Better Transport

We've created guides to help you improve public transport, reduce traffic and tackle climate change.

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How to improve public transport

Get the bus you need
Having a good bus service is critical – and we want to help you get it.

Help your local bus network to work better
Bus lanes, reliable buses, reasonable fares: they're all possible and, thanks to our guide, not too hard to get.

Improve your local train station
If you wish to improve your local station, you should be able to quickly find people who will support your efforts.

Make it easy to get to the station
Most rail journeys form part of a trip that includes travel to or from the station. You can improve the journey to a station.

Re-open a train station
Any campaign to get a station or line re-opened is likely to be a long-term campaign requiring a high level of involvement.

Fight proposed cuts to your train service
If you have heard that your train is in danger of having its service reduced, you’ll have to act quickly.

How to reduce traffic

Set a Home Zone
A Home Zone is a clearly marked area where the road or roads are used for a wide range of activities besides simply driving.

Slow down local traffic
The two main ways you might slow down local traffic are to convince the local authority to create 20mph zones and to engineer the road so that cars drive more slowly. Often the two work in tandem.

Reduce food miles
There is much you can do to reduce the environmental impact of your food.

Make places cycle-friendly
You can make your streets better for cyclists with just a few improvements to street design and infrastructure.

Shrink the school run
Around the country many parents are working with schools and local authorities to make it easier for children to walk and cycle to school.

Cut commutes by car
There are tried-and-tested practical ways to reduce car-based commuting.

How to tackle climate change

Stop a road from being built
With a good dose of energy, determination and patience, you can stop a damaging road proposal from going ahead.