Connecting communities: improving transport to get ‘left behind’ neighbourhoods

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Connecting communities: improving transport to get ‘left behind’ neighbourhoods

« on: April 01, 2021, 07:06:15 »

The new report from the All-Party Parliamentary Group for 'left behind' neighbourhoods might be of interest:
https://www.appg-leftbehindneighbourhoods.org.uk/left-behind-neighbourhoods-have-poor-public-transport-but-are-more-reliant-on-it-new-research-shows/
The report can be downloaded from:
https://www.appg-leftbehindneighbourhoods.org.uk/publication/connecting-communities-improving-transport-to-get-left-behind-neighbourhoods-back-on-track/
None of the case studies related to railways appear to be from the west, but there are probably similar examples you can think of in the area.


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