MEDIA COVERAGE

February 2025

The Times: Chris Todd, Director of Transport Action Network, quoted in an article about the Lower Thames Crossing and infrastructure projects in the UK: “The people tasked with solving the problem are the National Highways agency. The only thing they know about is highways.”

Thurrock Nub News: Transport Action Network ridicule National Highways’ greenwashing about the Lower Thames Crossing.

January 2025

BBC: Transport Action Network call for ‘measures at all levels of government to reduce road traffic and to significantly boost public transport instead’ as villagers lose hope after Stonehenge Tunnel scheme scrapped.

Highways Magazine: Rachel Reeves says she is exploring PFI options for the Lower Thames Crossing. Leigh Day, on behalf of Transport Action Network, has previously written to the Department for Transport saying private funding for the scheme would invalidate the current planning process.

Cumbria Crack: Legal challenge over A66 road scheme dismissed by Court of Appeal.

The Times: Letter by Chris Dodd, Director of Transport Action Network, on the government wanting to speed up planning decisions.

TransportXtra: Transport Action Network report calls on the Labour Government to invest money saved from cancelled road schemes in the South West into public transport and active travel.

Highways Magazine: Norwich Western Link scheme shelved by council because of its impact on bats. Chris Todd, Director of Transport Action Network, calls for the council to focus on ‘measures that will reduce traffic, whilst preserving important natural habitats.’

BBC: New report by Transport Action Network calls for greater connectivity to the South West after the cancellation of the A303 Stonehenge and A358 road schemes.