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Air pollution is at ‘epidemic’ levels. So why is the government so pro-car?
Research suggests traffic safety gets priority over clean air
campaign for better transport
The chancellor’s vision of a northern powerhouse is a world away from the Department for Transport’s cost-cutting agenda
The chancellor should use his Autumn Statement to set out firm plans for major investment in the north’s rail infrastructure.
HGVs on Britain’s roads pay less than 40 per cent of the costs they impose on society
The government needs to reduce the costs resulting from lorry activities.
Train companies have not responded to changing work patterns
Our railways sell tickets as if everyone has a 9-to-5 job and works 5 days a week.
Combining road building and fracking is a toxic combination
Ministers have chosen to combine roadbuilding and fracking in a single toxic piece of legislation.
Budget 2014: The chancellor’s misguided belief in the economic power of road building has not gone away
While statistics show economic growth, people’s day to day experience is of cuts to services, fare increases and deteriorating infrastructure.