Huppert "not surprised" guided busway on hold  

September 1, 2010 MP Julian Huppert claims it comes as “no surprise” that a £76 million guided busway project for Greater Manchester has been put on hold after an expert visited the Cambridge scheme.   Richard Knowles, an Oldham councillor and Salford University professor of transport geography, was sent to Cambridge after its busway, managed by the Tory-run Cambridgeshire County Council, became infamous in the transport world for spiralling costs and delays. read more...