Investment in infrastructure alone will not be enough to
#LevelUp
transport in big UK cities.
@CentreforCities
’ new
#MeasuringUp
report compares
#Leeds
and
#Marseille
(amongst other UK & EU cities) to prove why this is the case.
A short thread 👇
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1/ Despite having similar sized populations, 8️⃣7️⃣% of Marseille’s residents can reach the city centre by public transport in less than 30 mins, compared to only 3️⃣8️⃣% in Leeds.
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2/ This reduces the ‘effective size’ of
#Leeds
, making its labour market much smaller than its total population, which has a knock-on effect on the city’s productivity & economic performance. 📉💼
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3/ Our analysis shows that if improvements were made to expand Leeds’ public transport, the share of people who could reach the city centre would increase to 6️⃣1️⃣%.
👉But this still doesn’t close the gap with Marseille.
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