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Removing the barriers to integrating sustainable transport and new homes

Published on: 5th November 2018

There is widespread consensus that as a country we need to build significantly more homes if we are going to address the national housing crisis; to the tune of some 300,000 per year. At the same time, the role of sustainable transport in unlocking the economic and social benefits of new housing, as well as…

Buses – now here’s the good news

Published on: 2nd November 2018 by Stephen Joseph.

To the extent that there is any media coverage of buses, it tends to be bad news. The stories are about cuts in services leaving people isolated, declining use and fares increases. I’ve helped contribute to this over time – when at the Campaign for Better Transport I helped set up a “Save our Buses”…

Cycling and walking – an essential component of tackling poor air quality in cities’

Published on: 10th October 2018 by Matt Easter.

Air pollution is one of the leading public health crises today, killing tens of thousands of people prematurely across the UK every year, with higher exposure affecting those in towns and city centres. Two of the most harmful forms of air pollution, Nitrogen Dioxide and particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), are largely produced from motorised…

A Mission for the Future of Mobility

Published on: 21st September 2018 by Claire Haigh.

The pace of change in the UK’s mobility landscape is arguably at its fastest ever. New forms of transport are emerging, and customer expectations are continually being redefined by experiences that would once have been unimaginable. Two recent consultations have looked at the impacts of these changes from very different perspectives. The Government’s consultation on…

Rail expansion is the ‘only viable option’ to help UK cities thrive

Published on: 9th August 2018 by Jonathan Bray.

The recent meltdown on the UK’s rail networks and the major disruption it caused was rightly met with criticism and condemnation from rail users, politicians and the media – who have been searching for answers as to how this could have happened. And while timetabling and staffing issues have led to a miserable experience for…

Buses matter

Published on: 9th August 2018 by Stephen Joseph.

Buses tend to get neglected in transport policy debates. They are treated as entirely a local matter, for local authorities, not as an issue for national government. Buses and coaches are now the only modes of transport that do not have a national investment strategy. But even at local level, outside London, buses don’t feature…

Delivering a World Class Heartland

Published on: 9th July 2018 by Martin Tugwell.

England’s Economic Heartland has the potential to become the UK’s Silicon Valley: so said the National Infrastructure Commission in their report to Government last autumn. It is a potential that the strategic political and business leaders across the corridor have long understood, with England’s Economic Heartland Strategic Alliance tracing its origins back to 2014, predating…

The Western Rail Link to Heathrow

Published on: 15th June 2018 by Tim Smith.

Network Rail has launched its formal six-week consultation process to finalise the designs of the Western Rail Link to Heathrow (WRLtH) and we are urging businesses of all sectors, sizes and location to contribute to this consultation. This is your chance to show your support and have a say in a critical investment that we and various…

#Railcrisis

Published on: 15th June 2018 by Anthony Smith.

Kelly Smith uses the Wimbledon Loop Thameslink services from Streatham in South London to Blackfriars. Three weeks ago she had a reasonable and improving service, with the last National Rail Passenger Survey score showing her fellow passengers were also recognising the improvement. A whole new train fleet, OK reliability and more chance of getting a seat –…

Why Government must honour its pledge to increase fuel duty in line with inflation

Published on: 1st June 2018 by Claire Haigh Professor David Beg.

Increasing costs for road users is politically difficult. This is one of the reasons why we have had seven years and eight consecutive budgets where fuel duty has been frozen at a time of historically low oil prices and austerity. The result of seven years of fuel duty freezes is that the price of fuel…

Sustainable Transport: The key to unlocking the benefits of new housing

Published on: 23rd May 2018 by Claire Haigh.

I’m delighted to announce today the publication of new analysis by KPMG which articulates the role of sustainable transport in unlocking the benefits of new housing. Download PDF The UK’s infrastructure is under huge strain and has not kept pace with population growth. Nowhere is this more acutely felt than in the housing sector. We…

Why local partnerships matter

Published on: 5th April 2018 by Claire Haigh.

Last week, the Transport Knowledge Hub held an event in the South West to explore how the latest transport technology and innovation can help the region make more sustainable and inclusive transport investments. One of themes that developed was the importance of partnerships between all the key players: national bodies such as Highways England and…