbon emissions and identified a path to reach the Government’s policy target of achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050. The Decarbonisation Report finds transport caused 41 per cent of carbon emissions across the region in 2018; 96 per cent of which…
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