Media

26 October 2010
Responding to today’s announcement by the Secretary of State for Transport, Philip Hammond, stating which road schemes will receive funding and which will be subject to further review [1], Campaign for Better Transport’s Road and Climate Campaigner, Richard George, said:

24 November 2010
Clear public transport information, more reliable journeys and new fares offers with discounts for commuters are some of the products emerging from a ground-breaking transport partnership in St Albans, Hertfordshire. “Network St Albans”, launched today with the blessing of Transport Minister Norman Baker, brings together the county and city councils, four bus operators, two train operators and the University of Hertfordshire to plan public transport across the whole city, with working groups focusing on different aspects of public transport. 

20 October 2010
Commenting on the transport part of the spending review, Campaign for Better Transport said that the Government must not use funding for a few big transport projects as a smokescreen for massive fare increases [1] and cuts to spending on existing roads and services.

18 October 2010
Cuts to local buses risk driving people out of work and locking others into welfare dependency, Citizens Advice and the Campaign for Better Transport warned today. [1]

The coalition Government has made reforming the welfare system a core priority for its first term in office. [2] But the two charities found that many people find poor transport links prevented them finding and holding on to work, and that most people on unemployment benefit relied on buses to get to work.

5 October 2010
74% of commuters (who take the train 4 to 7 times a week) in London and the Home Counties could switch their support away from parties that introduce a rise in the cap on rail fare increases

The online poll, conducted by YouGov for Campaign for Better Transport, suggests that likely rises in train fares could lead to seats changing hands at the next election as commuters express their anger at higher increases in train fares. Raising the cap on rail fare increases could lead to commuters paying up to £1,700 more for their annual season tickets by the time of the next election.

4 October 2010
A new report shows that Britain is lagging behind other European countries in developing a charging system for lorries that would end unfair competition from foreign hauliers.