Research on Women's Issues in Transportation, Volume 1: Conference Overview and Plenary Papers (2006) / Chapter Skim
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5Keynote Address Ann Frye, Department for Transport, United Kingdom Samuel Johnson, the famous 18th-century Englishwriter, once said: "A woman preaching is like a dogon its hind legs. It is not done well but you are surprised to find it done at all." So I suppose we should all be congratulating ourselves on the extent of our modest achievements and recognize how far short we fall of the achievements of men.
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Essentially, all local authorities in England bid for resources on a 5-year rolling basis to fund the capital costs of transport infrastructure and the provision of noncommercial local transport. As a basis for that funding they have to produce a local transport plan setting out their priorities and explaining how they will spend the money.
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