Lee Waters on Streets Ahead Podcast Wales’s Deputy Minister for Climate Change appeared on the Streets Ahead podcast earlier this year, and chatted with hosts Adam Tranter, Laura Laker and Ned Boulting about roads and active travel. The episode aired
M1 Widening Made Traffic Move More Slowly Five years after the M1 was widened between junctions 10 and 13, traffic moved more slowly than before. A study by Dr David Metz shows that this is due to digital navigation, or
Only 20% Traffic Reduction by 2030 Consistent with UK Climate Goals A 20% traffic reduction by 2030 would be consistent with the UK’s climate goals as set out in the Climate Change Committee’s (CCC) Balanced Pathway. Unfortunately the UK government
DfT Major Road-Building Policy Pays Minimal Attention to Climate and Nature The DfT is planning to bust the UK’s carbon budgets and destroy wildlife habitat by carrying on with road-building business as usual. It is consulting on a draft National
North Yorkshire Council Has Cut Down 300 Trees for Kex Gill Diversion North Yorkshire Council (NYC) has cut down around 300 trees as part of its planned diversion of the A59 to avoid Kex Gill. The number of trees felled
Government to Make Savage Cuts to Active Travel Spending The government appears to be set to cut active travel funding in savage fashion. A written statement by Secretary of State for Transport Mark Harper, and a DfT press release, set
Inspiring Welsh Road-Building Policy Wales announced an inspiring road-building policy yesterday. It came as the Welsh government responded to the findings of its Roads Review Panel. From now on, the Welsh government will apply strict tests before deciding to go