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 tranquility and character and increasingly dangerous roads.

WM CPRE is actively campaigning for safer roads, but we are also fighting a number of roads proposals in the region, most notably plans to widen the M6 in Staffordshire but also smaller schemes, such as the Rotherwas Bypass and the Shrewsbury North West Relief Road. Click here for more on proposals to widen the M6

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 tranquility of the countryside and the wider global environment because of emissions of greenhouse gasses.

We oppose proposals for a second runway at Birmingham Airport and for the expansion of Coventry Airport.

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