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Read moreRural Transport is Vital For City Centres
In this piece for Passenger Transport, Beate examines the relationship between cities, which tend to be seen as able to support good public transport networks, and less densely populated adjacent areas, which are often regarded as not worth investing in.
Using the example of Manchester, UK, the travel patterns of the city centre and the outlying settlements are analysed to make a case for investment across the board, rather than focusing efforts solely on urban areas