Media

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Increasing the length of HGVs risks more accidents

Mar 29th 2011

29 March 2011
Allowing longer heavy goods vehicles risks an increase in fatal road accidents, claimed Campaign for Better Transport today ahead of the launch of a Government consultation on the proposal (30 March).

Planning ‘free for all’ will damage environment and economy

Mar 24th 2011

24 March 2011
The Enterprise Zones announced today will add to congestion and hurt, rather than help, local economies, according to sustainable transport group Campaign for Better Transport.

Budget leaves public transport users out in the cold

Mar 23rd 2011

23 March 2011
Reacting to the Budget, Campaign for Better Transport slammed the cut in fuel duty and the lack of help for public transport users.

Government must help public transport users, not just motorists

Mar 17th 2011

17 March 2011
A bid to help motorists with the increasing cost of fuel needs to go hand-in-hand with help for public transport users, charities have warned today (17 March 2011).Campaign for Better Transport, along with environmental think tank Green Alliance, is calling on the Government not to prioritise one group of travellers over another and instead recognise the rising cost of public transport by supporting public transport users in the same way it plans to help motorists.

The Budget 2011: what are the green lines? Media briefing and Q&A

Mar 16th 2011

16 March 2011
Wednesday 16 March 2011 at 9:00am

Transport and the Budget: a Pre-Budget briefing

Mar 15th 2011

15 March 2011
Transport and the Budget; a briefing from Campaign for Better Transport summarises the key transport issues ahead of next week’s Budget.

£10m for community transport welcome, but it won’t plug the £133m gap in the bus network

Mar 9th 2011

9 March 2011
Campaign for Better Transport broadly welcomed today’s announcement by Norman Baker of £10m to support community transport services, but warned this will not plug the gap left as more than £133m is drained from the bus network.  

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