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Trips on the region's buses have fallen by an alarming 15% since October last year, and South Yorkshire has lost 40% of its network in the last ten years.

Pioneering developments around the world are doing away with the old certainties of urban planning and experimenting with ways to build more liveable and sustainable cities.

From March 2024, the mayor's office will be able to set timetables and fares for the first time in almost three decades.

With such disparity in car ownership across the city, public transport and active travel need to be central to any serious debate about reducing inequality, argues Charlie Heywood-Heath.

The plan, which will be discussed by council leaders next week, aims to better integrate the Supertram network with the region's buses and trains.

In Nottingham, a charge levied on employers for each workplace parking space has funded a huge extension to the city’s tram network.

All 19 services in South Yorkshire operated by Powells have now stopped, dealing another blow to the region's bus users.

Support the strikers, oppose the bus cuts, fight the cost-of-living crisis and write letters in support of human rights, all in Sheffield over the next two weeks.

As a result of deregulation, up to a third of services in the region could be axed because private bus companies don't consider them profitable enough.

Sheffield is the only major city in England to receive nothing from the government's new £1.1bn fund for buses.

Documents from Barnsley and Doncaster councils reveal concerns over costs and timescales for bus franchising, which campaigners say could stifle service improvement.

Workers will now be paid 10.7% more from this week, making their hourly rate more in-line with colleagues across the country.

The statement comes as Barnsley Council joins Sheffield in calling for the introduction of franchising to improve the region's services.

New data from the Department for Transport shows the region is falling behind on public transport improvements – as Sheffield Council urges the next Mayor to look at greater public control.

Sheffield Council's backing of 'franchising assessment' will put pressure on candidates to form a strong position on transport in the lead-up to the mayoral election in May 2022.

Councillors from the region's four local authorities were invited to the meeting – but only Sheffield showed up.

Dan Jarvis's successor should prioritise bringing the region's buses back under public control, say activists.

Considering how cheap and well-connected our city’s public transport used to be, big changes which reduce emissions and offer a viable alternative to cars are well within reach. It’s a matter of political will.

Coordinated by the South Yorkshire Climate Alliance, the petition calls for targets and ambitions to be matched by concrete commitments.

The Travelling Light project aims to boost the use of e-bikes and create a transport hub in the Peak District.