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  • An Independent Scotland 'would lose its HS2', warns ministerExpensive plans to speed rail commuters from London to Glasgow and Edinburgh in under three hours would be scrapped if Scotland votes for independence, a cabinet minister has warned. The Department for Transport agency overseeing High Speed Two is currently examining options for a third phase of the much criticised railway, which would pour billions more on to a budget that has already topped £40bn.

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  • Road safety: bad planning and reckless driving imperil pedestrians | The big issueThe car always comes first, to the detriment of walkersNick Cohen asks why pedestrians are overlooked when our towns and cities are built ("I love to walk, but why is Britain such a dangerous place for walkers?", First Person). Part of the answer is that governments have predicted ever-increasing traffic volumes that authorities scrabble to meet. To do this, pedestrian crossings are made scarce and slow. And the easier it is to drive quickly from A to B, the more we want to drive and the harder it is for people to cross roads.The engineers largely responsible for our roads ar...

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