Media

28 February 2007
In the next two weeks we expect the publication of two important reviews into why road costs go up so much. The first, ‘the Nichols review’, is looking at roads the Highways Agency manages; the second, a review by the National Audit Office, is examining how the Department for Transport manages cost increases on both Highways Agency and local authority roads. [1]

27 February 2007
Campaign group Transport 2000 [1] has condemned today’s announcement by the Transport Minister that plans to widen the M11 around Stansted Airport will be progressed [2].

20 February 2007
Transport 2000’s [1] concerns about the Olympic transport plan were endorsed today by the House of Commons Transport Committee’s report on the Olympics.[2]

16 February 2007
Transport 2000 [1] welcomes the extension of the congestion charging zone to some parts of Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea, taking place next Monday, 19 February.[2] Traffic in the western extension is likely to drop by around 15% and congestion by rather more as a result of the introduction of the charge.

16 February 2007
Press release issued jointly by Transport 2000 and Friends of the Earth

15 February 2007
Campaign group Transport 2000 [1] is today calling on the Department for Transport to act on the recommendations of the House of Commons Transport Committee [2] and meet its responsibilities to the public by putting in place measures to enable it to meet agreed targets set by the Treasury.

12 February 2007
Campaign group Transport 2000 [1] has today challenged the Government to put improving public transport and tackling climate change at the centre of future road pricing plans.