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Introduce 'rail miles' and scrap peak tickets to entice passengers back to trains, says think tank [subscription]
Train operators should scrap peak tickets and introduce “rail mile” loyalty schemes similar to airlines to save Britain’s struggling rail industry, an influential think tank has warned.
Calls for government to withdraw support for airport expansions
A group of NGOs has written to aviation minister Robert Courts calling on the government to withdraw its policy support for airport expansion.
Thursday, 19 May 2022
Times Online
- Berliners divided on plan for car-free zone bigger than Manhattan [subscription]A campaign to pedestrianise the German capital is a sign of the times in a country historically full of car lovers, Oliver Moody reports
- LTNs: Quieter streets cause noisy row [subscription]Low-traffic neighbourhoods spread fast during the pandemic. They are intended to reduce air pollution and make roads safer — so why have so many residents turned against them, asks Ben Webster
- Tesla’s charging network opens to all electric cars [subscription]Tesla will open its vast network of superchargers to other makes of electric cars in a landmark move expected to increase the uptake of plug-in vehicles but prove unpopular with the brand’s customers.
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Bradford's Clean Air Zone: Hidden impact of pollution on children's healthA leading professor has warned the Clean Air Zone (CAZ) is the only way to dramatically stop Bradford’s children breathing in toxic and illegal levels of air pollution.
Daily Post (North Wales)
- Bilingual road sign in Flintshire tells drivers to go one way in Welsh and another way in EnglishThe sign is set be removed by the council
Other News Sources
- Over 5,000 call for fairer funding as drivers batter Surrey roads for Heathrow and Gatwick AirportsCampaigner argues council has some of country's busiest roads
- Could E-scooters be part of Leicester's next big green transport initiative?'E-scooters ... have the potential to play a positive role in meeting future travel needs – especially in cities'
- Contractor now appointed to deliver major A4119 transport schemeRCT Council has now appointed a contractor to deliver the A4119 dualling scheme from Coed Ely to Ynysmaerdy – and can confirm that the main construction phase is on course to start on site in late summer 2022.
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