Media

31 July 2015

Campaign for Better Transport is celebrating the new legal requirement for the Government to produce a Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Strategy, which comes in to force today. A commitment to produce this strategy was included in the Infrastructure Act 2015 as a result of campaigning by a coalition of campaigners and groups including Campaign for Better Transport.

30 July 2015

Campaign for Better Transport has responded to new government figures which show that between 31 May and 27 June this year the number of trains arriving at their destination on time has fallen compared to the same period last year. 

24 July 2015

20 July 2015

Campaign for Better Transport responds to evidence given today, by the Transport Secretary, at the Transport Select Committee hearing into the performance of Network Rail, and the Government’s decision to “pause” key rail electrification projects.

8 July 2015

Campaigner for Better Transport has called for urgent action to stop the lights going out on the Northern Powerhouse after the Chancellor failed to support key rail investment in his Budget Statement. The organisation is relaunching its Right Track North campaign in order to hold the Government to account.

8 July 2015

Reacting to the Budget, Campaign for Better Transport welcomed the reform in vehicle duty and proposals for devolving further transport powers, but expressed concern that the new roads fund will lead to all other transport being marginalised and that the Northern Powerhouse is being undermined by the pause in rail investment.

7 July 2015

A new guide to rail franchising, published today, will be a real benefit to passengers in helping them to understand the complex franchising process and help to encourage them to have their say before, during and after a franchise competition is run, say campaigners. 

Next week the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, will deliver the budget statement and this briefing looks at what is likely to be covered on transport taxation and spending.

1 July 2015

Responding to the Airports Commission support for a third runway at Heathrow, James MacColl, Head of Campaigns, Campaign for Better Transport, said: “The Commission has recommended something that can’t be delivered without jamming up the whole of west London.