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Traffic jams ahead?

Bank holiday traffic and airport queues are no fun. Buses and trains are often a more pleasant way to travel, but the Government must make them cheaper, faster and more reliable. This is important not just so we can have stress-free holidays, but because public transport is much better for the environment than driving or flying.

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Rebecca

Hapless consortium takes on M25

8 May: I’ve just heard that today the Connect Plus consortium have been awarded the huge £5bn PFI contract to widen and maintain 63 miles of the M25 for 30 years. The consortium includes Balfour Beatty and Atkins, both of whom are in the Metronet consortium who messed up the London Underground, and went into administration last year!
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Win a weekend in Amsterdam

We're giving away a four-star, sustainable weekend in Amsterdam, travelling by train.

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Save this Green Belt

People in North Lancashire urgently need your help to stop a new road from destroying 173 acres of Green Belt. The proposed Heysham to M6 Link Road would also increase CO2 emissions by 23,500 tonnes each year and damage important wildlife habitats.
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Solve your transport problem

If a transport problem is driving you to despair, take a look at our campaigning guides.

Whether you're suffering from dangerous traffic, a station closure or poor cycling facilities, our campaigning guides will show you how to channel that frustration and make things better.

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Local campaigners win cycle bridge

Local campaigning works! When a new dual carriageway severed cycle routes in Bedfordshire, residents decided to take action. Now their group, Campaign for Wing Hill Bridge, has won its fight for a cycle bridge to be built over the road.

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