This report builds upon previous research from CPRE, the countryside charity into rural ‘transport deserts’ to set out what a comprehensive bus network for England would look like, with services to every village every hour, and the scale of investment we need to make this vision a reality.
The aim of this report is to show how we can have a bus system that is fit for the climate emergency and that will put an end to the inequality and social exclusion caused by the current car dominance of rural life.
Want to make the streets safer for women? Start with cycling – theguardian.com
:excerptstartKate Jelly 26/03/21The UK’s cycling infrastructure is hostile to women – and smart new measures in Paris and Lisbon show that change is overdueWomen cyclists in the UK are twice as likely as men to have faced harassment by drivers, research shows. It was enraging and exhausting to read comments on social media in the wake of… [Read More]
March 2020) Expanding highways and building more roads actually makes traffic worse – Curbed
:excerptstartPatrick Sisson Mar 6, 2020Would you pay money to make traffic worse? The U.S. has been doing that for decades. More roads, more expenses, more congestion: a new report argues America’s transit policy gridlock is costing us billions of dollarsIt’s a great time to be a road builder in the United States, and a terrible time… [Read More]
Why building roads doesn’t reduce traffic – greenpeace.org.uk
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Some people assume that building more roads would help us get around quicker. But decades of evidence shows that it actually makes traffic and congestion much worse. The government should learn this lesson before it’s too late.
A lot of us have spent more time than we’d like stuck in traffic. The thought of new or wider roads might come to mind as a solution. But building more roads won’t help us get around quicker, and instead of cutting congestion, it increases traffic. Here’s how:
Comment: LTNs, women’s safety and why Rupa Huq MP is wrong – Highways Magazine
:excerptstart Active travel campaigner Sarah Berry weighs up the evidence around low traffic neighbourhoods and local crime figures, with a focus on women’s safety and sense of security. Ms Huq raised the issue of women’s safety on the UK’s streets, which in the light of the recent kidnap and murder of South London woman Sarah Everard, is… [Read More]
Traffic down in London Fields after low traffic neighbourhood – hackney.gov.uk
:excerptstartHackney, 19 March 2021An initial analysis of traffic counts around Hackney’s London Fields low traffic neighbourhood (LTN) shows early signs of traffic reduction, with traffic down both in the neighbourhood itself and on boundary main roads. Traffic inside London Fields LTN was down by an average of 44%, with traffic on boundary roads around the LTN also down by 21%, showing… [Read More]
Designed In Risk – The Ranty Highwayman
:excerptstart18/03/21 One of the staples of the modern media click bait outrage manufactured culture war is the one where a video is shown ostensibly of a “cyclist” doing something “wrong”; often pivoting to a “who was in the wrong” debate It must have some positive effect for the organs that spout this claptrap – and by positive, I… [Read More]
Unacceptable to let police criminalise protesters, say MPs and peers | The Guardian
Letter to Priti Patel from 62 parliamentarians argues right to protest is enshrined in human rights law
Allowing the police to criminalise people for protesting is “not acceptable and is arguably not lawful”, more than 60 MPs and peers have told the home secretary.
In a letter coordinated by Liberty and Big Brother Watch, 62 parliamentarians said the right to protest was enshrined in human rights law, amid growing scrutiny of police tactics after officers forcibly dispersed demonstrators at a vigil for Sarah Everard last week.
Better Streets for K & C sets out a plan for RBKC to rebuild trust and deliver on promises for active travel and climate – betterstreets4kc.org.uk
:excerptstart16 th March 2021 [LONDON] Following the removal in December of the protected cycle lane on High Street Kensington after only seven weeks, today volunteer group Better Streets for Kensington and Chelsea (Better Streets) has given the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC) a plan for the council to solve their self-inflicted legal problems, start delivering on national policy, show their commitment to being… [Read More]
Study links fall in street crime and low traffic neighbourhoods – transportxtra
:excerptstartStudy links fall in street crime and low traffic neighbourho Introducing low traffic neighbourhoods in Waltham Forest has led to an overall reduction of street crime, particularly violent and sexual offences, according to a study by academics Anna Goodman and Rachel Aldred.The research shows there was a 10% fall in street crime over one year, which compares “favourably” with… [Read More]
