‘Connections’ – May 2020
Annual Report highlights Transport strategy amendments approved Covid-19 and our transport network Margaret Paren steps down from our board
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Active travel funding welcomed as councils look to ease pressure on public transport
Councils and employers must be given the tools they need to keep commuters safe and healthy and prevent overcrowding. That’s the view of Transport for the South East following today’s announcement that £250m of government funding – the first part of a £5bn package announced in February – will be brought forward to help local
‘Connections’ – April 2020
A message from our chair
Budget boost for South East roads
A multi-billion pound investment in the South East’s Strategic Road Network will take place over the next five years following confirmation of the Government’s Roads Investment Strategy for 2020-25. A dozen schemes from across the region have been included in the programme, with three committed for construction and a further eight ‘pipeline’ schemes to be
‘Connections’ – March 2020
Our message to the Chancellor: Invest in the South East to help level up the UK TfSE in the news Developing our freight strategy Meet the team: Benn White
Our message to the Chancellor: Invest in the South East to help ‘level up’ the UK
Ahead of next week’s Budget, Transport for the South East has penned an open message to the Chancellor of the Exchequer calling for increased investment in the South East to help ‘level up’ the UK economy. The South East is the UK’s most productive region after London
£5bn bus and cycle funding announcement is good news for South East – but investment can’t stop there
Commenting in response to the Government’s announcement re: progressing with HS2 and new funding for bus and cycle infrastructure, Cllr Keith Glazier, chair of Transport for the South East, said: “Today’s announcement is good news for people and businesses in the South East and across the UK. As our transport strategy makes clear, a better
South East transport partnership grows as Network Rail, Highways England and TfL come on board
A unique partnership focused on boosting investment in the South East’s transport network has taken a step forward with the addition of major new partners. Network Rail, Highways England and Transport for London have all agreed to join the board of Transport for the South East, working alongside civic and business leaders representing more than
South East residents help shape thirty-year strategy to transform region’s transport network
More than 3,500 people, businesses, campaign groups and other organisations from across the South East have had their say on a thirty-year transport strategy to improve journeys, boost jobs, increase quality of life and help cut carbon emissions to net-zero. The feedback is the result of a three-month public consultation by Transport for the South
Hundreds turn out to transport strategy regional roadshow
More than 300 people from across the South East attended one of a series of roadshow events in October to find out more about our draft transport strategy for the South East. The events in Reading, Woking, Canterbury, Brighton and Southampton were jointly hosted with local authorities and local enterprise partnerships, giving a local perspective