Campaign for Better Transport has today (6 June) published its General Election Manifesto which contains its transport asks for the next government.
The Manifesto calls on the next government to:
- Prioritise investment in public transport, walking and cycling instead of road building
- Replace short-term competitive funding with longer term, multi-modal funding settlements for all local transport authorities
- Commit to a target for modal shift to public transport and active travel
- Reform the rail fares and ticketing system to make fares simpler and more affordable
- Progress essential rail infrastructure projects to enhance capacity, connectivity and reliability
- Legislate for minimum levels of bus services and ensure sufficient funds are available to all authorities to deliver this
- Commit to only build new roads if stringent emission reduction and sustainable transport provision criteria are met
- Reform aviation taxation, including introducing a kerosene tax and reversing the cut to Air Passenger Duty (APD) for domestic flights, and introducing a ‘super rate’ of APD (charged at ten times the current rate) for private flights.
Silviya Barrett, from Campaign for Better Transport, said: “Whatever the result of the forthcoming election, we need to ensure that creating a fairer, more sustainable transport system is top of the agenda for the next government. Prioritising investment in public transport, shared travel, walking and cycling with a commitment to reduce the number of car journeys should be a priority, for the sake of communities, the economy and the planet.”
Read Campaign for Better Transport’s full list of asks for the next government in its General Election Manifesto.
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