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The future of mobility is not just about driverless cars
Jul 30th 2018
30 July 2018
Campaign for Better Transport welcomes the Department for Transport’s (DfT) call for evidence on the future of mobility but said it should look at ways in which technology can be used to improve the places people live, and help people get around now, rather than just go on about driverless cars.
Stop building roads and improve public transport to reduce car use
Jul 26th 2018
26 July 2018
Campaign for Better Transport responds today to the publication of the Department for Transport’s (DfT) latest National Travel Survey.
End red diesel motor subsidy
Jul 26th 2018
26 July 2018
Campaign for Better Transport has joined forces with other NGOs including WWF-UK, ClientEarth and London Sustainability Exchange in urging the Government to end subsidy for red diesel use on the nation’s roads.
Government go-ahead for rail freight and passenger upgrades on East Coast Main Line welcomed
Jul 25th 2018
25 July 2018
The Department for Transport approval yesterday of the works to provide a rail freight flyover at Werrington Junction, north of Peterborough, will enable more freight services to use the Great Northern Great Eastern Line (GNGE) freeing up space on a very busy section of the East Coast Main Line.
Rail overcrowding still a major issue – more lines and stations needed
Jul 24th 2018
24 July 2018
Responding to the publication of the latest figures for rail passenger numbers and overcrowding, Steve Chambers from Campaign for Better Transport, said:
Get more people out of their cars and give them better public transport
Jul 19th 2018
19 July 2018
Campaign for Better Transport responds to new Department for Transport (DfT) provisional road traffic estimates which show that motor vehicle traffic is still on the rise.
Rail Ombudsman welcomed, but train companies should do more
Jul 18th 2018
18 July 2018
Responding to the appointment of a ‘Dispute Resolution Ombudsman’ to rule on complaints as part of the rail industry’s plan to change and improve, Steve Chambers from Campaign for Better Transport, said:
Transport Select Committee Buses Inquiry welcomed
Jul 17th 2018
17 July 2018
Responding to the launch of a Transport Select Committee inquiry into the health of the bus market in England outside London, Steve Chambers, public transport campaigner for Campaign for Better Transport, said:
Government urged to listen to three quarters of drivers who want more rail freight
Jul 13th 2018
13 July 2018
Road to Zero plans a ‘major disappointment’ and ‘a step backwards’
Jul 9th 2018
9 July 2018
Campaign for Better Transport has today welcomed the Government’s long awaited Road to Zero Report, which includes plans to increase electric vehicle charging points, but condemned the slow action in cutting emissions as ‘disappointing’.
More needs to be done to improve bus services
Jul 6th 2018
6 July 2018
Campaign for Better Transport welcomed the Government’s open data plan to give passengers real time bus services and fares information, but said more action was needed to ensure people have any bus services at all.
Buses need long-term strategy
Jul 6th 2018
6 July 2018
Campaign for Better Transport says a long-term strategy is needed to bring together bus funding and policy in order to reverse the decline in bus use and get more people on buses and coaches.
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