Good Society
The government seems intent on taking transport policy back to the 1980s
A road-building policy that encourages more and more cars onto the roads is not in our interests.
road-building
The government seems intent on taking transport policy back to the 1980s
A road-building policy that encourages more and more cars onto the roads is not in our interests.
Combining road building and fracking is a toxic combination
Ministers have chosen to combine roadbuilding and fracking in a single toxic piece of legislation.
Road building is not the answer to Britain’s transport problems
As the UK economy continues to flat line, at the centre of the chancellor’s Budget plans to stimulate growth is a £3 billion annual infrastructure budget much of which is earmarked for damaging and regressive road building projects. But experience shows that new roads seldom solve people’s transport problems.
What will the autumn statement mean for transport?
Sian Berry, of the Campaign For Better Transport, looks at the potential impact of the coalition's outlook on transport ahead of the autumn statement.
25 years of the M25: A reminder of what not to do with transport policy
Stephen Joseph of the Campaign for Better Transport writes about the lessons we can learn from the 25-year history of the M25 - and how we can do better in the future.