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Published: 17 March 2025
By Chris Haycock

General

Winter Discussion Webinar The ITC is pleased to announce that our Winter Discussion Webinar will take place on Thursday 6th March 2025 at 17:00. The event will explore the topical question of: How can planning policy be effective in shaping travel behaviour? We are delighted to have secured an expert panel including Roger Madelin CBE (British Land), Sue Percy […] (Transport Wales)

Captain of container ship charged over North Sea collision Financial Times - Vladimir Motin accused of gross negligence manslaughter after his ship struck the Stena Immaculate tanker on Monday (Various)

Work to reopen Bristol to Portishead railway line to start this summer after £27m cash boost ITV News - Work to reopen a disused railway line between Bristol and Portishead can begin this summer following a mp;pound;27 million cash boost from the West of England Combined Authority. (Various)

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)

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)