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New approaches to transport

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A national transport policy which sets down environmental targets to be achieved at local and regional level is now urgently required in the UK, according to a report commissioned by Transport 2000. It is important to recognise that policies such as increasing fuel prices through taxation and limiting the expansion in private car use can be effective, but only if they are applied on the basis of local conditions, not in the same way across the country. In certain cases, it is simply not possible to use a less environmentally-damaging means of transport than the car.

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Transport challenges addressed

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The East Midlands Regional Planning Forum has published a 'vision statement' which looks at transport planning in this particular part of the country. It considers how to deal with the environmental, social and economic problems which currently exist in relation to transport, and emphasises the important of improved transport infrastructure to the regional economy. It states that priority for demand management measures should be given to historic places, towns with serious traffic problems and areas which attract many visitors.

Planning

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CPRE reveals driving need for better transport policies

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There is now 2,848 sq km of land dedicated to roads in the UK, according to a report for CPRE. Transport decisions must be made in connection with their wider impact on land use, the report states, as each new road brings related demands for land for parking, service areas, garages and related facilities. Transport policy must now focus on how to reduce countryside loss and put land to more positive uses.

Road construction

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