Media

27 March 2012
Responding to the publication of the new National Planning Policy Framework today, Richard Bourn, Campaign for Better Transport’s traffic and planning campaigner, said:

26 March 2012
Responding to the Government’s bus reforms announced today, Sophie Allain, Campaign for Better Transport’s public transport campaigner, said:

23 March 2012
Responding to today’s announcement of extra funding for local buses, Richard Hebditch, Campaign for Better Transport’s campaigns director, said:

21 March 2012
Responding to the announcement in today’s Budget of the go ahead for the Bexhill Hastings Link Road, Sian Berry, Campaign for Better Transport’s sustainable transport campaigner, said:

21 March 2012
Responding to today’s Budget announcement, Campaign for Better Transport welcomed the Chancellor’s support for extra commuter trains and north of England rail upgrades, but slammed planning reforms and support for new toll roads as bad for growth and the environment.

12 March 2012
Leaders of green groups have written to the Secretary of State for Transport urging her not to approve the Bexhill-Hastings Link Road on the basis it would do huge irreparable environmental damage without delivering the local regeneration claimed by road’s promoters.

8 March 2012
As the Government launches its rail fares review, a new poll shows only 14 per cent of people believe that raising fares on the busiest trains at a higher rate than other services is fair, whilst 63 per cent think the proposal is unfair for all passengers, even if it meant lower fares on some less busy services.

8 March 2012
Responding to the Government’s rail policy announcements today (Thursday 8 March), Campaign for Better Transport has welcomed the commitment to end inflation-busting fares increases, but warned this would be overshadowed by proposals to allow even higher peak fares and plans for big fares increases for the next two years.