Paul<p>Reading a publication about the Picc-Vic project, which was a plan to improve cross-city connections in Manchester and introduce an integrated public transport system (maybe this influenced the Yes Minister episode The Bed of Nails).</p><p>One quote which has still not been achieved 50 years later:</p><p>"The aim is to make buses so reliable that passengers will continue to use them and not add to the numbers already commuting by car."</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Manchester" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Manchester</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/GreaterManchester" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreaterManchester</span></a></p>