What does May 6 hold for motorists? - Green

Mobility has traditionally been seen as the aim of transport, but it should be about accessibility. We need transport to gain access to shops, work, leisure, friends, etc, but we must reduce the amount of travel and shift to less environmentally damaging transport.

The Green Party would:
• Invest an extra £30 billion into rail, bus, cycle and pedestrian transport improvements
• Return Britain’s rail and underground networks to public ownership
• Introduce trams and light rail into more cities
• Make using public transport cheaper than private motoring
• Reflect the huge hidden costs of road transport in progressively increased fuel taxes
• Instigate overall tax reform
• Introduce a maximum speed limit of 55mph on motorways and trunk roads, 40mph on rural roads and 20mph in residential areas
• Extend, where appropriate, congestion charges and road-pricing schemes
• Encourage walking and cycling
Alan Francis
Transport Spokesperson

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