Divert Lower Thames Crossing cash to active travel and public transport

Divert Lower Thames Crossing cash to active travel and public transport Plans for the multi-billion Lower Thames Crossing are completely at odds with the Government’s pledge to tackle climate change, argues Chris Todd

In the foreword to Government’s Transport Decarbonisation Plan, transport secretary Grant Shapps acknowledges that, “we cannot, of course, simply rely on the electrification of road transport, or believe that zero emission cars and lorries will solve all our problems, particularly for meeting our medium-term carbon reduction targets to 2035.”

This scheme will offer nothing in terms of improved accessibility for local communities either side of the Thames

However, this...

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