UK university and council research project to shape public transport systems purchasing

Northamptonshire County Council and the University of Northampton have received a significant share of US$1.2 million (€1 million) European funding to help shape policy for local authorities wishing to purchase public transport systems. There is an increasing global demand for sustainable and innovative transport in cities, but many authorities use out-of-date methods to choose and buy transport systems, which means they are missing opportunities to purchase the system that’s best suited for their urban
November 21, 2016 Read time: 1 min
Northamptonshire County Council and the University of Northampton have received a significant share of US$1.2 million (€1 million) European funding to help shape policy for local authorities wishing to purchase public transport systems.

There is an increasing global demand for sustainable and innovative transport in cities, but many authorities use out-of-date methods to choose and buy transport systems, which means they are missing opportunities to purchase the system that’s best suited for their urban areas, the people who live there, the environment and the public purse.

To help address the problem, the County Council and University will be working together for two years on the SPICE (Stratospheric Particle Injection for Climate Engineering) research project.

The project will see the partners encourage European local authorities to share their experiences of procuring innovative sustainable transport and learn from each other.
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