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Could faster Inter-City rail connections boost the North's cities?

15 April 2016
Transport for the North’s aspirations for shorter journey times between the biggest cities
Transport for the North’s aspirations for shorter journey times between the biggest cities

 

Faster rail connections between some of the North’s biggest cities could deliver small rises in earnings for local people, according to the report by Frontier Economics.  

Frontier began by examining both rail and road commuting patterns between the North’s Travel to Work Areas (TTWAs) using definitions based on 2011 census data. TTWA boundaries are drawn using ‘containment rules’ such that at least 75% of the population that work in a TTWA also live there and 75%...

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