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Category: Media and press

  • Government setting high housing targets in areas with poor public transport 

    Government setting high housing targets in areas with poor public transport 

    25 June 2025

    PRESS RELEASE: The highest housing targets are in areas with the lowest levels of public transport satisfaction.

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    Posted in: Buses, Media and press, News, Planning, Public transport, Rail, Trams, What is being built in 2025?
  • Joint letter calling for a new framework to limit congestion from new homes

    Joint letter calling for a new framework to limit congestion from new homes

    24 June 2025

    LETTER: With partners, we are call for the Planning and Infrastructure Bill to include a new framework in planning law to limit congestion from new homes.

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    Posted in: Buses, Climate change, Media and press, News, Parking, Planning, Public transport, Rail, Trams
  • Transport for New Homes responds to Planning and Infrastructure Bill 

    Transport for New Homes responds to Planning and Infrastructure Bill 

    11 March 2025

    PRESS RELEASE: Responding to the publication of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill

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    Posted in: Buses, Media and press, New metro rail, News, Planning, Public transport, Rail, Trams, What is being built in 2025?, What is being built?
  • New housing developments like ‘a jigsaw with pieces missing’

    New housing developments like ‘a jigsaw with pieces missing’

    7 March 2025

    PRESS RELEASE: A new report has concluded that a combination of wrong location, wrong transport and a lack of density is resulting in car dependent ‘tarmac’ housing estates which are increasing congestion and limiting housing choices.

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    Posted in: Buses, Media and press, News, Public transport, Rail, Trams
  • New “cowpat” housing developments are adding to traffic congestion and locking communities into car-dependency

    New “cowpat” housing developments are adding to traffic congestion and locking communities into car-dependency

    7 February 2022

    PRESS RELEASE: New research has found that greenfield housing estates are adding hundreds of thousands of new car journeys to our roads, increasing congestion, carbon emissions and air pollution.

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    Posted in: Buses, Climate change, Cycling, Design, Media and press, News, Parking, Planning, Public transport, Rail, Research, Trams, Walking
  • Decarbonising Transport: land use planning is key

    Decarbonising Transport: land use planning is key

    15 July 2021

    PRESS RELEASE: We welcome the positive language about getting people out of their cars onto public transport.

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    Posted in: Climate change, Media and press, News, Planning
  • Planning reforms risk adding “a tide of car traffic” to crowded roads, Housing Secretary told

    Planning reforms risk adding “a tide of car traffic” to crowded roads, Housing Secretary told

    6 May 2021

    PRESS RELEASE: New housing is being sited in places that cannot be served well by public transport, are inaccessible on foot or cycle and often have few or no local facilities.

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    Posted in: Media and press, News, Planning
  • Our joint letter calling for planning reforms to include transport and accessibility

    Our joint letter calling for planning reforms to include transport and accessibility

    6 May 2021

    LETTER: With partners, we are calling for planning reforms to include transport and accessibility at an early stage of planning for new homes.

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    Posted in: Active travel, Buses, Cycling, Media and press, News, Planning, Public transport, Rail, Walking, Wheeling
  • Our joint letter to the Telegraph about high street planning

    Our joint letter to the Telegraph about high street planning

    18 January 2021

    LETTER: We urge the Government to think again about its proposals to allow high street businesses to be changed to housing without full planning permission.

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    Posted in: Media and press, News, Planning
  • Green promises broken: Garden Villages and Garden Towns will be dominated by the car

    Green promises broken: Garden Villages and Garden Towns will be dominated by the car

    15 June 2020

    PRESS RELEASE: Far from being vibrant, green communities, Garden Villages and Garden Towns are at high risk of becoming car-dependent commuter estates.

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    Posted in: Buses, Climate change, Cycling, Design, Garden communities, Media and press, News, Planning, Public transport, Rail, Trams, Walking
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