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Author Archives: Chris Todd

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Precious landscapes under threat

Transport Action Network Posted on November 10, 2020 by Chris ToddNovember 10, 2020

Highways England wants to build a number of road schemes which would harm some of our finest countryside. National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), supposedly given the highest level of protection for natural and cultural heritage, are … Continue reading →

Posted in Damaging roads

Planning for the Future

Transport Action Network Posted on October 23, 2020 by Chris ToddOctober 23, 2020

The planning system has a big impact on our daily lives. What we build and where we locate it affects our health and well-being, the natural environment, our quality of life and climate change. It’s vital it supports the creation … Continue reading →

Posted in Planning

Heading in the right direction?

Transport Action Network Posted on September 30, 2020 by Chris ToddOctober 6, 2020

England’s Economic Heartland is consulting on its draft Transport Strategy until midnight on Tuesday, 6th October. Once approved it will set the framework for future transport policies and investment in the area for the next 30 years. The region which lies … Continue reading →

Posted in Sub-National Transport Bodies

Cut road spending and build back better

Transport Action Network Posted on September 15, 2020 by Chris ToddSeptember 15, 2020

There are few opportunities to tell the Government how public funds should be spent, but this year with its Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) the Treasury has asked for our ideas. We’re encouraging people to tell them not to waste £27 … Continue reading →

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Cut carbon now!

Transport Action Network Posted on August 13, 2020 by Chris ToddAugust 13, 2020

In March this year, the Government launched its consultation on Decarbonising Transport: Setting the Challenge which we’re urging people to respond to before the end of August. While it was criticised by some for only being a consultation on creating a … Continue reading →

Posted in Decarbonising transport

TAN wins first round in roads battle

Transport Action Network Posted on July 24, 2020 by Chris ToddJuly 24, 2020

We’ve won the first round in our David and Goliath battle against the Department for Transport’s (DfT) £27bn roads programme. We were given permission to proceed with our legal challenge to the “largest ever roads programme” at the High Court this week. … Continue reading →

Posted in Damaging roads, RIS2 Legal Action

Road plans to wipe out e-car savings

Transport Action Network Posted on July 10, 2020 by Chris ToddJuly 10, 2020

Sometimes when you take a hard decision, it’s only later you’re sure you did the right thing. Today was one such moment when we read a new study that rubbishes the Government’s claim that new roads have little impact on … Continue reading →

Posted in RIS2 Legal Action

A shot across the bows?

Transport Action Network Posted on June 27, 2020 by Chris ToddJune 27, 2020

The Government was supposed to file its response to our legal challenge against its huge roads programme this week. Instead we’re still waiting. In its annual report to Parliament, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) called on ministers to “seize … Continue reading →

Posted in Damaging roads, RIS2 Legal Action

New report urges Silvertown Tunnel rethink

Transport Action Network Posted on June 22, 2020 by Chris ToddJuly 13, 2020

A new report: The Silvertown Tunnel is in a hole, so STOP DIGGING, published today, calls for the £1.2 billion Silvertown Tunnel project to be cancelled. It claims it is incompatible with the Greater London Authority’s vision to be carbon … Continue reading →

Posted in Damaging roads

Top climate scientist warns against more roads

Transport Action Network Posted on June 12, 2020 by Chris ToddJune 12, 2020

As carbon emissions took a sudden turn for the worst this week, as lockdowns across the globe were eased, a top climate scientist has warned that building more roads “would be very detrimental”. Corrine Le Quere, is a professor of … Continue reading →

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