Campaign For Better Transport
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Latest case studies 30 Jun 2022
Should road building funds be diverted to support clean air goals?
DfT produces public transport plans only for Treasury to say there is no money for them
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UK 23 Jun 2022
Government grants: levelling up or picking winners?
Department for Transport concedes ‘Bus Back Better’ funding has been cut by the pandemic grants
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Opinion 16 Jun 2022
Did Moses lead his city (New York) astray?
We reflect on lessons to be learnt from a commissioner who endeavoured to give New Yorkers what he felt was good for them
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Government programmes 17 Mar 2022
Public transport: What does the future hold?
Is it short-sighted to expect public transport to ‘pay’ for itself? Shouldn’t some other benefits of having a fit-for-purpose system also be considered?
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Opinion 3 Mar 2022
National bus strategy: Is it stuck in the slow lane?
A year on, doubts about delivering Bus Back Better are beginning to surface
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Opinion 8 Dec 2021
Decarbonising transport through modal shift
Our reliance on car travel is a hard habit to break, but the Government needs to step up its efforts to encourage less polluting forms of travel.
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Opinion 6 Oct 2021
Delivering a zero-emission transport sector
Government’s transport decarbonisation plan is welcome in general, but the devil is in the lack of detail, says Paul Tuohy of Campaign for Better Transport
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Air quality 29 Sep 2021
Post lockdown: avoiding a car-led recovery
The Covid-19 pandemic has prompted radical changes in the way people travel. The question now is how do we retain the best aspects and ditch the worst?
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Opinion 7 Sep 2021
Delivering a zero-emission transport sector
Government’s transport decarbonisation plan is welcome in general, but the devil is in the lack of detail, says Paul Tuohy
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Latest news 13 Jul 2021
Face coverings on public transport “recommended”
The Government has recommended face coverings be worn on public transport when coronavirus restrictions are lifted on July 19.
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Latest news 28 Jun 2021
E-scooters could replace 5m car trips annually in London
London’s recently launched e-scooter rental scheme could replace five million car trips in the capital annually, if it reaches full capacity.
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Latest news 4 Jun 2021
Virtual Smart Transport Conference to offer solutions on boosting transport outside cities
The latest Virtual Smart Transport Conference will examine the best ways to ensure rural communities are not left behind by new transport policies and technologies.
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Opinion 31 May 2021
The way forward is public transport
To date, there is no evidence that public transport was, or is, a source of virus transmission. Government needs to get this across to the travelling public
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Latest news 19 May 2021
New campaign urges Government to promote public transport
A national campaign urging Government to encourage people to return to public transport has been launched by Campaign for Better Transport.
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Latest news 6 May 2021
Planning reforms risk ‘tide of car traffic’, campaigners warn
Ten organisations have written to Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick urging changes to the Government’s proposed planning reforms which risk "tide of traffic".
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Opinion 9 Apr 2021
Rail ticketing: The way forward
Public transport restrictions influenced by the Covid-19 pandemic have created an opportunity to give fares and ticketing a complete overhaul
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Latest news 23 Feb 2021
Campaign for Better Transport outlines its 2021 Budget wish list
Smart Transport member Campaign for Better Transport has set out what it believes are the priorities for transport, ahead of the Budget next Wednesday, March 3.
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Latest news 5 Oct 2020
Campaign for Better Transport appoints Paul Tuohy as CEO
Former Cycling UK boss Paul Tuohy is to join Campaign for Better Transport as its new chief executive in November.
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Latest news 21 Aug 2020
Campaign for Better Transport seeks new CEO
Campaign for Better Transport is looking for a chief executive officer to replace Darren Shirley who is moving to a new role at the Department for Transport.
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Latest news 7 Jul 2020
Demand for sustainable transport only strengthened by Covid-19, says new report
Campaign For Better Transport has outlined how transport systems can be transformed as part of a Covid-19 recovery plan and has said the pandemic has only strengthened the demand for sustainable travel.
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