Better Transport

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Research & publications are arranged here alphabetically by subject:

• Aviation
• Buses
• Car dependency
• Election 2010
• Eco-towns
• Freight
• Local issues, including:
  • Local democracy
  • Local transport
  • Local Transport Act 2008
• Low-carbon transport
• Planning
• Rail
• Road Building
• Road Safety
• Taxation & Spending
• Trams
• Transport Appraisal
• Workplace Parking Levy

Aviation

• Transport Select Committee's inquiry on the future of aviation - response, February 2009
• Alternatives to Aviation, October 2008
• Alternativess to Aviation - summary, October 2008
• Heathrow expansion - consultation response, February 2008
• Fog on the Runway, May 2006
• The Plane Truth: Aviation and the Environment, September 2002 

Buses

• National Rail penalty fares - consultation response, December 2009
• Smart integrated ticketing - consultation response, October 2009
• Our views on OFT proposal to refer local bus services market to Competition Commission, October 2009
• Quality contracts scheme - consultation response, October 2009
• Bus service operators' grant - consultation response, June 2008
• Bus passenger watchdog - consultation response, March 2008
• The role of the traffic commissioners - consultation response, October 2007
• Rural Buses: an endangered species  October 2007
• Competition law and bus services - legal advice we secured, August 2007
• Rural Transport Futures - summary, September 2003

Car dependency

• Car Dependency Scorecard, September 2009 
• Car Dependency Scorecard - summary, September 2009 

Election 2010

• Improving Everyday Transport - a manifesto for change, January 2010 

Eco-towns  

• The draft planning policy on eco-towns - consultation response, April 2009
• Eco-towns proposal - consultation response, July 2008

Freight

• Heavy Lorries - do they pay for the damage they cause?, April 2008
• The Impact of Road Pricing on Freight Transport in Great Britain, June 2007
• The proposed emissions-related congestion charge in London - consultation response, October 2007
• Wise Moves, November 2003
• Wise Moves - summary, November 2003

Local Issues:

     Local Democracy

• Strengthening Local Democracy - consultation response, September 2009

     Local transport 

• Draft Government guidance on local transport plans - consultation response, April 2009
• Meeting Targets Through Transport, July 2008
• Take Action on Active Travel, April 2008
• The draft transport plan for the 2012 Olympics - consultation response, February 2007

     Local Transport Act 2008

• The Local Transport Bill's bus partnership guidance and regulations - our response, October 2008
• Report stage - House of Commons - briefing, July 2008
• Second reading - House of Commons - briefing, March 2008
• Tendered Network Zones and the Local Transport Bill - briefing, Marh 2008
• Committee Stage - House of Lords - briefing, December 2007
• Second reading - House of Lords - briefing, November 2007

Low-carbon transport policy

• A Carbon Reduction Fund: A Proposal for the Department for Transport's Carbon Reduction Strategy, April 2009
• Delivering a Sustainable Transport Strategy - consultation response, February 2009
• 'Way to Go', a draft London transport policy - consultation response, January 2009
• Transport Costs and Carbon Emissions, December 2008
• Transport Costs and Carbon Emissions - companion document, December 2008
• A Low-Carbon Transport Policy for the UK, November 2008
• A Low-Carbon Transport Policy for the UK - companion report, November 2008
• The Cost-Effectivenss of Carbon Abatement in the Transport Sector, February 2008
• Tomorrow's England - South East. Research into how climate change might affect the South East, February 2008
• Transport Policies to Address Climate Change, phase 1, June 2007
• Transport Policies to Address Climate Change, phase 1 - summary, June 2007

Planning  

• London Plan and the Mayor's Transport Strategy - consultation response, January 2010
• Procedures for nationally significant infrastructure projects - consultation response, July 2009
• Proposals for the London Plan - consultation response, July 2009
• The Outer London Commission - submission, May 2009
• Masterplanning Checklist for Sustainable Transport in New Developments, October 2008
• Masterplanning Checklist - summary, October 2008
• Planning white paper - consultation response, August 2007
• Planning white paper - joint briefing, May 2007
• Improving Transport in Outer London, January 2006
• Improving Transport in Outer London - research - Making Way for Better Transport in Outer London, January 2006
• Improving Transport in Outer London - research - Low-Carbon Transport in Outer London, January 2006

Rail 

• Transport Costs and Carbon Emissions, December 2008
• Transport Costs and Carbon Emissions - companion document, December 2008
• Office of Rail Regulation periodic review, 2008 draft determinations - consultation response, September 2008
• Proposed new categories for minor modifications under the Railways Act 2005 - consultation response, November 2008
• Station Travel Plans: the way forward, September 2007
• Local Rail Partnerships, September 2007
• The draft Rail White Paper - consultation response, May 2007
• Growing the Railways - a manifesto, October 2005
• The Case for Rail, 2002

Road building  

• The Highways Agency's Billion Pound Traffic Gamble, January 2010
• The A14 Ellington to Fen Ditton draft orders - consultation response, January 2010
• National Parks Circular revising 12/96 and 125/77 - consultation response, January 2010
• The Strategic Road Network Needs Strategic Policy Appraisal,  July 2009
• The Strategic Road Network Needs Strategic Policy Appraisal - companion report, July 2009
• Regional Funding Advice: Driving transport down a carbon cul-de-sac, March 2009
• The Kingskerswell Bypass business case - our response, February 2008
• Active traffic management feasibility study - consultation response, February 2008
• Driving Up Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Road Transport: An Analysis Of Current Government Projections, July 2006

Road safety

• Draft road safety strategy - consultation response, July 2009
• Stop, look and listen: Children talk about traffic, 2004 

Taxation and spending 

• Letter to the Chanceller -pre-budget report, October 2009
• Fiscal stimulus letter to Gordon Brown, March 2009
• Letter to the Chancellor - budget, February 2009
• Letter to the Chancellor - pre-budget report, September 2008
• Getting more from less - submission regarding the Government's comprehensive spending review, June 2007

Trams 

• Light Rail and City Regions: a 21st Century Mode of Transport, October 2009
• The proposed cross-river tram in London - consultation response, January 2007

Transport appraisal

• WebTAG guidance: option appraisal for major schemes - consultation response, January 2010 
  
• Getting Transport Right, February 2008
• Refreshing the Major Scheme Business Case Guidance - consultation response, July 2009  

Workplace parking levy

• Workplace parking levy - consultation response, August 2007