Transport & Highways
Putting the brakes on our road building ‘obsession’
Does the case for the government’s multi-billion pound road building plan really stack up?
It is hard to imagine a more contentious idea. In a bid to reduce journey times between Sheffield and Manchester by a few minutes, the government recently committed public money to the case for building the longest road tunnel in the world.
Half of Londoners back city centre diesel ban, poll says
Over half of Londoners want diesel vehicles banned from central London in order to tackle air pollution, according to a survey carried out for environmental activists ClientEarth.
It said less than a third of Londoners would oppose such a policy. The survey, carried out by YouGov, also indicated that more than two thirds of Londoners think higher polluting vehicles should pay more than other vehicles travelling through London.
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