Media

29 March 2018

Campaign for Better Transport has objected in the strongest possible terms to Highways England’s plans for the A417 ‘missing link’ in the Cotswolds as the consultation closes today.

29 March 2018

Campaign for Better Transport responds to the release today of the National Audit Office (NAO) report which details the findings of its investigation into the Department for Transport’s decision to cancel three electrification projects.

28 March 2018

Campaign for Better Transport reacts today (28 March), to the announcement by Road Minister, Jesse Norman MP, on reductions in the HGV levy for less polluting lorries. 

27 March 2018

Responding to the news that Welsh local authorities will receive £25 million in funding from the Bus Services Support Grant (BSSG) to support socially necessary buses next year, Steve Chambers, public transport campaigner at Campaign for Better Transport, said:

27 March 2018

Campaign for Better Transport has raised concerns that the planning system is allowing councils to backtrack on agreed packages of transport measures because there are no checks and balances in place to ensure schemes are delivered as promised in their entirety. 

21 March 2018

Campaign for Better Transport has submitted its response to Herefordshire County Council’s consultation on the proposed Hereford Transport Package, whose main element is a western bypass.

20 March 2018

Responding to the Department for Transport’s publication of the rail network enhancements pipeline today, Andrew Allen, from Campaign for Better Transport, said:

20 March 2018 

Responding to the publication of the Asphalt Industry Association (AIA) ALARM Survey today, which found it will now cost an estimated £9.31 billion and 14 years to clear the backlog of road repairs across England and Wales, Bridget Fox, Sustainable Transport Campaigner at Campaign for better Transport, said:

19 March 2018

Campaign for Better Transport has welcomed the launch of a new report from Cubic Transportation Systems today which sets out to demystify Mobility as a Service (MaaS) and makes the case for public transport to lead the way in its design and implementation.

13 March 2018

Responding to today’s Spring Statement, Andrew Allen from Campaign for Better Transport, said:

8 March 2018

Rail could do more to support communities, local economies and the environment, a new report has found.

1 March 2018

The latest quarterly ORR rail freight statistics, issued today, show record expansion in construction traffic (up five per cent) demonstrating the industry’s key role in building our infrastructure and housing.