Better Transport

In advance of Monday’s 2p rise in fuel duty [1], the first above-inflation rise since 2000, Stephen Joseph, executive director at Campaign for Better Transport [2], said,

There’s no excuse for the fact that many rail stations are in a poor state and in some cases virtually abandoned [1], according to Campaign for Better Transport.[2]

Research published today [3] by the leading environmental group shows that with a bit of innovative partnership work, stations can be upgraded and new money brought in.

The Government predicts we will have to contend with 5.7 million more cars on our roads by 2031, a growth of 21%. Simply parking these cars would fill a 52-lane motorway all the way from Edinburgh to London. Worryingly, because we are also driving more, the Government forecasts show that traffic will increase even more – up 31% by 2025. [1]