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Darling chickens out of tackling transport crisis
20 July 2004
Government transport policy is still heading in the wrong direction and will lead to more traffic on our roads and increases in climate changing gases, Friends of the Earth said today. Mr Darling's new strategy concentrates too heavily on accommodating more traffic and not enough on getting people out of their cars and onto alternatives. However the environmental campaign group welcomed Government support for Crossrail and local transport.
Friends of the Earth's transport campaigner Tony Bosworth said:
"Alistair Darling has chickened out of producing a transport strategy to cut traffic levels and tackle climate change. This is not a transport strategy which works for people, communities or the environment. Support for CrossRail and local transport are welcome, but the continuing attachment to road building leaves a black cloud hanging over the countryside."
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