The growth in travel by car in the
region is threatening both our local environment and wider problems
such as Climate Change. As traffic increases in rural areas this
leads to loss of tranquillity and character and increasingly dangerous
roads.
WM CPRE is actively campaigning for safer roads, but we have also
fought a number of roads proposals in the region, most notably we
defeated plans for a Western Orbital
and we have resisted plans to widen the M6 in
Staffordshire but also smaller schemes, such as the Shrewsbury
North West Relief Road.
We are seeking to promote improvements to Public
Transport, including campaigning for better rail services and
local transport.
We also accept demand for travel needs to be managed. One way is
through congestion charging, but if this is to happen the danger
of displacing homes, jobs and traffic into rural areas will have
to be fully considered. We also believe other options, such as parking
controls and individual travel plans, should be further considered.
We are particularly concerned about the continuing growth of air
travel in the region which threatens both the tranquillity of the
countryside and the wider global environment because of emissions
of greenhouse gasses.
We have opposed proposals for a second runway at Birmingham
Airport and for the expansion of Coventry
Airport and we are campaigning more widely against unrestricted
growth in aviation.
15.01.09
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