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Buses on the up?
The recent announcement by the chancellor Sajid Javid of a National Bus Strategy for England is welcome, if long overdue. For too long buses have been an afterthought as politicians have focused on road building and grandiose rail schemes such as HS2 and Crossrail. So could the tide have finally...
Hanging in the balance
Last week, the 6 month examination into the dualling of the A303 through the Stonehenge World Heritage Site came to an end. No doubt to much relief for all concerned. Modern Examinations in Public are pretty staid affairs, with little chance for real cross-examination and scrutiny. Even keeping track of...
What about climate change?
Highways England is consulting on 6 options for a new A27 Arundel Bypass. All routes are potentially highly damaging taking out ancient woodland and most impacting upon the South Downs National Park. Previous proposals have met with a wealth of opposition from national organisations and two legal challenges. So far...
New support organisation
Transport Action Network is a brand new organisation primarily established to support local people and community organisations faced with damaging new road schemes or losing local bus services. It also exists to promote sustainable transport and has been set up with the generous support of the Foundation for Integrated Transport,...
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