Issue - meetings

Resolved:

(i)       That the updates provided in this report be noted.

(ii)      That the updated spend profile for the Smartcard and Information Programmes as set out in this report be approved

(iii)      That the revision of the Integrated Transport Block Programme to accommodate the upgrading of the Real Time system as set out in this report be approved.

Members considered a report which provided an update on Transport issues across the region.

Members were also provided with an update regarding the latest TfN meetings. It was also noted that TfN had been in contact with the Combined Authority for their bid to government for Integrated Smart Ticketing.

That more information would be brought to a future meeting Northern Powerhouse Rail and proposals for a Bradford Central station.  

The need for clarity around the Transpennine Route Upgrade and the need for NPR to benefit all parts of the region.

Representations had been made to TfN about the vital importance of the TRU for the Leeds City Region

Closure of the bus station travel centres at Dewsbury and Wakefield. Arriva have announced that the travel centres would not re open in their current form and the need for the travel centres to be modified so there is an inquiry provision in both areas.

Resolved:

(i)       That the updates provided in this report be noted.

(ii)      That the updated spend profile for the Smartcard and Information Programmes as set out in this report be approved

(iii)      That the revision of the Integrated Transport Block Programme to accommodate the upgrading of the Real Time system as set out in this report be approved.