Mayor Andy Burnham 'careful' about commitments as post-pandemic vision set out
manchestereveningnews.co.ukAndy Burnham says he has been 'careful' about the commitments he has made after setting out his post-pandemic vision for Greater Manchester.
The mayor made a series of announcements in Manchester city centre today (March 14) including that bus fares would be capped to £2 for adults and £1 for children under a new system which is set to be rolled out from Autumn 2023.
It comes after an historic legal ruling last week which allows the city-region to be the first outside of London to take control of its bus services for decades. READ MORE: Britain's most successful paralympian Dame Sarah Storey appointed as new Active Travel Commissioner for city-region The Labour mayor also announced that all councils have now committed to paying social care workers the Real Living Wage – but no date has been set.
A new Retrofit Accelerator will support people to take action to retrofit their homes and help the city-region meet the aim of being carbon neutral by 2038.
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