ADEPT position on the Buses Bill
Parvis Khansari, Chairman of ADEPT Engineering Board said: Some of our members are concerned about parts of the City Region devolution proposals on transport. In particular the decision to bring bus services under the powers given to Mayors could make bus services in adjacent rural areas even less sustainable than they are now. Similarly devolution of highways asset management and funding in these areas could make it difficult to apply principals of good asset management to local networks. ADEPT believe that the Department for Transport should be involved in the negotiations around City Regions, as they have the expertise to comment on consequence of separating transport strategies in City Regions.
http://www.transport-network.co.uk/Council-directors-and-leaders-raise-alarm-over-Buses-Bill/12924