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: £30bn high-speed rail plan signals end of the road for motorways
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12 March 2010 Days of building intercity roads are over, says transport secretary Andrew Adonis, as government announces network of 250mph trains to be completed by 2026
- Adonis sets out high speed rail proposals
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11 March 2010 Transport Secretary Andrew Adonis today announced proposals which would revolutionise Britain's rail network by delivering an initial core high speed rail network linking London to Birmingham, Manchester, the East ...
- WIN £25K for your organisation - corporate cycling services competition
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10 March 2010 The Cycling Star Alliance, a new group of best-of-brand suppliers is launching a competition to give away £25,000 of infrastructure and consultancy to two organisations that best demonstrate a commitment to increasing ...
- PressWatch: Mayor's London cycle safety plan published
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10 March 2010 Plans to improve cycling in the capital have been unveiled by the Mayor and Transport for London (TfL).
- Press Watch: City to get £270,000 bike lock-up
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8 March 2010 A new £270,000 facility for cyclists is to be built in York city centre.
- Green lorry training proposal to cut carbon emissions
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8 March 2010 A new proposal to encourage more lorry drivers to take eco-driver training could save up to 3 million tonnes of CO2 over five years and £300 million in fuel costs, according to Transport Minister Paul Clark.
- Press Watch: Adonis: Scotland won’t miss out on high-speed revolution
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8 March 2010 High-speed trains will operate between London and Scotland years before the construction of a multi-billion-pound track, under plans due to be announced this week.
- The European Mobility Week Awards 2010
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5 March 2010 From 16 to 22 September 2009, a record 2,181 European towns and cities participated in the eighth annual edition of European Mobility Week (EMW) and invited their citizens to a wide range of activities promoting ...
- Re-cycling’ rolls into training and employment opportunities
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2 March 2010 Merseyside Transport Partnership (MTP) has awarded £25,000 funding to a new pilot project, which will offer a six-month training course in bike maintenance and repairs. Discarded bikes will be repaired as part of the ...
- Cities told transport strategies need to be bolder
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2 March 2010 Transport Minister Sadiq Khan today issued a challenge to local authority and city leaders to be bold and innovative in developing transport strategies.
