Climate activists against wasting £27bil and destroying our countryside for 4,000 miles of pointless roads, which only ever increase traffic and emissions.
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See what concrete travesties are being built near you, as RIS1, RIS2, RIS3 plough through the countryside, taking our chances of staying below 1.5°C with them. #ClimateCrisis @RoadsXR @ExtinctionR @friends_earth #StopRIS2 maps.dft.gov.uk/road-investm…
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National Highways saw all of its recorded carbon emissions rise in the latest financial year, data obtained by NCE has revealed.
Full story: buff.ly/4eawxwm
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A well prepared document detailing the shortcomings of the lower Thames crossing. Briefing MPs at portcullis house Westminster. transportactionnetwork.org.u… @TransportActio2 @CBTransport @ThurrockJen @JamesReform @drlsullivan @JuliaLopezMP @Jim4Dartford
Decision on LTC punted which is better than being approved but not as good as being axed.
BREAKING!
#LowerThamesCrossing decision delayed until May 2025!
We welcome the delay which gives an opportunity for @LouHaigh to do something better
Our full reaction here: transportactionnetwork.org.u…
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It cost £297m to produce the Lower Thames Crossing's 359,866 page long planning application.
That's more than it cost Norway to build the world's longest road tunnel.
The Department for Transport was meant to decide whether to approve it today. Instead, we got another delay.
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The next roads programme needs to focus on maintenance and not building bigger roads.
81% of the public agree!
forbes.com/sites/carltonreid…
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cycle routes costs on average £460,000 to £880,000 per km
motorway on average costs £20 million + per km
physical inactivity amongst adults contributes to 1 in 6 deaths in the UK & costs the NHS over £1 billion per year
Build more cycle lanes, everyone wins @LouHaigh
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Unfortunately so many people get their facts wrong about the £10bn+ Lower Thames Crossing, and do not know it has an extremely poor business case and won't fulfil its objectives
thamescrossingactiongroup.co…
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We have filed a formal complaint to the Office for Rail and Road (ORR) about National Highways’ inappropriate attempts to influence the decision making process for the £9bn Lower Thames Crossing.
transportactionnetwork.org.u…
One more lane bro! America might be addicted to infinite road widening forever increasing pollution, but England doesn’t need to be as car-crazy as our friends across the pond. We need to end the induced demand fantasy and demand a road review from @RachelReevesMP.
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“Spending £9bn on a road that can’t even carry a bus is utterly nonsensical"
£9bn Lower Thames Crossing in @guardian today.
The LTC is not fit for purpose
❌Relief at Dartford lasts just 5yrs
❌ Chaos on roads in #Thurrock and #Gravesham
❌ Costs £9bn with weak business case
❌6.6 MILLION tonnes of CO2
@ThurrockJen MP
@drlsullivan MP
@JamesReform MP
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“..no other credible path to
sustainable growth..
@RachelReevesMP should not allow an arbitrary public debt rule of past admins to derail gov’s economic mission”
#FundRailBusBike
REALLOCATE road space
🇬🇧wide integrated network
#NewRoadsNewTraffic ❌ theguardian.com/politics/202…
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Cancel New Roads To Boost Growth: Report by @TransportActio2.
How Labour’s growth mission can be kickstarted by cancelling the Conservatives’ roads programme, fixing potholes, investing in public transport and active travel, and slashing the deficit.
Induced demand strikes again. Build more roads, get more traffic, yet @UKLabour are still promising new roads despite the £15bn price tag. We could scrap new roads, spend more on improving public transport, and avoid freezing your nan for no reason this winter.
However much you try, you cannot build your way out of congestion.
“Traffic worse since A30 upgrade, residents say.”
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0m0…
More roads. More traffic. More pollution. More countryside unlocked for development. constructionenquirer.com/202…
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Labour’s growth mission can be kickstarted by:
❌ cancelling the Conservatives’ roads programme
🤩 fixing potholes
🚍 investing in public transport and active travel
transportactionnetwork.org.u…
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The Lower Thames Crossing is the world's most expensive sticking plaster. @NationalHways' claims are simply not credible
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cje3…
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Strong contingent outside @labour conference calling on @LouHaigh and @RachelReevesMP to save @saverimrose and cancel new roads to boost growth
There are better investments
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Cancel new roads to boost growth: our submission to @LouHaigh’s infrastructure review as to why cancelling £15bn or more of new roads would help grow the economy and support Labour’s five missions
transportactionnetwork.org.u…
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Very welcome report from @TransportActio2 making the case for investing in public transport and active travel rather than new roads - the former provides much better value for money and wider benefits
#betterbytrain #betterbybus
“government and local authorities should be improving our existing roads and expanding public transport and rail freight networks as a way to grow local economies and reduce traffic. We cannot build our way out of congestion...”
@SilviyaB Dir of Policy & Research @CBTransport
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It is time we shifted away from unaffordable and outdated road schemes and focused on maintenance, rail freight, public transport and active travel improvements.
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