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Investment creates more employment

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Investment in public transport creates more jobs than investment in the motor industry, according to a study by Ekosgen, commissioned by PTEG, the Campaign for Better Transport and Sustrans. The report says: “The evidence shows that the employment impacts of rail and bus services are considerable and that increasing public transport journeys at the expense of car journeys would result in additional employment.”

Neil Scales, PTEG chairman, notes: “This report shows that pound for pound investing in sustainable transport modes is a good way to create jobs. The places we serve include areas with some of the country’s highest levels of unemployment.

“Improving our public transport systems and making better provision for walking and cycling is not only good for our environment and our local economies - it can also help create sustainable jobs in places that need them. When tough decisions are being made on public spending, reports like these show that the case for investing in the sustainable transport modes is robust on every level.”

www.pteg.net

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