No evidence that car travel has reached a peak

Amanda Rowlatt, the DfT’s chief economist, explains the broader context for the new forecasts

At the end of last year the Government announced the biggest upgrade to roads in a generation. The Road Investment Strategy set out a 30-year vision for a smoother, smarter and more sustainable network, and included a £15 billion programme of investment in over 100 schemes by the end of the decade, to reduce congestion, tackle potholes, improve connectivity, and support jobs and growth.

 The strategy was underpinned by a rich and varied range of analysis, drawing on evidence from...

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