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Bus Services Bill gets Royal Assent – A new beginning for buses
Apr 27th 2017
27 April 2017
Campaign for Better Transport responds today, 27 April, to the announcement that the Bus Services Bill has Royal Assent and will become an Act of Parliament.
Support for Greener Journeys new air quality report
Apr 24th 2017
22 April 2017
Campaign for Better Transport responds to new Greener Journeys report, Improving Air Quality in Towns and Cities, which says the Government must put the bus at the centre of its air quality strategy.
Campaigners welcome Government’s new cycling and walking strategy
Apr 21st 2017
21 April 2017
Campaign for Better Transport responds to the publication today, Friday 21 April, of the Government’s Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS).
Invest in rail freight to cut road congestion, research shows
Apr 21st 2017
21 April 2017
New research shows that sending more goods by rail has the potential to dramatically reduce road congestion on some of the country’s busiest trunk roads.
Campaigners: NAO report is a ‘savage indictment’ of the Government’s failure on smart ticketing
Apr 20th 2017
19 April 2017
The National Audit Office’s (NAO) investigation into smart ticketing for rail travel in the south east (South East Flexible Ticketing (SEFT)) is a ‘savage indictment’ of the Government’s failure on smart ticketing, said Campaign for Better Transport.
New Lower Thames crossing will generate more traffic and harm the environment
Apr 12th 2017
12 April 2017
Campaign for Better Transport responds to Highways England and the Department for Transport’s (DfT) announcement today of their preferred route for a new Lower Thames Crossing.
Silvertown Tunnel ‘all pain no gain’ as Inquiry closes
Apr 11th 2017
11 April 2017
The planning inquiry into the proposed Silvertown Tunnel ends today with campaigners urging the Mayor to drop the hugely expensive road project in favour of cheaper public transport options.
China bound train is ‘the future’ of freight
Apr 10th 2017
10 April 2017
Responding to the departure today of the first ever UK to China export train, Philippa Edmunds, Freight on Rail Manager said:
No backsliding on cleaning up London’s air warn campaigners as Mayor’s ULEZ announcement is welcomed
Apr 4th 2017
4 April 2017
Responding to the Mayor of London’s announcement today on plans for London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone, Bridget Fox, Sustainable Transport Campaigner at Campaign for Better Transport said:
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