Stephen Joseph
@StephenJoseph7
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Transport policy adviser, visiting professor at University of Hertfordshire. Married to GP, 3 daughters, interests history, music, exploring cities
St Albans
Joined November 2011
This is potentially game-changing. Today's Times reports that waiting times for Eurostar trains at St Pancras could fall to 15 mins. But they would need to fall at the other end as well. I haven't been to Paris recently but Brussels can be 45 mins queueing.
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Productivity (GDP/hour worked) of Marseille is 36% higher than of Leeds.
1/2 This is Place Castellane, a major metro interchange in Marseille, France. Last June, with the extension of tram line T3, most of the square was returned to its rightful users: pedestrians. A 102-meter stone bench called “The Eyelid” now separates people from cars and trams
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Brilliant! #BetterBusStops
Roll out of more real time digital bus departure screens. These are at each bay in Selby bus Station Press the yellow surround button and you get an audible description of the departures on the screen Making bus travel more accessible @BusUsersUK @CBTransport
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Campaign for Better Transport is the national organisation that advocates for better, greener, fairer transport for all. Our refreshed Strategy outlines how we will work to improve transport for everyone, in cities, towns and rural areas: https://t.co/5lbbCbxUkU
bettertransport.org.uk
Our Strategy outlines how we will influence those with the power to help deliver a better, greener and fairer transport system for all.
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WINNERS!! A simple yet powerful addition to rail travel - access to period products! @LNER Package for a Friend has started a movement across the industry!
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🏆 Great Place to Work Award 🏆 Congratulations to @merseyrail for winning this award 🎉👏 Highly Commended: @greateranglia Kudos for creating outstanding workplaces in the rail industry! Full results: https://t.co/2yQu37kKuG
#NationalRailAwards
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Our latest post looks at National Highways’ catalogue of failures, including: - Road Safety - Biodiversity - Air pollution - Smart motorways https://t.co/LwrhuRrmHP
transportactionnetwork.org.uk
There was a flurry of publications just before Parliament broke up in July, three of which directly related to National Highways. These reports are quite revealing about what National Highways has...
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We’re calling for bold action to reverse a decade of bus service decline in England 🚌 Our new report urges the Govt to reform funding and adopt an ambition for a minimum level of public transport connectivity so no town or village is left behind. Read our report ⬇️
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This is a bold & positive report with some great recommendations, including things we called for: • Gaps in bus provision should be identified & filled • Government should publish guidance on minimum service levels • A national standard for different categories of bus stops
We’re calling for bold action to reverse a decade of bus service decline in England 🚌 Our new report urges the Govt to reform funding and adopt an ambition for a minimum level of public transport connectivity so no town or village is left behind. Read our report ⬇️
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It was great to explore materials from our archive at this @RailwayMuseum event. Visitors were able to learn about our 50-year history from @StephenJoseph7, and see fascinating pieces of transport history, including this confirmation of the saving of the Settle-Carlisle line.
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Remember Sardine Man? How about Mystic Peg? We're thrilled that the @RailwayMuseum is cataloguing our 50-year archive, not least because they've made this amazing video! https://t.co/Zy5RNSTBFP
@StephenJoseph7
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What would you choose to spend public funding on? The Lower Thames Crossing? or The regeneration of 120 - 600 town centres?
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There is no magic (private) money tree to save the discredited @lowerthames Crossing (a vast new motorway under the Estuary) as shown in this @GwynTopham @guardian article, @RachelReevesMP & @Heidi_Labour please note that it's working people who will pay the price of your folly:
Our analysis suggests tolls will have to TRIPLE at Dartford to pay for the Lower Thames 'smart' motorway Crossing Private finance is not the 'get out of jail free card' that Rachel Reeves was hoping for https://t.co/pVHKeKnasK
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Our analysis suggests tolls will have to TRIPLE at Dartford to pay for the Lower Thames 'smart' motorway Crossing Private finance is not the 'get out of jail free card' that Rachel Reeves was hoping for https://t.co/pVHKeKnasK
theguardian.com
If private finance is used for road tunnel, analysis finds it would need to charge £8.10 for cars and £14 for lorries
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Railway station usage is ⬆️ New figures show station usage is almost back to pre-pandemic level, helped by the SEVEN new stations that opened last year! We want to see more rail expansion as part of plans to tackle the climate emergency. https://t.co/7nYrQLS9XF
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*NEW* from a US DOT spokesman on congestion pricing: “New York project sponsors notified FHWA of their updated plan to advance the project with a starting toll of $9, and FHWA is working expeditiously to finalize the needed steps to complete the agreement.”
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"Finally, Wifi on trains that works! Scottish connectivity firm in ‘first’ for train travel – bringing Starlink system to rail network" > if you want to build, if you want to accelerate, devolved. Big win for Scotland this. Well done all involved.
futurescot.com
Scottish telecommunications firm bringing Starlink satellite connectivity to trains in 'first' for onboard passenger Wifi
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🚌🚌 #PublicTransport #buses
#Petition to sign: ⚡️ Keep the £2 cap on bus fares ⚡️ https://t.co/9bgO7lHP1Z (ht @StephenJoseph7)
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Want to learn more? “Sydney spent $4 million building this important link in 2010, & it was summarily removed by former Minister for Roads Duncan Gay even though it was one of the most heavily used cycleways in Sydney, with more than 2K cyclists each day.” https://t.co/IKdtFFTDQR
teamclover.com.au
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RoadPeace exists to provide information and support services to people bereaved or seriously injured in road crashes and to engage in evidence-based policy and campaigning work to fight for justice for victims and reduce road danger. RoadPeace helpline: 0800 160 1069.
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