Traffic & travel news roundup

Published: 01 April 2025
By Chris Haycock

General

Shifting the Focus: Is adaptation the key to mainstreaming action on climate change? Chair: Professor Greg Marsden, Chair of Greener Transport Council Professor Jillian Anable, Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds and Greener Transport Council Rupert Read, Majority Project Professor Rebecca Willis, Lancaster University In 2019, Extinction Rebellion instigated a new national conversation about the climate emergency. Their high-profile public protests, alongside movements such as School Strikes… (Transport Wales)

Greener Transport Council The Greener Transport Council has written to MPs today in advance of the Parliamentary debate on the National Networks National Policy Statement on 26th March. In our assessment, the NNNPS as written, waters down the treatment of the carbon impacts of national road and rail programmes. We pose three key questions to answer. Whether an… (Transport Wales)

Cycling plans in Wales at risk, warn campaigners BBC News - Warning as Welsh government moves focus away from building cycle infrastructure. (Various)

Care leavers to get free buses until aged 25 BBC News - Care leavers will be able to travel on buses for free until they are aged 25. The Tees Valley Mayor and Combined Authority (TVCA) approved funding to bring the area in line with the North East Combined Authority, which already provides free travel to those aged between 18 and 25 who have been in foster care. (Various)

EasyJet opens base at London Southend Airport BBC News - EasyJet has opened a new three-aircraft base at London Southend Airport. It will run 122 flights per week across 20 routes, creating 140 new jobs in the process. (Various)