After Press: The Passenger Transport podcast

This week Robert and Andrew discuss calls by a broad coalition for prime minister Boris Johnson to restore confidence in public transport, this week's loosening of social distancing restrictions, Andy Burnham placing buses at the heart of his second term as mayor of Greater Manchester, how big data can help operators and local authorities identify the best locations for bus priority measures, and how public transport needs to 'fight smart'.

This week Robert and Andrew discuss how councils in England have been warned not to treat Bus Service Improvement Plans as a “tick-box exercise”. They also discuss research by Edinburgh Napier University that suggests the pandemic will deter the public from using buses and trains, our interview with Transdev Blazefield CEO Alex Hornby and a new campaign that aims to press the government to back post-pandemic public transport.

This week Robert and Andrew discuss the decision by Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, to end the deregulated system for buses that has been in place since 1986. They also question whether £3bn will be enough for England's new National Bus Strategy.

This week Robert and Andrew discuss the government's National Bus Strategy... Is this the end of deregulation? Will future funding match the huge ambition? And why does Boris Johnson “love” buses so much?

This week Robert and Andrew discuss insights from Passenger Transport's survey of passenger transport professionals, Laura Shoaf's claim that “public transport is social justice” and Scotland's new target to cut car kilometres by 20% by 2030