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Statement on A66 Northern Trans Pennine Legal Challenge
Statement on A66 Northern Trans Pennine Legal Challenge Transport Action Network (TAN) has launched a legal challenge to the granting of a Development Consent Order (DCO) for the £1.5 billion A66 Northern Trans-Pennine road scheme. It believes that the Secretary of State's decision was flawed. Chris Todd, TAN’s founder and...
Treasury ‘pressure’ led to cycling and walking funding cuts, High Court told
The Independent: Transport Action Network is bringing a legal challenge against the Department for Transport. More than £200 million was unlawfully cut from the Government’s investment plans for cycling and walking after last-minute “pressure” from the Treasury, a campaign group has alleged at the High Court. Transport Action Network (TAN)...
Cuts to England’s cycling and walking budget challenged in court
The Guardian: Campaigners say loss of £200m from active travel budget is illegal and resulted from Treasury pressure Swingeing cuts to public spending on cycling and walking in England should be overturned as government expenditure was already insufficient to meet legally binding climate targets, the high court has been told....
Labour’s rail reforms could get us back on track
Last week saw the Labour Party start to set out its stall for transport should it be elected as the next Government, when it published Get Britain Moving: Labour’s plan to fix Britain’s railways. This is quite a significant development as to date Labour has been very cautious about what...
Labour rail reforms could get us back on track
Labour rail reforms could get us back on track Transport Action Network (TAN) is broadly welcoming Labour’s announcements yesterday about rail reform and better integration with other transport modes [1]. Chris Todd, director of Transport Action Network (TAN) said: “These proposed reforms are a major step in the right direction....
TAN Cymru Statement on 20MPH
In response to today’s Oral Statement by Ken Skates MS: the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport on his transport priorities including plans for 20mph, Rhian Nowell-Phillips, Welsh roads and climate campaigner, Transport Action Network Cymru said: “We welcome the clarification that the Welsh Government remains committed to its...
M25 closure starts year of turmoil on UK’s 57mph motorways
inews: Britain's motorways are grinding to a halt as planning delays are holding up major upgrades to the UK's road network for years at a time, experts have warned. London's orbital motorway, the M25, will close between junctions 10 and 11 this weekend in an unprecedented move set to impact...
Government proceeds with £1.5bn road scheme despite poor value
The Construction Index: The A66 Northern Trans-Pennine project application has been granted development consent by the secretary of state for transport. Transport secretary Mark Harper has approved the £1.5bn scheme despite it showing a benefit cost ratio (BCR) of just 0.90. BCR needs to be 1.0 before a project is...
Why the M25 is closing — the ambitious plan in maps
The Times: It’s the busiest junction on the busiest motorway in the country. But at 9pm on Friday, the traffic will disappear completely from a five-mile stretch of the M25 as it closes for roadworks during daytime for the first time in its history. The London Orbital will be shut...
Road bulldozed through nationally important landscapes
Road bulldozed through nationally important landscapes Responding to the granting of the DCO planning approval [1] for the £1.5 billion A66 Northern Trans Pennine road scheme [2] Transport Action Network’s Director, Chris Todd, said: “The A66 mega-road scheme is the worst value for money scheme in the roads programme. It...
Why bus cuts hit women hardest
Women use buses more than men in most countries around the world. The journeys they make tend to be more complex too. Many are non-work related, and are often done with children or older people. Yet transport planning and infrastructure largely overlooks these needs. In the UK, women make 30%...
DfT bats away concerns over networks policy
Highways Magazine: The transport secretary has laid a revised policy statement on national road and rail networks before Parliament, providing a new framework for government to decide on English development consent applications. In a statement to Parliament, Mark Harper said the new National Networks National Policy Statement (NNNPS) sets out...
The Roadmap to Bus Reform in Wales
Roadmap to bus reform, could be just the ticket for Wales TAN Cymru has welcomed the launch of the Welsh Government's Roadmap to Bus Reform, "One Network, One Timetable, One Ticket”. [1] TAN Cymru spokesperson Rhian Nowell-Phillips, said: "This ambitious plan has the potential to revolutionise public transport in Wales....
UK fuel duty cut is regressive policy that benefits the wealthy, study finds
The Guardian: The SMF has suggested more equitable and green ways to cut motoring costs, which would be investing in public transport, that “provide cheaper alternatives to driving for those who want to switch and decreases congestion for those who don’t”. The analysis found that for every 10% increase...
Can Local Transport Plans get Britain moving?
Low Traffic Future is an alliance set up by Transport Action Network in 2022. It aims to promote the benefits of less motor traffic. In this post, Edward Lamb shares what the alliance achieved in 2023 and how you can get involved. Well, 2023 was an exciting year for...
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