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Transport group says climate change report is a “shot across the bows” for Government transport policy

Jun 29th 2010

29 June 2010
Transport campaigners welcomed the Committee on Climate Change’s second annual report, and said it should act as a shot across the bows for Government transport and planning policy.

Response to Philip Hammond’s statement on higher rail fares

Jun 28th 2010

28 June 2010
Government mustn’t declare war on rail passengers, warns Campaign for Better Transport

Responding to Philip Hammond’s statement in today’s Financial Times, in which he indicated that train fares could be allowed to rise much faster than inflation, Campaign for Better Transport’s Campaigns Director Richard Hebditch said:

Campaign for Better Transport: response to Budget statement

Jun 22nd 2010

22 June 2010
Responding to today’s Budget announcement of approval for regional public transport schemes, Campaign for Better Transport Executive Director Stephen Joseph said:

Government approves massive traffic boost at Brent Cross

Jun 16th 2010

16 June 2010
Campaign for Better Transport condemned the Government decision to allow the expansion of Brent Cross to go ahead without a public inquiry.

Transport cuts will hurt communities and safety

Jun 10th 2010

10 June 2010
Transport cuts will hurt communities and safety, says Campaign for Better Transport 

Over £5 billion worth of local transport projects under threat as Department for Transport reviews spending commitments

Jun 8th 2010

8 June 2010
Over £5 billion worth of local transport projects in England are under threat from spending cuts, research by the Campaign for Better Transport has revealed.

Transport group says cutting the Taxibuzz ‘not smart’

Jun 3rd 2010

3 June 2010
In what could be a foreshadowing of local transport spending cuts to come, campaigners today warned that local services like those in Wiltshire are under threat – despite providing ‘outsized benefits’ to the community.

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