News
News articles about ACT TRAVELWISE, and sustainable transport initiatives which are published in the international press are published here. Members also regularily submit news items covering initiatives at their organisation.
- Press Watch: 6,000 bikes in 400 locations: Boris Johnson's bike-hire scheme
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19 November 2008 Londoners will be able to pick up and drop off one of 6,000 bikes at 400 locations across the capital, Boris Johnson announced today, as he invited companies to register their interest in setting up his cycle-hire ...
- ACT TravelWise Autumn Conference Presentations available in our documents section
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17 November 2008 Members are advised that the workshop presentations from the Autumn Conference are now available in our documents library
- Press Watch: The car club that's joined the fast lane as drivers go without their own set of wheels
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17 November 2008 The Independent on Sunday published an article about Car Clubs. The article leads with an assertion that, "It's a cheap and green alternative to ownership." something travel planners would surely appreciate this ...
- Press Watch: Ford and GM: the edge of the abyss
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11 November 2008 The announcement of third quarter results from America's three largest motor manufacturers shows that Ford, General Motors and Chrysler are all in serious financial difficulties. This report in Autotrader predicts ...
- ACT TravelWise Awards 2008 - Shortlist
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10 November 2008 ACT TravelWise would like to thank all of the people or organisations who spent the time to send us a nomination. We received over 50 entries for this year's awards, all of a very high standard. Unfortunately not ...
- Press Watch: Traffic levels fall for first time in decades: Motor firms head for crash
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10 November 2008 Traffic on Britain's roads is decreasing significantly for the first time since the three-day week of the early 1970s, reports Ian Griggs in the Independent. The article focusses on the recession and accompanied ...
- Press Watch: Oil shortage "bigger threat to UK than terrorism" UK taskforce warns
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30 October 2008 A UK Taskforce on Peak Oil and Energy Security whose members include Arup, FirstGroup, Scottish and Southern Energy, Solarcentury, Stagecoach Group, Virgin Group, and Yahoo!, warns that without drastic action Britain ...
- The UK Industry Taskforce on Peak Oil and Energy Security report
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30 October 2008 There isn’t any shortage of oil, but there is a real shortage of the cheap oil that for too long we have taken for granted. During the 20th century, cheap oil - $20 – 30/barrel in today’s terms - allowed the internal ...
- Motorists face paying tolls to drive on hard shoulder
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30 October 2008 Motorists face paying tolls to use motorway hard shoulders in an attempt to ease congestion as part of plans being fast-tracked by ministers.
- Arriva teams up with green travel to work scheme to offer annual savings on bus travel
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28 October 2008 Arriva, one of the UK’s leading bus operators, is giving employers the chance to offer their staff up to 41 per cent savings on bus travel to work through the innovative Greentravel2work incentive scheme created by ...
